<i>His superhero work is limited to doing good deeds, part of a maturation process in his own life. In his earlier years, he acknowledges that he sometimes displayed an unsuperhero-like temper and got into occasional trouble with the law for fights and other confrontations. Putting on the Batman uniform changes and steadies him.</i><p>This is a sentence in the article that resonated very much with me, and I think touches something extremely important. I feel the exact same way when I'm teaching kids and teenagers— I have many, many shortcomings but when I am put in a position of role models for kids, I go beyond them.<p>I think everyone has something that makes them feel that way when they do it— may it be art, teaching, etc.— and finding it is one of the most important things in life.
Having just come off multiple months of our daughter being in the hospital in some very grim (at the time) circumstances, I can say that while visits from celebrities are many, visits from celebrities that actually care are few. I would have loved to have seen Batman (even the Lenny B. Robinson version) wander down our ward.<p>The world needs more of this guy.
Bruce Wayne, "People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can't do that as Bruce Wayne, as a man I'm flesh and blood I can be ignored I can be destroyed but as a symbol, as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting."
I thought one incredibly cool addition to the article is that his son dresses up as Robin sometimes and joins him on these adventures. That's a son that's proud of his dad, and even supportive of his father's cause. That. Is awesome.
At first glance weird story for HN.<p>But figuring out interesting ways to give back should be in the future of every successful entrepreneur, and never to early to get started.
That's the kind of thing I hope I'd do if I ever "struck it rich."<p>But since I haven't yet, I think I'll go to the children's hospital next week and play video games and read with the kids. Makes me realize, I've already "made it."
Dear DC Comics / Warner Brothers:<p>Please reach out to this man, and offer him free and clear usage rights to "Batman," "Superman," and other pieces of your IP for charitable causes. In fact, do one better than that, and offer him funding to build out a national superheroes ("Superfriends"?) program for others to get involved.<p>If he's interested, of course. Maybe he wants to keep this small. But seems to me like there's a fantastic opportunity to lend Batman a hand here.
Great story. Just what some of us need.<p>"Though Batman has long been aware that I’m a journalist, he has never suggested I write about him. He does not crave publicity. Like his comic book namesake, he doesn’t seek credit for what he does."
There is a whole scene of these super-heroes. The amazing Snap Judgement did a piece on them:<p><a href="http://snapjudgment.org/superheroes-origin-stories" rel="nofollow">http://snapjudgment.org/superheroes-origin-stories</a>
Although it may be seen as a little unusual, it is nice to see someone who has succeeded financially pay thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars of their own money in order to inspire, encourage, and strengthen the spirits of children who are in the hospital- many of which are seriously or even terminally ill. Mr. Robinson demonstrates the benevolence that should be seen as a responsibility of those who have attained financial success and does so in a very creative way. You can't question this persons heart to see to it that a child who is suffering is given a bright-spot in their day, and a highlight of their life by a visit from a super-hero- Batman.
Wow, great story! I especially like the fact that Lenny realizes how lucky he is to have healthy children and be financially stable. There are so many people who are smart and work hard, but to become rich beyond necessity <i>always</i> takes a healthy dose of luck. It's great to see him acknowledge that and do nice things for other people. Too many wealthy people think they're solely responsible for their success and are misers to a fault.