“If you make yourself more than just a man, if you DEVOTE yourself to an IDEAL, and if they can’t stop you, then you become something else entirely…legend…Mr. Wayne.”
Life is funny. Unbeknownst to me, exactly one year ago, I wrote an article on this very website called…The Bat Signal. This further lets me know I’m on to something here. Before I begin, let me advise you that if you are not familiar with the Dark Knight, you might want to skip this one because this article won’t make any sense to you at all. But if you are familiar with The Batman…
Let’s get to work.
In Gotham City, the criminals do as they wish, the police and its government are corrupt, and the citizens live in fear. Gotham City, my dear reader, is no different…than your mind. How so? The criminals and the super villains in Gotham are no different than the negative thoughts running amuck in your consciousness. The police and government are just like your will, discipline, and determination, all in which have turned a blind eye on the city. The scared citizens are similar to all those voices in your head that constantly cry, “Poor me”, “Why me”, “Never happens…for me.”
Just like Gotham City took Bruce Wayne’s parents away from him, so have you let your mind take that which you hold dear away from you. You are destined for much more than you are, but you have allowed your mind to tell you otherwise. God has given you AUTHORITY to trample on snakes and scorpions, he told you nothing will harm you. Yet, you have chosen to be powerless and have allowed Gotham City to cripple you with worry and fear.
You have two choices.
Either continue being a scared citizen of Gotham. Or…
Become The Batman.
And how do you become Batman?
To be Batman, you need purpose, competence, weapons, fight, and uncanny relentlessness. Now, I can hear somebody saying, “You also need money!” Your mind can be as rich as Bruce Wayne or as poor as Gotham’s brokest citizen, that’s entirely up to YOU. What is your purpose, aka your why? If you don’t know what your purpose is than as of right now your purpose is YOU. What is competence? The ability to do something successfully or efficiently. If you continually apply everything that I’m telling you here today, you will become more and more competent as the days go on. What are your weapons? Positive affirmations. The word affirmation means the ACTION or process of confirming something. When criminal thoughts attack you, attack back with affirmations that start with “I AM.” For example, a voice says, “You’re nothing but a coward.” You’re reply, “I AM bold, I AM brave, I AM built for this.” I don’t care if your affirmations are not true at the current moment, keep saying them and you will see them slowly manifest. What is your fight? To become the best version of yourself, to make God, your ancestors, and your past/future-self proud. Why must you be relentless? Because your enemies are relentless. They never take days off so neither can you!
When must you become Batman?
Anytime the city becomes overwhelmed with villainy, when the forces of evil supersede the forces of good, Commissioner Gordon flashes the Bat Signal in the sky. This lets Batman know he is needed. You too must flash your mental Bat Signal to summon your inner Batman. Whenever you hear voices in your head saying things like, “You can’t”, “You’re not”, “You won’t”, flash the Bat Signal immediately and don your cape and cowl. I myself have been under constant mental attack and have had to flash my own Bat Signal countless times just tonight alone. “Walt, why even bother writing these articles?” Bat Signal. “This whole theory of being a make-believe comic book character sounds insane?” Bat Signal. When you do this, you’ll be surprised how quickly Batman shows up and how fast your enemies will retreat.
Should you have an alter ego?
Absolutely. It ain’t nobody’s business that you're outchea being Batman. On the outside, always remain calm, cool, and collective.
With all that said, I’ll leave you with this…
“It’s not who you are underneath, it’s what you do, which defines you.”
BE BATMAN OUTCHEA
WALT FACTUAL
