Zealous

[secondlina]

There's a lot of jerks in the world. What's up with that?

Maybe i'm too much of an idealist, but I expect people to get up on the bus for old ladies and children. I expect people to hold doors for each other, to discuss things politely, to be honest, to respect animals. Why doesn't anybody respect the animals? Where's the respect in general?  I saw a really beaten up dog this morning on the way to work. I emptied my water bottle in his bowl. Hopefully he won't be dehydrated.

Am I just too nice? Or stupid? Am I one of the last gallant idealists in the world? Where's D'Artagnan and Cyrano de Bergerac and Don Quixotte, men who were knights when no one else wanted to be? When I was a kid, I wanted to be a knight or a musketeer or a samourai. Someone with honor and pride.

At least fictional characters still make nice role models for people. Fanart of Fullmetal alchemist and Hellboy characters on top. The Hellboy characters aren't really good role models, but Nuada does present an interesting debate about honor and respect. I wish people would talk more about how fiction inspires them to be great. Places like "fandom secrets" only seems to have negative secrets these days.

I'm proud to say that I adore fictional characters, they are precious friends, just like people are. Fiction is in my blood. Or rather, I have ink in my blood? Hahahah!

- Isa

EDIT : I'm going to see if I can't make positive "Fandom secrets" messages. I just need to think of stuff to post. Who's with me!

Comments

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

I could write a chapter about this. I try to live by a code of honor. And i'm often pointed out as a fool for it. I just seems like something important to me. Yeah, we should chat about this. Hopefully, we might catch each other online soon. Since you're a bit less busy and I should be less busy soon too!

OMG. I like the way you think. We should create a bunch of positive secrets. And ask people on LJ to do it. The would be awesome.

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

What are secret submissions? It sounds intriguing.

[elfgrove.livejournal.com]

You anonymously submit "fandom secret" images (within the rules) that describe a secret. A lot of the secrets lately have been negative or trolling.
Secret submission posts are open for a week, and the secrets get posted in daily clumps over the course of the next week.

The Comm: fandomsecrets
Yesterday's Secret Post: http://community.livejournal.com/fandomsecrets/521613.html
Current Secret Submission Post: http://community.livejournal.com/fandomsecrets/520232.html
Extraneous Rules: http://community.livejournal.com/fandomsecrets/profile

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

Oh! I have seen those before, I just didn't get the concept of them.

(Secret submissions for characters that inspire sounds good to me.)