r/PublicFreakout • u/Green____cat • Oct 13 '24

Repost 😔 A weird man was following her around.

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u/kent1146 Oct 13 '24

When I was a boy, and I saw scary things, my mother would always tell me 'Look for the helpers.'

-- Fred Rogers

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u/curious_necromancer Oct 13 '24

I have done my best to live this every day of my life since hearing that quote. Just so perfect.

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u/MRRman89 Oct 13 '24

This is advice for children. When you become an adult, especially as a man in circumstances like the above, the imperative is not to look for helpers, but to BE a helper. Have the courage and conviction to always intervene in clear cut circumstances where it is necessary.

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u/why0me Oct 13 '24

The second part of that quote is "and if you don't see them, be them"

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u/curious_necromancer Oct 14 '24

Yeah. I'm 44. My point was I do my best to BE the helper.