Everyday Superheroes

Alrighty, the big mouth is back for more. This time I'll talk about us... being superheroes. What superpowers do you have? I, for instance, have the power to call myself a superhero. Can you?

It all started on the day when I first thought I had superpowers...

It was a cold evening when my dad wanted me to fix a loose connection at the back of our CPU. I touched the casing of the CPU and I felt a sudden spark run through my nerves. I tried touching it again, and it was the same paralyzing results. Remember the CPU casing is plastic... Oh yeah, did I mention the CPU was unplugged... (Cue dramatic music)

I told my dad about it and he tried touching it himself without feeling a thing.

My mom on the other hand felt a lighter and more manageable spark. I tried holding my mother's other hand while she held onto the CPU... and we both felt an immense jolt.

So did that mean I'm a human lightning-rod or something? Actually, I had sweaty hands and no footwear which made freakin' static electricity. Must science ruin everyone's fun?

Exhibit A, we all fly or levitate every day. Whenever we drive or get on an automobile, we get from point A to point B without our feet touching the ground.

Exhibit B, we might not exhibit physical superiority but we can do all these things in the modern world without the need for such powers. Remembering names, appointments, figures, numbers, relationships, facts, opinions, needs, wants, loved ones, religion, laws, concepts, theories, and etc. are just one aspect of that. Prioritizing, performing, planning, backtracking, analyzing, scanning, and such are another.

Exhibit C, mind over matter. The mind can push the human body to its limits without the need for kryptonite, chemical X, radioactive spider bites, gadgets, god-given powers and the like. All we need is water, shelter, and...

Exhibit D, helping others in our own little way contributes to the grand scheme of things for the common good. This makes a superhero. It may have been a common after-school moral lesson, but it works.

Exhibit E, if superheroes really existed, aren't they just a form of authority like the government and what not? They have all that power in their hands and at some degree may decide to abuse it (and become supervillains) or ignore its full potential. In the real world though, there are no chosen ones. The power is actually in everyone's hands. It just depends on if that person chooses to recognize, embrace, and share it with the world.

Exhibit F, no universal common good exists. Supervillains, from their point of view, are doing this for the good of their kind, and that in a way makes them a superhero. Furthermore, superheroes thrive on supervillains and vice versa. If that is the case, supervillains are superheroes for giving us the existence of superheroes. Therefore, everybody is a superhero...

So, in short, I'm super-bored and I wanted me as well as others to feel better about themselves in my own little way. I guess that's another way I'm a superhero. I better wrap this up before I bore you to death... I wouldn't be a superhero if I did that, would I?