Super Heroes

As a child they always fascinated me with their unlimited powers. They still do. They believed in them selves and I believed in them. Superman, Batman and Spiderman are the only super guys for me. Rest are variations, distortions, way too complicated. But these 3 were, still are :), simple and normal guys, with a secret life. Just a secret life. Thats it. We have secret lives too. They always fall for treachery. Most of the times they fell in trap saving a loved one. ** We too are vulnerable to treachery and deceit.

One notices every thing is so normal with them until the call of duty and the way they react to that call is what makes them different from a normal person. The metamorphosis, the transformation in split seconds. The reaction time they take. Most importantly their definitions for good,bad and evil are so clear, so untainted. The way superman runs behind a truck and within a second appears on the other side as a different person. or the way spiderman runs for a dark spot, gets out and ... spiderman .. spiderman :) The way batman replies to Gotham. The change of clothes, personalities, statures, everything is so symbolic. Batman is i a technology freak :) he has style, flair and sophistication, yet a simple guy. he has gadgets, even assistants :) yet i find him very simple..a natural hero(i can just go on and on talking about them).

Rising up to the situation is the only thing they know. They live and breathe in the moment. I was only tying to figure out what is it that makes superheroes different from any normal person. Even life confuses them the way it confuses us. The way I'm so terribly confused writing this post. Feel lost in a bhool bhullaiya of thoughts :)

Then what might be the difference? Their belief in themselves or their guiltless, crystal clear conscience? or just because they were born differently or because they were lucky? Why were only they chosen to shoulder such great responsibilities?

Why don't we see people flying around, moving in bat cars, spinning webs, fighting evil, suppressing bad, advocating good, standing up for someone in need. even standing up for themselves? This is an anti climax I know. I genuinely wanted to write interesting things superheroes. But somehow I cannot dissociate superheroes from us. I cannot think of any reason why we cannot be someone with super powers. It was wonderful of someone to remind me that more important are the expectations we have from ourselves. Everything else is relative, not significant.

Why do we always have a super person to look up to, whats wrong with us? Why can't we dare to look up to ourselves? The way these super heroes do, the way any super hero does. Why cant we believe in ourselves the way these people believe in themselves? Why cant we have clear cut, permanent and not situational definitions of black and white? Why do we have to feel chained to something that isn't even there?

Why don't we just close our eyes and fill up our lungs and roar aloud.. to announce we have arrived. To announce that we are aware of our boundless powers. To let the world know we are not afraid of testing our limits. To stand up for us. To stand up against anything that is not right. To let ourselves know that we are not carrying any guilt.

To let the Almighty smile in pride that He created us.

Happy Dussehra !!