Superpowers

Everyone wants to be super in their way, that additional advantage that gives you an edge when gathered among peers. I've always seen myself as someone who drops down from the sky with his Shining armor to save the day.

When I was younger, I often fantasized about being a superhero, I had a lot of lego toys of superheroes like Superman, Batman, Ben-10, Spiderman, Iron Man, and many others. I could spend hours on end just playing with my toys until one day my mother decided to get rid of everything as a way of forcing me out of the house to go play with the other kids outside. Did it work? It didn't.

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"Mother, you may take away my toys but you can't take away my thoughts" - of course, I didn't say this out loud for fear of getting whopping but I did say it in my mind.

If I had to choose a power it would have to be of the following:

Superman

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This man has it all, the body, the physique, the strength, muscles, super hearing, x-ray vision, speed, and his power of flight. He's basically the strongest superhero there is, the movies don't even show his full capabilities, although growing up, I never really did understand why he wore his panties over his tights.

As much as I envy this character I wouldn't want my weakness to be a rock and even so, known to almost every antagonist out there, the strongest DC Hero defeated by a rock, how Ironical given he has the strength to break up rocks. I would choose his strength, not his weakness.

The Flash

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The first time I saw this character in a movie was in Smallville and he went by the name Bart Allen, a speedster, I admired the power to move at high speed.

It would be helpful if I had to save my girl from a bad guy that was probably too big for me to handle, you know, live to fight on a different day. Haha, just kidding. Moving at a fast speed means more impact on punches also it means you can stop time if you are running fast enough. If that isn't enough, you could just reverse time, pretty cool, isn't it?

I have to admit though, it would feel lonely knowing that no one could actually keep up with me because in my own world I would have to slow down my speech to their level which I think can be exhausting.

Iron Man

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One of my favorites, I shed a tear for him when his character died after saving the world (but did he actually save the world? Thanos actually did but I still have my reservations on that subject).

I don't admire him for his suit even though I think they are cool though, I think his superpower is that he is very rich and smart and he has a very good sense of humor too.

If I probably had billions right now, I guess I would be a bit cocky too. Money is power in this world we live in. You just have to learn how to use it. Mr. Tony Stark is the type of Superhero I would like to be someday, not for his suit, or humor, but his money. One day, I'm going to be a multi-billionaire, and perhaps I'll be able to make a big difference just like what Mr. Marc has done here.

I could go on and on the list of superpowers I wish for but it wouldn't be complete if I don't share with you a short story about the day I became a superhero.

If I had to think of a superhero name it would be "Great" because I'm great, it's great don't you think? Get it? If you don't, then just forget about it.

Back to Pre-school

I was still in my superhero toy phase, I had seen an episode of Justice league that morning before going to school, an event I cherish because the power wasn't always constant.

Mary, my classmate was sitting under the mango tree crying, being the caring boy that I truly am, I went closer to find out what would make my potential "Lois Lane" to be crying in the early hours of the day.

"I lost my lunch money" - she cried

I wiped her tears up and we both tried to retrace her steps hoping to find the money but it was a lost cause, to be the superhero, I gave her my lunch money which would mean I would have to go hungry until I get back home.

This might not be much of a sacrifice to you but to me, my food was very important to me, without it, I think I could faint.

It was time for the lunch break, I didn't go out with my friends to play football because my stomach was already crying from hunger. Mary was in a really good mood, she came to thank me for what I did and I was happy that at least I could play the superhero.

Great the superhero

My eyes were focused on the clock which surprisingly was moving slower than a wounded tortoise but at least the school was over. A happy Mary ran up to me to give me a kiss on my cheek and for a moment I thought about how many children we would have and the house we would live in (just joking, I was too young for that, be good guys).

"I found my money, it was inside one of my books, here, let me pay you back"

Pay me back? The deed has been done, I've suffered the pain, I don't think it would be in my favor if I collected it back so with a smile I said - "don't worry, you can keep it"

By the way, Mary has a boyfriend right now, so at least we know how that ends, as much as we would like to play heroes sometime, you should know that it doesn't mean you would get the girl.

Being a hero is about making selfless sacrifices for the good of others (that doesn't mean you shouldn't think of your safety first though). More importantly, to be a good hero, you must have enough money.

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