| The Strength - The Pepper Potts Anomaly |

I was, over the next little bit, going to examine strength. What it is, at least to me. Where it comes from, etc.

I decided to start with an interesting anomaly.

To sum up my thoughts on said subject before writing the actual blogs about them, I roughly, and without much hard evidence came to the conclusion that no one person is strong alone.

Then, I wrote this:

I look at Iron Man. Seemingly indestructible. Brilliant, rich and always gets the girl.

But who is Iron Man really? Tony Stark, right? A perpetual juvenile, always tinkering aimlessly. Hiding behind a heavily armored suit to hide or mask his on inadequacies.

Cue Pepper Potts. The strong, level headed female presence. Always there to take out the trash, lend guidance and most importantly support for her man.

Without Ms. Potts, Tony Stark is stuck in the basement. Albeit a very nice basement with all the latest toys. Toys that have the rest of us boys salivating over the pages of GQ's annual Christmas Gadgets article. What I wouldn't give for a keyboard that reflects numbers and letters onto a glass panel. The things I'd type.

But who is there for Pepper. She is fully dedicated to Tony. Even though Tony never wished this for her. Of course he is extremely grateful and appreciative, he'll just never tell.

And that, my friends, is the Pepper Potts anomaly.

Yes, yes. I know. Pepper has been in trouble and relayed on others to get her out of deep-water. But said water was always made deep by Tony in the first place. Does it really count if the savior caused the problem to begin with?

Ms. Potts is the true definition of strength. A pillar on which even the most respected and indestructible of Super Heroes leans. A woman who always has the foresight to pack the Suitcase Suit, knowing that Tony will end up in trouble or being chased by a large Russian with whips for arms.

The point here, is that there is no shame in needing a pillar to lean on. There is no issue with drawing your own strength from somebody else. Needed them for you, even if they don't lean back on you the same way for theirs. A woman like that gives you the power you did not realize was there. Gives you the hope to move on, get up, fight crime.

The problem is: When Pepper leaves, so does the strength. Then we are all doomed to stay in the basement, tinkering away forever.


This will make more sense with the next few posts.

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-Remy