If I Am Superheroes

            If I am Superheroes

                 As children, we used to think that we were invincible. But now that I am older, and as I go through my daily life — I encounter success, but also some stumbling blocks that make me realize that I am not in a perfect world. There are things I can do through hard work and perseverance, yet being human there are things that take time to accomplish and goals that are unattainable. These are the moments when I wish I was a superhero.

                I would travel back to witness the wondrous creation then through some of the high points of human history and civilization,
then — not to the end of the world because who knows when that is? And I’m not sure I want a glimpse of it (laughs) — but, Rizal-like, to “the Philippines a century hence” to have a joyful foretaste of the future of our beloved Inang Bayan

                I would swim the deepest sea, climb the highest mountain and cross the wildest forest to be with all the dangerous animals in the world. But that would take days. So maybe I’ll save people from danger or kick some criminal ass.

                I’m far from a sporty person and if I could be a superhero for one day, I would definitely brave it and try things that I would never imagine myself trying — base jumping from the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building, both of which are in my favorite cities in the world, and swimming with the great white sharks in the Caribbean.

                If I was given the opportunity to possess any superhero power known to man, I would like to have the ability of making a person smile. I know that this power is not rare to find among people today, but it is still a wonderful and powerful gift to have. Mother Teresa once said "Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." You can change a person's entire outlook on their day or even their life by simply smiling at them, or smiling with them. Either way, a smile can only benefit someone whether you wear it yourself, or helping them find theirs.

                 If I were a superhero, I'd have the power of invisibility so that I could rob a bank and be the richest woman in the world. Then I'd live happily ever after. And  I were a superhero for one day I would get rid of poverty around the world and make sure no one gets hungry or thirsty again!

                As I find traveling to new places uplifting, refreshing and fascinating, if I could be an immortal for a day, I would like to widen my experience of our beautiful and wondrous universe by diving deep into the ocean and exploring outer space.

-NUR HUSNA BINTI ZULFIKRI-