Todd and I watched the new Sherlock Holmes movie last night, and afterward had a discussion about heroes and villains. We determined that what makes the difference in whether a character becomes a hero or a villain is the choice they make when faced with trial. Batman saw his parents murdered. Spider-man couldn't prevent his uncle from being killed. The Penguin was bullied as a child, and an outcast in his family. Darth Vader was tempted by the Dark Side. In this life, we all have or will face some kind of trial, and each of us has a choice to become a Hero or a Villain. We can choose to let it become part of us, turning us angry, bitter, resentful, damaging our spirit, or we can chose to learn from it, and become more loving, empathetic, humble and charitable. The thing that makes a difference in real life is realizing that the choice is ours.
I know this by experience. As a teen, I received this as personal revelation to me during a particular trial. Todd is now faced with this choice as he recovers from his stroke, and I'm grateful that he's making the right choice. He is my Hero.
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That is a wonderful way of explaining it. Thank you. I hope that I make the right choice when I am presented with something like that. Love ya!
I love how you put this amy. I am going to read it to porter tomorrow, as i think he would appretiate the gospel in relation to all his favorite heroes and villains. I agree that we cant chose what trials we have.. but we always hav e achoice to react to them. You are a hero to me ames.. you always are so posative and cheerful. I loved being in your home and feeling the spirit from you and todd. You both amaze me!
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