Memory Is All We Have

A new comic came out a few days ago. I figured, with my wife out of town, it would be a great time to get caught up on what's going on in the comic world. The new comic, called "Infinite Crisis" from DC, is a great example of what makes comics so spectacular. These two panels are among my favorite in the comic.

The first panel is just incredible. The build-up to that point in the entire comic is brilliant. The heroes, at this point, are basically bickering and fighting among themselves while the rest of the world is at the brink of destruction. It reminds me of the world today. Doesn't it seem like there is just too little inspiration to go around? With so many disasters and so much pain and suffering around the world - what is there left to inspire us? I think there are plenty of people out there who can do that for us, but we don't see them. The news is too busy reporting on the war, or a violent crime, or the latest disasters. Don't get me wrong - reporting on what's bad in the world is important, but when did that become THE most important thing?

And when Batman says "There's always a choice for people like US," I think of my students and how they face so many difficult things in life. Many of them are taken down paths that are dark and will only end with pain. Some, however, find it within themselves to do right, and to do the best to end whatever cycle they find themselves in. They make choices that are for the good of themselves even when the rest of their world is making the wrong choices. I can't imagine the bravery that must take, and it is because of them that I have great hope for this world.