Fred Rogers: an American Hero
Why is Mr. Rogers a Hero? Mr. Rogers had a career going at NBC, but gave it up to work at PBS in Pittsburgh. “I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought there was some way of using this fabulous instrument to be of nurture to those who would watch and listen.” Mr. Rogers cared about kids, a did what he thought would help them. He always believed in the good part of people, and worked and studied his whole life on how to grow that good side.
He was an easy target for satire, but if every child had the emotional skills that Fred Rogers tried to impart to his viewers, we’d be better off right now. Some might think he is too wimpy. Kids who follow his lead would be beaten up on the playground and you have to “toughen them up” to get somewhere in this world. True strength is not bravado. Take a look at this video, where Mr. Rogers takes a cynical sneering senator from skepticism to forking over 20 million dollars in less than seven minutes. That’s real strength.
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