If there is one thing that I
learned from my comic book fascination is that we all wish to be a superhero,
but not everyone can handle it. Spiderman aptly puts it, “With great power
comes great responsibility.”
Who would not want strength or
invulnerability? Or the ability to read minds so that there will be no secrets
kept. We all wish we could control the weather, or be intangible or invisible.
We have that secret desire to be granted powers. Because deep down, in the
recesses of our mind, we think that it’s extraordinarily brilliant to have
superpowers.
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| Imagine courtesy of Marvel.com |
But we often forget that
obtaining a superpower is not limited to the X-genes, the radioactive spiders,
or the cosmic rays. Somehow, we only need to look inside and realize that we
have great powers in our midst. It’s all too often that we forget about them
and find the need to draw unnecessary powers from the world. Quite contrary,
those who are given extraordinary powers have had the toughest time in dealing with them.
Yet powers alone cannot change
the world. Those who have in abundance are either too scared to use them or too
straightforward in abusing them for personal gains. The rest ends up cleaning
the acts of either party.
All is not lost.
Remember the kid who talks
about brightly colored worlds, who paints a dozen rainbows, who weaves words as
if they are magically entrenched in his fingers and lips. Inside each one of us
is a kid who constantly believes on his ability to change the world. And it’s
perfectly sane to tap into his potential once more.
Sometimes, all we need is a
little imagination and a lot of courage.
And I think you are one of those, who's kid within asserts his right to speak, even now that you've grown old. :)
ReplyDeletereally nice, mico! oh, if i may ask, sino ka sa xmen? :p
ReplyDeleteHi Joms. I have always believed that deep down, I will forever be a kid. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Nate. I have always been fascinated by psychics. So it's a toss between the Phoenix (Jean Grey) and Emma Frost. If I am to write my own graphic novel, I would say that Phoenix and Emma Frost are the embodiment of Yin and Yang and that they are two peas from the same pod. :)
ReplyDeleteIsn't the mind our most powerful capacity? Imagination, pregnant with otherworldy potential? It is in man's nature to aspire for greatness, the question being what brand of it you seek. Can someone cloaked in anonymity amass power and influence? Or does power necessitate being in the public domain?
ReplyDeleteMy personal favorites were Spawn, Sandman, Witchblade, and Angela, everything from Avalon Studios, Wasted (Gerry Alanguilan), and One Night in Purgatory (Carlo Vergara).