As a kid, did you wear superhero undies and run around with a cape on? I sure did. Growing up I enjoyed TV shows, movies and of course comic books. These had a huge effect on me as a child. They brought out my creative side in so many ways. This included me writing and drawing my own little comic books at a very young age. The more I did it the better I got and the better I got, the more I did it. This consistency gave me the opportunity to be employed as a professional comic book artist just as I was graduating high school. How many people at age 18 could say were already working in their dream job?
I bring up the topic of Superheroes because we talk about this often with our Tigers Youth Class. We explain to them that they all have super powers and learning to hone those powers is what we do every day as we train. We also express the importance to them of using their abilities to help others. This is what makes them a super hero. We also warn them of using their powers to hurt others, which in turn makes them a what? It makes them a super villain. All of them agree they don’t want to be a super villain so the concept of helping others with their powers makes sense.
That being said, which one are you? Are you using your powers for good, or for evil?
Many of us are on “Lockdown, Shelter in Place, or Social Isolation” in an effort to still “flatten the curve.” It isn’t easy and it isn’t fun; but it is what our local, state and even federal government has asked us to do. Yet we see people rubbing shoulders in public gatherings. We see non-essential people still working and others saying “its ok, our property manager sent out an email today saying our buildings are considered essential and so they’re remaining open.” Don’t get me wrong, you tell me I “CAN’T” do something and I become a rebellious teenager. It drives me crazy and angers me that I am not supposed to go to the martial arts school I built with my own blood, sweat and tears. But we have to be patient. We have to do what we can in an effort to help others. We still have to exercise our abilities and super powers for the good of everyone else. In the case of this virus… sharing isn’t caring. Do what you can do from home. Do what you can from outside. Be creative. Be disciplined. Be a patriot. Be a super hero.
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