Super Hero

A MountainWings Moment#7044

Dr. Marilyn spoke at our staff meeting. She took us through
exercises as she worked to get our minds and spirits adjusted to
a more positive direction."

Close your eyes and think back to when you were small. What
did you want to be? What were your dreams? What did you want
to do? Close your eyes and think back." she instructed.

I closed my eyes and thought back. I remembered what
I wanted to be.

Dr. Marilyn then told of her early beginnings as a writer.
She told of the articles and the publishing successes that she
experienced but so many of them were punctuated by,"I
didn't get paid for that."

Her words struck me.

I worked in a corner drug store when I was very small. I was
below the age limit to work but the store made an exception.

My father owned the store, thus the exception. I worked
long and hard. I treasured my lunch breaks. Not so much for
the food or the rest, it was what I did during my lunch breaks
that I treasured. I read comic books. I read the action books,
not the romance or the comedies; action, pure action.

When I closed my eyes and thought back, I knew instantly
what I had aspired to be.

A Super Hero!

Superman, Batman, Spiderman and Ironman were some
of my heroes.

In all of the action comics that I read, there were two distinct
patterns. Those two patterns were in every action comic book
that I can recall.

First, there was always a battle between good and evil.
The battle was always tough. The battle was always a close
call. No matter how strong or how many powers the Super Hero
had, evil pushed him to the very limit and most times almost
defeated him.

Second, the Super Hero was never paid for his contribution to
society; he always earned his living in his alter ego.

Superman made money as Clark Kent, a newspaper reporter.
Batman made money as Bruce Wayne, a rich industrialist.
Spiderman made money as Peter Parker, a photographer.
Ironman made money as Tony Stark, owner of Stark Industries.

None of them were paid for being a Super Hero and the
contributions they made as Super Heroes.

As I listened to Dr. Marilyn state how she had never been paid
for many things, a light popped on in my mind."

The real Super Heroes don't get paid for the Super Hero stuff!"

I pastor a church and have never accepted a salary or taken up
love offerings for myself. It's correct to be fairly
compensated but I, like Paul, simply choose not to.

I am the editor of Mountain Wings and the Air Jesus websites,
and I don’t get any money for that either.

I realized as my eyes were closed that it is Super Hero stuff and
my dream has been realized.

You've got Super Hero stuff too.

Parenting
Volunteering
Helping a stranger or friend in need
Doing anything beneficial

...that takes time, effort, energy or resources and where you
expect no monetary return is Super Herostuff.

Use your powers well.

Top of Page