Of Fairy Tales and Comic Books and Heroes and Civilization - "The more truly we can see life as a fairytale, the more clearly the tale resolves itself into war with the dragon."

Ben Domenech has a nice reflection on Batman and Aurora, with side jaunts into The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. It's worth reading:

You likely won’t be in a situation in your life where you are confronted by evil as murderous as the villain in Colorado or those on the screen. But you will be confronted by something that demands you set aside your fear to stand for what’s right, to sacrifice self-interest and safety for something more valuable than both. As Chesterton wrote, "The more truly we can see life as a fairytale, the more clearly the tale resolves itself into war with the dragon."

Remember in that moment: there’s always something you can do. Only you know what that is.

So do it.