A Hero Comes Along ... and Another ... and Another ... and Another

     An aquaintance of mine shared this video on Facebook:



     It reminded me of a quote.  Novelist, poet, businesswoman, and activist Margaret Atwood said, "Men are afraid women will laugh at them.  Women are afraid men will kill them."
     In the last fifty years, women have gained economic and political power.  Statistics say that on the whole we earn 78 cents on the dollar compared to men, but that's an average.  Many women are just as rich and powerful or more rich and powerful than many men out there. However, you can be richer than Wal-mart's Widow Walton or more influential than Hillary Clinton and you will still be afraid of the man in the Target parking lot standing next to a car parked near yours.  You might be a big, strapping girl, trained in self defense, who can bench press 150 pounds, but you will still be afraid.
     I like this video.  I think everyone in this country should see it.  It should be shown in every house of worship since it uses a religious angle.  It should be shown in every school and, since we keep religious instruction out of the public schools, followed by an explanation that standing against wrong doing is not just a religious thing.  The topic would dovetail nicely with the bullying lectures that kids get.  It should be part of every college's orientation exercises since some college boys need a refresher course in these matters.
     Of course, a video can't do it all.  Parents should preach the message, and dads should teach it by example 'cause, ya know, all this stuff starts at home.