[ SECRET POST #3944 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3944 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Trollhunters]


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[Frank Castle, Karen Page]


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[Blue Reflection]


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[Aladdin]


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[Supergirl]


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[The Sims]


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[Twilight (novels)]


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[akidearest]







Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 56 secrets from Secret Submission Post #565.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[fscom]

01. https://i.imgur.com/rMTGuhs.jpg

[kaijinscendre]

Captain America would never be disappointed in you as long as you were trying your best to not hurt anyone.

[(Anonymous)]

+1

I feel like he'd be very understanding of you, probably sit down with you and have a heart to heart about what it really means to have courage, and how it doesn't manifest itself in the same way for everyone.

[bookblather]

Thirded. Captain America is proud of you for doing your best. *hugs*

[(Anonymous)]

What about the opinion that not doing anything to help other people isn't trying hard enough not to hurt them? Inaction = complicity.

[kaijinscendre]

The only thing that Captain America has really professed to not liking are bullies (people who hurt others). Inaction is often caused by fear or a sense of helplessness. I doubt he would fault people for inaction. Hell, he forgave people who DID hurt people because they thought they were doing the right thing.

[el_regrs]

This. He fights for people like you and he's cool with people like you.

Also, I read this post in Captain America's voice and am getting unintentional humor from him referring to himself in the third person.

Not sure if OP

[(Anonymous)]

I feel a lot of deja vu right now because I know I didn't make this secret myself, but I would swear on my life I posted this exact text in GC some time ago. I don't know why someone would do that, or how they would have known I was thinking about Captain America when I made that post, so I feel like I must be imagining things, but I'm so certain I'm reading my own words.

If I'm not crazy and someone did actually take my secret and format it for submitting, I'm not bothered by it, at least not in this case. I just don't understand what motive someone would have to submit someone else's secret.

Re: Not sure if OP

[(Anonymous)]

Sometimes people take comments on here to make secrets. I've done it but not for this one. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Re: Not sure if OP

[(Anonymous)]

Well...I feel very confused, but at least I'm probably not hallucinating, and I think I'm glad someone did this. The responses are uplifting so far.

Re: Not sure if OP

[(Anonymous)]

There are several people who submit multiple secrets every week and I suspect if they didn't, we'd have like... five secrets per week. They occasionally take comments from the gc and make a secret out of it. It's to keep FS active.

Re: Not sure if OP

[(Anonymous)]

Well, that's fair. I'm kind of honored someone went to the effort with something I said. And I realize Cap is a really obvious choice for a heroic character to use, but I'm tickled that they used him when he was actually the one I remember specifically thinking about.

[thewakokid]

I know my heroes would be disappointed in me. That's why they're my heroes.

If I was like my heroes enough that they could respect me, I wouldn't need heroes.

Plus why would I respect any hero that could respect someone like me?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm worried about you bro, are you ok

[thewakokid]

Perfectly fine

[(Anonymous)]

I could have written this secret myself, except it would be adult Groot from the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

[(Anonymous)]

Never underestimate the power of backup support, of doing small good deeds and a lifetime of trying to live a good life.

[(Anonymous)]

+1000

Making your corner of the world better would be fully supported by Steve Rogers.

[(Anonymous)]

Not everything comes down to confronting evil head on like a superhero. Sometimes being a good person means giving to a food bank and trying to be a productive and kind person who doesn't cheat, who supports others where they can.

Have you read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking? It's not quite the same topic but it really helped me appreciate my personality a lot more. Not everyone can or should be loud, confrontational, or in the public eye. Some people do things in a more low-key way that still make a difference.

Sometimes I end up donating to things that make me wonder if I'm being tricked, but then I think, you know, it's better to have a kind heart and occasionally get taken advantage of than decide that only huge problems (that I can't do much if anything about) are the ones that matter...it's better to care and help in little ways, even if some people think it makes you a sucker. (I do try to use good judgment, but there's only so far you can be "certain" I think.)

[(Anonymous)]

maybe you could take it as motivation instead of condemnation. I think it would be safe to assume that Steve, of all people, understand wanting to do something and being unable to. But what he might not understand so well is being content to just stay that way and not striving to do the best you can even when you're limited in what you can do. Perhaps the next time you feel strongly that something is wrong, even though your habit is to stay quiet and stay in your comfort zone, you could pull the 'what would Cap do?' instead. You don't have to save the world. You don't have to get out there and join protests. But why don't you find things you can do. You can write or call your government representatives. You can donate time or money or items to causes that are doing good. You can always work to be kinder, gentler, more aware and supportive of your fellow humans. Pay for the person behind you at the drive through, clean out your closet of the clothes you don't wear and donate them, chip in a bit extra and buy some food cans for a food drive. Not every battle has to be a confrontation or put pressure on you. Work every day toward making yourself more like someone Cap could be proud of and in time I don't doubt that you'll be much closer to being who you think Cap would be proud of. Its not a matter of being ashamed of where you are - its a matter of you refusing to grow and get better. Don't do the first - but don't do the second either.