The Supernaturality of Being Human

Superhero movies have recently become immensely popular. In the last decade there has been a surge in the production of superhero movies with "The Avengers," "The Dark Knight Rises," "The Amazing Spider-Man," "X-Men," "Iron Man," "Captain American," "The Fantastic Four," etc, etc, etc. But why are these kinds of movies so popular? Because, they click with something inside of us. Sure, most of us just laugh the intense scenes off with snarky comments and general impudence. But there's no denying that after watching a superhero movie, you feel a sense of elevation. You wish you too could have extraordinary powers and save the world. The funny thing is though, that you can (now its about to get cheesy). All too often, we absorb ourselves in a longing to have such a gift bestown upon us that we overlook the supernatural abilities we already have. For example, our opposable thumbs. If those were just taken away one day, life would be ridiculously hard. What about our ability to walk on two legs? Or see color? Or create language? Or our body's ability to heal itself and morph if survival is threatened? Those sound like pretty cool powers to me. You probably aren't convinced by these average examples though, so I'll try to provide more impressive ones. What about that sense you get that something just isn't right. That ability that most parents have to sense when their child is in danger even when they're miles apart. That's pretty cool. Usually it just takes the right circumstances for our powers to show. Like how we can lift incredible amounts of weight or run incredibly fast when put in life threatening situations. For example the old woman who lifted the car to save her son, or something. There's also those monks in some mountains who can regrow limbs. It just takes dedication people! The mind has incredible potential, far beyond any being's comprehension. I'm just saying, that old refrain "You can do anything you put your mind to" is way truer than it gets credit for (cheesiness again). Anyways, believe what you want, but the fact that there already are super-humans out there proves that its possible to do more than we do. The only thing holding us back is lack of determination and commitment. We're too afraid to be the first Eagle to fly the chicken coop. I just called society a chicken coop. Bam. But actually, humans are pretty cool so you should look into learning how to fly and walk through walls. Because you can do it. And most importantly, I believe in you.