Christopher Reeve Still Inspires

Beautifull contribution Superman4, i commend you highly on it!!!

Great post bro!

I believe in Karma, and fate. I dont believe that someone decides what can happen to you, or predict your path...because you are the one who will decide your own, yet there are somethings you cant control because they just arent in your hands. Now to explain where I'm getting at with this, Christopher Reeves didnt do anything for children until after it happened to him, and I think KARMA came around and got him for going around believing he was "Superman."

I mean hes not the only one to go around to do that...Any actor that starred as "Superman" Died, had a shitty life, or couldnt get a job, committed suicide, or had extreme alcoholic problems. Its kind of like "passion of the Christ" The guy that played Jesus got struck by lightning on set three times. :O

Not saying anything bad about Reeves, because its not like "we" knew him. But to be honest, it makes me THINK what if, Christopher Reeves didnt fall off the horse, Would he have still started the Stem cell research project if that incident didnt happen to him? I think its time we all stop feeling sorry for someone that, wouldnt have felt sorry for us, specially if that kind of incident happen to NORMAL civilian, and not a famous celebrity. Just a Reality check....look at all the other celebs lol

@ Kain

You dont know me? So what are trying to justify? I wrote my opinion and youre trying toc hange it, I can care less of how you feel about christopher reeves. Real heros SAVE lives because they want to not because of some incident. If you didnt like what I wrote you should of approached in a more mellow or passive manner, instead of going off on it.

It was my opinion when I said "He aint no hero." The Real heros are Doctors, Firemen [specially], cops, civilan servants....OUR TROOPS. Not some celebrity...who didnt want to be forgotten.

Did christopher reeves ever call you? No he didnt...so shut the [frick] up and stop acting like hes your damn brother you douche! :)

You question me, embecile? Question yourself....SHEEP FOLLOWER. Explain How Karma going to come after me? I didnt say anything bad about him, come to reality.

REAL LIFE HERO ...HA HA HA. Yeah okay, buddy. [sarcasm]

As For myself....I've done Charity walks for cancer foundations....I'm going to be running the Aramco/Chevron Marathon 26.2 mile run next year. They have a Breast Cancer Marathon in April 4 & 5.
Ive done volunteering work....so next time you question me about what I've done? You need to ask yourself, What have you done?

I'm going to cure diseases because I want to...I'm an Anarchist [Libertarian]. I'm all about that....I can care less about some foney actor who feel of a horse and became MUCH MORE famousm then he should off...and woke up in 2002 and said hey lets create a foundation weee heee.....So maybe you need to search your facts before you open your mouth, ass clown! :)

Those that matter dont mind, those that mind dont matter...and you dont matter.....got it? kappish? lol

Superman4 agreed.
I liked your post by the way.

Nice post with his voice, but I am not for the commerical promoting Communcation Company. That seems to happen a lot on TV.

Not for nothing, but many people, celebrity or not, who decide to start championing causes do so because of some sort of "moment" in their life that made them appreciate their life more, realize that a certain cause is important, etc. Does that make any of their efforts any less important or meaningful. I don't think so.

Would there be the same amount of private money poured into stem cell research if Christopher Reeve hadn't fell off his horse? Probably not. Does it suck that it takes something like that to happen to somebody before they wake up and smell the coffee and help in some way shape or form? Sure does. But I'm sure there are people that have benefited from the research that has happened because of Mr. Reeves involvement. At the very least I'm sure he inspired a few people.

That being said let me state that I think that 99% of the celebrities in Hollywood are egotistical a**holes that just show off their charity work so the public will kiss their collective asses more.

Oh and by the way, Reeves played a paralysis victim in the HBO movie Above Suspicion. He did research at a rehabilitation hospital where he learned how to use a wheel chair and how to get in and out of cars. This was about a year before his accident. Who knows, maybe he would have started championing stem cell research and other research regarding paralysis if he hadn't been hurt based on this experience. You never know.

OK. So, Christopher Reeve started a foundation because he got f'ed up. I get that. I also get he should have realized LONG before he had the accident that things need to change. So, opinions on the matter are justified.

I do NOT believe for an instant that he did it solely because he feels bad for these people, or he wants to change the world. AGREE WITH AIIWOLF, if he wanted to do so, he would have LONG beofre he had his accident. I am a FULL believer in Karma, and whatever you put out to the universe comes back to you 3-fold. Remember that.

It was a good thing he did, not necessarily in the best way. He could have done it years earlier, and we would have been years ahead of where we are today. But, he didn't. That's fine. At least he finally came to his senses and realized it's more than just himself or his family that matters, it's the entire planet.

As far as stem cell research goes. GO FOR IT! I'm not at ALL advocating abortion, but whether it's legal or not, women are going to do it! Whether it be in a clinci or in an alley witha coat hanger, it's going to happen. That's WHY we have clinics today, because w eknow it's inevitable.

If there's something we can learn from it, DO IT! If stem cells can cure cancer, DO IT! If there's even a remote chance they can cure anything, DO IT!

I commend Reeve for his actions in life when he knew he needed to make a change and went with it. He KNEW he wasn't going to be around forever, so he took what he thought was right and ran with it. For that he is commendable, as he took a chance that most people are too selfish or too ignorant to take.

Alten and Aiiwolf! It took me a while to say what I did, but it mirros yours' almost to a T, just in my own words. Freakin' awesome.

I think that in life everyone has a "moment" where their life is changed. Sometimes it is a moment of greatness and sometimes it is a moment of tragedy. These moments can bring smiles and these moments can bring tears. It is easy when the great stuff happens to look out and see that tomorrow will be sunny with blue skies but it is the true "heroes" that can turn the tragedy in their life into triumph for others. Christopher took that tragedy and found that silver lining. Because of what he did when faced with adversity thousands and hopefully millions of people will someday not only walk but survive cancer or parkinsons disease or even diabetes. Christopher did this with the knowledge that he may never walk or even live to be an old man. My son has childhood emphasyma and because of the research being done through the support of Christopher's foundation he has hope for tomorrow. So to me and my family Christopher is truly a SUPERMAN!

Well I wasnt talking bad about him, I just didnt like the fact peopel give him TOO much credit. Its like what IonParallax said....If his intentions were good then he would of done it along tiema go...but when it happend to he woke up and he wa slike "Woah, this sucks!"...

You know One thing I admire about Reeves is that he IS A FIGHTER...because I believe on IMDB it states he lived only for his WIFE and child....and then after he created the foundation Robin Williams [one of his best friends]...paid for his medical bills...until his death.

I look at Robin Williams as a Hero. Hes old, goofy, lame at comedy....but he has a WONDERFUL heart...He totally has my respect. I guess its what angle you look at it, I'm very analytical when it comes to any type of stuff. I ask why? I stated my opinion...and I'm glad eveyrone responded and discussed it with me....in afashionable manner....instead of telling me to go [frick] off cuz I dont think hes a hero lol

Christopher Reeves is a imperfect human PERFECTLY....Hes as perfect as human can be....but thats all I see him as...and thats all I meant to say. It wasnt anything bad, maybe it was my tone...or the way I wrote it.

I get what you're saying, you feel it's wrong to revere him as a god for what he has done when all he was is a human who did a good deed which was generated from a life altering accident. And you're totally right Aiiwolf. To revere Chris and ignore others that also happen to perform good deeds IS wrong. But to imply (which you didn't) that his deed is nothing to celebrate because others have done better is just as worse. So of course all this was just "missinterpretation" of the way you wrote your comment which is why i didn't go "apeshit" on you. But you also have to realise that no one here was revering Chris either. We were just celebrating the goodness of his deed all while being fully aware that others have done just as much if not more. And i already know that you do realise it so "it's all good baby" :)