#trueheroism

“And...” It’s so ridiculously impractical, for the lifestyle Sirius is setting them up for. But, this is just as much his fantasy-future. He’s allowed to have this one thing. It’s all pretend, anyway. “I want to buy a book, in every city or village we visit. No matter how small, even if I can’t read the language. I’ll bring along a separate trunk, just for books.”

Dr. Wes here everyone, I know my social media is thin on current events (can’t follow news much), but even given recent events and ongoing pandemic, I've been shaken by the mass shooting at the Buffalo Tops Market on Saturday. It’s partly the sheer injustice -- targeting innocents in a grocery store minding their business, never posing hurt or harm, alongside brazenness of the hate crime and collective shock with some tearful old friends from Erie County. Our reactions feel distressingly inadequate amid such psychopathy and evil. This post is my response, some karmic jujitsu to make the crime backfire. In the image is Aaron Salter, Jr., the ex-cop and security guard who died confronting the shooter, Payton Gendron, slowing him enough to save countless lives. Gendron had posted a rambling, 180-page screed where, in his own twisted way, he cast himself as a warrior, self-styled like heroic figures immortalized in ancient Greek chronicles. And he researched county demographics to target working-class African-Americans, too busy working to pay bills and support their families to lobby or even tell their stories--to have social and historical agency. The perp had mocking contempt for his victims, amplifying the massacre’s cruelty.  That’s why Mr. Salter’s picture and personal story are such a potent rejoinder, an antidote to the atrocity. They’re a defiant assertion of agency and power, circumventing the perp's intentions to, instead, shine light on a true American hero, braving great danger to save dozens. So forward this post and tell this man’s story, honor his valor so millions of Americans know who he is, his courage and character, and the meaning of true heroism. #AaronSalter #AaronSalterJr #aaronsalter #aaronsalterjr #trueheroism #truehero #trueamericanhero #realamericanhero #sayhisname #rememberhisname #thisisarealhero #karmicjujitsu #agencyproject #theagencyproject #honorhisname #buffalo #buffaloshooting #paytongendron #buffalomassshooting #massshooting #buffalomassacre #honorahero #massmurder #shootinginbuffalo #buffaloterroristattack #hatecrime #topsmarket #supermarket (at Buffalo, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdmnyJhM-UU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sniffing again Bruce kicked his feet looking up towards a noise. “Hello,” he called out in a soft voice filled with a New Jersey accent. “Is someone there?”

"Are you trying to convince me that or yourself?" She asked, going against her better judgment to sit a bit aways from him. Trying to think to herself what would Lily do right now. Normal Sam would have walked away  but thinking of what Lily would do was what made her stay. "Look, do you, I dunno.... wanna talk about it or something? I only unfortunately caught the end of whatever was going on so I am pretty bias and have had my fair share of disagreements before so..."

I’m not doing it on purpose, I swear!!

"Blasted off that thing only meant you don't get invited to disfunctional family functions anymore." As if that were some form of punishment.

[I am absolutely saying that.]

Joking aside… I think he would really struggle with it. Remus is the type who really commits to people (in and out of romantic relationships) so all breakups, let alone bad ones, are rough for him.