Why do what we do?
Sep. 13th, 2013 12:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
x_penanceA friend of mine at the university is studying the popular culture, and one of her classes had the discussion about superheroes and how they all have the tragic histories, which is why they become the heroes. But she was asking in the class, what about people like the first responders and the fire brigade and the Red Cross volunteers? Why do they choose to do what they do?
Of course, I could not tell her I had the online journal full of superheroes who have not lost all of their families or had their home planets blown up, but I am curious. For everyone, including those who are thinking about becoming X-Men (or joining one of the other groups) one day, or who have been part of the Red X program (since you are certainly the heroes in my opinion!), why do you make such the choice?
I know I started with the Red X program because I wanted to make the most of my mutation, and to me, that was helping people. I because the X-Man for much the same reason - to be able to help on the larger scale, and perhaps be able to stop the disasters before they become the disasters. My mutation makes me a very good weapon, I suppose, so I wanted to use it for the right side.
What about you?
Of course, I could not tell her I had the online journal full of superheroes who have not lost all of their families or had their home planets blown up, but I am curious. For everyone, including those who are thinking about becoming X-Men (or joining one of the other groups) one day, or who have been part of the Red X program (since you are certainly the heroes in my opinion!), why do you make such the choice?
I know I started with the Red X program because I wanted to make the most of my mutation, and to me, that was helping people. I because the X-Man for much the same reason - to be able to help on the larger scale, and perhaps be able to stop the disasters before they become the disasters. My mutation makes me a very good weapon, I suppose, so I wanted to use it for the right side.
What about you?
