Live Long and Prosper

Reproduced from my old blog in honor of Leonard Nimoy's passing...

When Who Wants To Be a Superhero was first advertised I thought it might be fun to watch an episode or two, but was sure it would be a complete failure. I was partly right. It was a fun show. Mostly juvenile, but not a complete failure

I was brought up by Captain Kirk and Commander Spock to value an archaic-seeming set of principles: loyalty, honesty, justice, mercy, generosity, and honor. I was pleased to see Stan Lee explicitly promoting the same. He has kicked contestants out of "the lair" for not actively displaying courage, kindness, selflessness, and leadership. It would be nice if there were more shows demonstrating honorable behavior, but at least Lee is talking about it.

Addendum: I had four fathers in addition to Kirk & Spock, six fathers in all. My real father taught me about self-sacrifice and service to others. Asimov taught me rationalism. Lewis taught me spiritual awareness, humility, and faith. Heinlein taught me self-sufficiency and liberty. Altogether, I don't think that was a bad combination. It was certainly not the village Hillary had in mind.

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The Means of Our Deliverance

So little do we see before us in the world, and so much reason have we to depend cheerfully upon the great Maker of the world, that he does not leave his creatures so absolutely destitute, but that in the worst circumstances they have always something to be thankful for, and sometimes are nearer deliverance than they imagine; nay are even brought to their deliverance by the means by which they seem to be brought to their destruction.

-Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe