I am doing a self-defense seminar for kids at an elementary school. I do this all the time, but a few years ago, things went totally off when;
A kid asked me, as a very matter fact
If I call for help, won’t that bring another stranger?
Boom! Moment of clarity…
That question was
For me,
A defining point I realized
What we are teaching is WRONG
Kid logic is simple
There is no grey
There is only black and white…
It just is….
I looked at her…
And everything changed
In that moment I totally understood
Never worry about the Stranger…
Call the Saviors…
In that moment, everything changed
I stopped looking at the evil
I started looking at the good
Evil exists
But the vast majority is not only good
They are saviors
They will come to someone else’s aid
They look at every child as their own
They are people that will do the right thing
No matter what
No matter how
No matter what the consequences
No matter the outcome
We care for our own
Even if they aren’t ours
We will, as parents, do what is right
For any kid in dire need
It suddenly changed everything.
In one innocent question
Everything I taught washed away
Everything changed….
I no longer teach Stranger Danger…
I now teach, STANGER SAVIOR
When you yell…
When you call for help…
When you are afraid….
Remember….
Another MOM is near
Another DAD is near
The POLICEMAN is near
The FIREFIGHTER is near
The GRANDMA is there
The GRANDPA is there
The TEACHER is there
There is SOMEONE THERE
Every one of them will help you
Every one of them will assist you
Every one of them will call for assistance
Every of them will DIE for you
There is far more good in the world than bad
CALL ON THE GOOD
The good will come
Every time
All the time
The good will come
It will come without question
It will come to protect you
It will come and ask questions later
And if necessary, without mercy
Don’t be afraid of strangers
Call upon
THE SAVIORS
