courage – Darem Placer

May the Fourth Be with You

A simple pun became a yearly reminder that even stories from space can point us back to our choices.

A far, far galaxy didn’t just stay on screen—it slipped into real life and found a date on our calendar.

Every May 4, fans celebrate Star Wars Day, built on a simple wordplay: “May the Fourth” sounds like “May the Force.”

One of the earliest known uses of the joke showed up in 1979, when supporters of Margaret Thatcher ran a newspaper ad that read, “May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie.” It wasn’t yet a tradition—just a clever line. But the phrase stuck. Over the years, fans kept using it, and when the internet came in, it spread fast. Eventually, even Lucasfilm and Disney joined in, turning it into an official yearly celebration.

The heart of it isn’t the pun. It’s the pull of the story. From Luke Skywalker learning to stand, to Darth Vader carrying the weight of his past, to Yoda speaking in lines that stay with you—these characters feel close, even if their world is light-years away.

And maybe that’s why it lasts. Not because of lasers or spaceships, but because it speaks a language people already understand: choosing good when it’s easier to fall, trusting others when fear says don’t, and holding on to hope even when things look dark.

Same date. Same pun. But every year, same quiet reminder:

The Force isn’t somewhere out there. It’s in the choices we make today.

⌨ ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ

Saint George and the Dragon

A dragon terrorized a town. George faced it. The story stayed—not for the creature, but for what it revealed.

A town was being terrorized by a dragon. It stayed near their only water source, poisoning it and blocking access. To keep it from attacking, the people offered sheep. When the sheep ran out, they began offering people, chosen at random.

One day, the king’s daughter was chosen.

As she was being led to the dragon, George passed by. He asked what was happening. When he learned the situation, he chose to face the dragon. He fought it, wounded it, and the threat was brought to an end.

George himself was real, and of course the dragon was not. It simply symbolizes what he faced. He was a Roman soldier in the early fourth century, serving under Emperor Diocletian, during a time when Christians were ordered to deny their faith. Many adjusted to survive. George did not. He refused, knowing the cost. He was arrested, tortured, and executed around the year 303.

Something powerful stood in front of him, something that demanded he give in. He didn’t.

That is why the image endured. Not for the creature, but for the man who refused to bend.

Today, it shows up in smaller ways. A line gets crossed, a truth gets softened, a wrong gets ignored just to keep things smooth.

We don’t have to make a scene. We can simply choose not to go along with it.

Stay honest. Keep things straight. Hold that line, even in small moments.

Let’s keep learning the saints’ way—day by day.

⌨ ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ