He is still around. He lit, carried and shared the light of kindness, humanity, patience, understanding with many millions of people. The fact you posted this shows what he embodied is still here and, just like Obiwan commented, some are even more powerful after they have passed.
All joking aside, you are absolutely right.
If one is ever in Pittsburgh, the Heinz History Center has a Fred Rogers exhibit with a ton of stuff to get the nostalgia going with sets, puppets, props, and outfits. I really enjoyed it and the rest of the museum is great as well.
I grew up on Mister Rogers Neighborhood. Loved it as much as I loved watching Arthur. There are some days I wish PBS was still airing the Neighborhood and some days I wish he were still alive… but… that torch is with us now. He truly believed in his religion… and it shows.
We are the next generation to be that beacon of kindness to those younger than us.
What, is Daniel Tiger not good enough? (No, it is a pale, sad comparison)
I’m so glad that I lived during and after Mr Rogers. He showed what a compassionate person does in all things and how to be a good person. If it weren’t for Mr Rogers I would think that historical figures who change the world with kindness like MLK or Ghandi are fiction, a beacon of nonviolence for the machine to chew up. They didn’t last. But Mr Rogers did. And he changed the world as much as any other great historical figures.
In my head cannon, we’ll see him again as one of the horsemen of wholesomeness.
I wouldn’t want to subject Mr. Roger’s to the evil darkness that is this timeline. That is; however, if it is his absence that has created this hellscape?
I think Ms Rachel is doing a good job carrying the torch
I had a similar thought.
On a personal note, that’s how I feel about my brother. He passed in 2018; he lived in Russia and was an outspoken Putin critic. Obviously I’d prefer if he didn’t die at 47, but I also know how incredibly heartbroken he would be seeing what’s happening in Ukraine.
