My adoration of Batman procures from his skills in unarmed combat, deductive reasoning and as a detective. Somewhere in my mind I admire his courage and persistence too.
Batman is an embodiment of principle and restraint. Throughout his 75 year run as a character he has never killed any of his foes. We see him struggle with the decision to kill issue after issue, always considering the fact that killing The Joker would save hundreds of lives. We see him express his rage and his desire to end his most hated antagonists life, but we never see him act on it.
There's no denying the idea of principles - the fact that we draw lines for ourselves which we will never cross - has had a profound effect on me. Batman is after all only human, and he struggles with emotions, compulsions, and pressure just like everyone else.
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It's the ability to take the impulses that push us to hurt, run or lose control and deny them. To say "NO" to the darkness that lives and crawls inside of us. To rid ourselves of doubt, fear and hate. Nobility demonstrated without this basic capacity is hollow.
This principle of restraint is always with me. As odd as it may seem, this way Batman is always with me. Helping me to resist sudden moments of weakness and curiosity, to help me push away my greed to help me relax in moments of sudden anger. In a way he's my silent guardian, a watchful protector.
A phrase that is always inevitably uttered is, "You're only human". I hate this; just the idea that humans are bound to their flaws, that they are inescapable. It may seem impossible to live a life without mistakes, but is it wrong to try? There's no reason as to why humans capacity to do good is any less than their ability to do evil. We are creatures of complete duality, angels and demons, saints and sinners, super-heroes and villains. And our alignment is a choice which requires a firm commitment and