Every Man Needs a Code

The fairy tales, cartoons and comic books we grew up with as kids taught us the values society wanted us to learn. Superman was the most powerful man on the planet, but he didn’t kill and believed in truth, justice and the American way. Pinocchio taught us not to lie. Cartoons like G.I. Joe taught us courage and patriotism.

Unfortunately, the way these tales for children impart this information involves a little white lie that turns a lot of people off to virtue later in their lives. You see, in the fairy tales, cartoons and comic books of our youth, virtue is always rewarded.

The Scooby Gang didn’t get shot to death after looking into the wrong person’s caper. Batman fought highly capable maniacs like the Joker, Bane and Killer Croc along with armies of their henchmen and came out on top every time. The prince who went through hell to rescue the princess was always rewarded with her love and then they lived “happily ever after. “

The problem with this is that it often doesn’t work that way in the real world. Good guys doing the right thing die all the time. Virtuous people suffer while bad guys seem to be rewarded. People lie, cheat, steal and seem to prosper while good people suffer in silence.

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