Where are The Atticuses and Dumbledores??

[Margo@MomOpinionMatters]

Where are the Atticuses and Dumbledores?? Atticus Finch from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is one of greatest father figures in all literature history.?Not only does he possess deep empathy and conviction, but also great strength and moral courage:
 
"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience." 
 
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what."

Albus Dumbledore, the all-wise Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Wizardry in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series also possesses that same combination of empathy, conviction, strength and moral courage.

"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." (From Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets)

"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
 
Both Atticus and Dumbledore will  be forced to act on their moral courage. Moreover, both will have to temper young and angry hearts with one more virtue-Perspective.

If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”"
(Atticus from To Kill a Mockingbird)

"Harry! Don’t you see? Voldemort himself created his worst enemy. Just as tyrants everywhere do!  Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!  (Dumbledore from Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince)

Moral Courage and Perspective- two great virtues. For the sake of our children and the world, I so wish we had more Atticuses and Dumbledores as fathers and as leaders.Margo@MomOpinionMatters