The Heroes of The Future
The heroes of the future, the real heroes that will make the world a better place, have not been fully realized yet. We stand here on the brink looking forward into what could be dark times. Our new president comes to mind. He’s a big believer in Superman, and I’ll definitely look to him as an example. But on a lesser, more local scale, heroes need to emerge. We as a people need to take a stand for the future.
I read this article the other day i my google reader about these dudes who dress up in costumes and be superheroes. The Rolling Stone article is really worth a read. But it got me thinking. Some time ago, I read a statement from Grant Morrison, one of my favorite comic book writers. He said that in the last decade t was an obvious choice for the super hero to move from the pages of comic books to the movie screen. But that in the coming age, the natural progression would be from the screen to reality. I always trip out when things like that come to pass. Apparently, there are hundreds of people out there in the world like Master Legend, the guy pictured above… Hundreds.
It sounds a little wild, doesn’t it? I sometimes feel like a super hero, helping friends move, or hoist furniture, log into a wifi account or deal with just life, you know? I’m always ready to give to life. I am always down for bringing happiness. And while I have no laser beam eyes or bullet proof skin, I have something special that I want to give freely.
We all do. We all have something to contribute, right? In this coming year, 2009, our new president talks of a new age of service. What would it look like if the new age of service looked like millions of people across the country doing good for no reason other than the sake of doing it? What would it look like if people stated taking responsibility for their own communities. Get past the goofy costumes for a minute (and among us, who hasn’t worn what might be considered goofy by someone) and get down to real hero behavior.
hero |ˈhi(ə)rō|noun ( pl. -roes)a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities : a war hero.
• the chief male character in a book, play, or movie, who is typically identified with good qualities, and with whom the reader is expected to sympathize.
• (in mythology and folklore) a person of superhuman qualities and often semidivine origin, in particular one of those whose exploits and dealings with the gods were the subject of ancient Greek myths and legends.
• (also hero sandwich) another term for submarine sandwich .
ORIGIN Middle English (with mythological reference): via Latin fromGreek hērōs.
Taking a stand for what you believe in. Giving selflessly of yourself. Having courage in the face of fear. Helping those in need. With great power comes great responsibility. In so many ways, this is us. This is what our community has to contribute to the new age, heroism.
I can’t help but think that we are going to need it. Most of us already have secret identities and code names, outlandish, audacious costumes, and extraordinary ability of some sort. When things get weird where you are at, will you be there to answer the call to action? I think that Burners Without Borders is calling my name.
Bloggers Block
I missed a couple of blogging days. I did however spend a bunch of time on my personal writing projects. So to get back into the swing of things, I will do another 10 Things.
TEN THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MY LIFE
1. I am trying some new web blogging programs. Today I am trying WordPress (thanks everyone). I like it. I just need to figure out a way to post date posts and get all my old blog posts from tribe into this other site. I am really loving my blogging lately. It has been such an opening for me.
2. The media I have been getting into lately. It has all been so good! I am rereading Promethea and in the process relearning magick that I thought I had all figured out. I finished BSG season 3. It was absolutely incredible! I saw Forgetting Sara Marshal last week with Alicyn and it was so much better than I expected. A friend loaned me the new series of Dr. Who. It makes me want to time travel! And then there are my podcasts and audiobooks I am listening to. Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth and Tim Ferriss’ the 4-Hour Workweek have been rocking my world! I guess being freelance and unemployed does have it’s benefits. I am really just amazed at how good everything is!
3. Despite being without work this week, I have no concerns for money. I am just not worried. Flow.
4. Through my good friend Sammy and his wonderful girlfriend I have a connection with HBO’s experimental webfilms division. It has me really thinking what less than a minute kind of short films can I get out there? Obviously, I am going to need some help. Who’s in? Last night, I did a list of my production resources and holey moley, I have great resources!
5. Between working out and the no sweets and booze… I am really loving my body. Not like loving the way it looks, but treating my body like I really love it. It’s been really fantastic.
6. I love my macbook. The other day, I got to go to the Mac Store to deal with a minor missing program that I accidently deleted. They replaced it lickity split and I ended up spending an extra $60 on a program and iphone case. I left happy. By contrast, when I called microsoft to just deal with an extra $2 charge that I wanted to get removed, I had to deal with 2 emails, an hour of phone time, mostly made up of hold time, I talked to 4 different people, and got hung up on. The $2 issue, still not resolved.
7. Another benefit of plenty of free time is that I have been sleeping really well lately. I have these amazing dreams, full of incredible special effects, dazzling characters and spectacular scenery.
8. Birds. It’s springtime and several families of birds have taken up residence all around my house. It’s so beautiful.
9. I also have a pool. Wolfie pointed out that with a pool comes certain maintenance responsibilities. For instance, on hot days, sometimes you have to just hang out around it to make sure your responsibilities are handled. Cold drinks and music add to the quality of this maintenance.
10. Number ten is always difficult for me. Okay. Flowers. My roommate is a gardener. He has this habit of cutting fresh flowers and putting them around the house. It’s nice. It is also nice that all around my house are all these beautiful flowers this spring. It’s gorgeous.
Yeah… It’s a good life.
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