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Why am I not Batman?

I struggle every day to find a space where my expectations and mindset meets the reality of the rest of the world. The frustration born from this discordance can be overwhelming and seem impassable. When I look around I see the untapped potential of the faces and events around me and I wonder if I have the right to expect that potential to be fulfilled.

As some point we must reach a civilized agreement of what we will tolerate from each other. What we will allow to coexist within our space and what we will shun. And with this thought and question lingering I slip into the topic of today’s blog.

“Why am I not Batman!”

That is right, you heard me. The single indomitable focus to live a life unafraid in the pursuit of a mission and idea greater than oneself. The skill and determination to press hard against life knowing that this maybe the only chance we get to satisfy our higher divine needs. The limitless mindset to go further than anyone has ever before just to say at the end of the day, “I did that.”

More importantly, why are we not driven every day by a sense of purpose seeking accomplishment of goals that we once thought were impossible? Is it too much to ask to strive for a deeper meaning in life? To be remembered in death? Is it even ethical to expect that of someone else?  

I pose these unanswerable questions to help me generate that space where I am able to tolerate the differences between who I am and who other’s are. A place where I can find a civilized and ethical agreement of ‘reasonable’ expectation. Which, if I were to be completely honest, I have great difficulty in. It is hard for me to always understand the lack of purpose others carry like an empty pail. But I digress.

Today, I am talking about tolerance and finding a place in our lives to fulfill our mission in the presence of others that walk a different path.

A place, perhaps, where the Batman and Bruce Wayne within us can live together...


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