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Friday, August 03, 2007

A random entry for some not-so-random thoughts

Something got me wondering lately.

What happens when you know for sure that you have the determination to do something good, but everyone around you, including the one who’s closest to you, doubts that you would? I mean, how many people in this world have the strength to still do good just for the sake of doing good when everyone else already has this preconception that he/she wouldn’t? And the worst part is, even the one person that you trust would have faith in you, joins the others in bashing you. Would you still hold that faith in you and say to yourself that no matter how much everyone doubts you, you’d still go on?

I guess that separates us normal people from true heroes. Take Spidey for example. All he did was living up to the great power he was given: taking up a great responsibility, saving lives. Well what happened to him? He got fired from his delivery job, the love of his life thinks of him as an empty seat, the press says he’s a criminal, and most of all, his best friend thinks he’s a murderer. Even heroes have their breaking points, and Peter Parker almost reached that point. He gave up being Spiderman and tried to live a normal life. Everything went great for him, I guess, but in the end he realizes that sometimes to do what’s right, we would have to give up the things that we want the most, even our dreams. Wow.

Speaking of dreams, I guess I wouldn’t be too far from the truth when I say that it would be most guys’ dreams to be able to have a relationship with any girl that attracts them. Seriously, which straight guy wouldn’t want that? It’s human nature, no? If you’re one of the few straight guys in this world who doesn’t think so, or thinks that when you’ve found that one person that you really want to be with and that would be enough, then welcome to the club. I believed (and I still do, but don’t know how long more) that I have the ability to be that hero who would give up his dreams to do what’s right. But let’s face it, the world is skeptical, and Spidey is fictional, after all.

Most of the time I guess confidence is the main driving force that gives me the ability to achieve things. Somehow I realized that confidence alone isn’t enough. You need motivation. Would Peter have picked up his Spidey suit once again if Aunt May hadn’t motivated him? If everyone in the city believes the press and thinks of Spidey as a criminal, would he have given up his dreams once again just to save the day? If everyone around you doubts you, would you still be determined to be that hero that you believed you would be? If you still have faith, it’s probably a good thing but everyone might still not acknowledge your deeds. Worst still, they might have prejudice against you, or your kind, and think that you’re probably doing good just for show, and that you’re still bad in nature. Wouldn’t that make you want to start doing bad things just so that you’re not being thought of as or called something you don’t deserve?

Sometimes it takes only one person to motivate you to do what’s right. When MJ said, “Go get’em, Tiger.” Peter was immediately transformed into an ultra crime fighting machine that dedicates his life to ridding planet earth, and subsequently other planets, of crimes. Just that one phrase of acknowledgment can give a person the power to go a long way. Just a word of support can give life to a near-dead person. Perhaps we’re all alive because we’re motivated by the knowledge that we’ll experience something new everyday, no?

I remembered the impact of MJ’s last dialogue in Spiderman 2 had on me, though it was meant to create an impact on Peter. I put myself in Peter’s shoes and thought that those words felt like rain in the middle of the drought. But well, I sure ain’t getting any rain lately. Perhaps getting some sleep would make me feel better about being that hero I’ve always wanted to be.

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