Even though I have an award-free blog, sometimes a friend will challenge me anyway. And on the few times that I’ve answered a challenge, I’m notorious for not following the rules. Some things never change. 🙂
http://www.lifeofanelpasowoman.com/2016/08/30/superpower-challenge/
Lisa wants to know: Which or what super power would you want and why?
I don’t think humans were meant to have any kind of superpower. I have a feeling that if any of us were given a superpower, we’d somehow, I dunno, accidentally destroy the planet. (Not that we need superpowers to do that.)
But just because I’m a realist, that doesn’t mean I can’t play.
http://list25.com/25-superpowers-you-wish-you-had/1/
My first thought was that I’d like to be able to heal. Then I thought that I would specifically like to have the ability to see inside a person’s brain, find the areas that aren’t working, and fix them. Thinking further, I could easily imagine how this superpower could backfire, possibly creating more problems within the brain. After all, could any superpower be stronger than the human brain?
And now I’m back to my belief that humans shouldn’t have superpowers. If you think about it, we already have superpowers. Why do we need more? Oops, I forgot we were playing a game…
When I was young, I had to pretend to be Catholic at church every Sunday. At one point during the mass, the priest would direct us to turn to the person on each side of us, shake their hand and say, “Peace be with you.” The person would reply, “And also with you.” It would’ve been nice if people really meant it, instead of just saying it by rote.
I’ve decided that I’d like to have a Peace-Be-With-You superpower. I’d like the ability to create peace wherever I go, whomever I encounter. If another person has any bad or violent thoughts, with just one look from my tired, blue eyes, all those thoughts would disappear. Cease to exist. Poof! I would smile at the look of bafflement on people’s faces, then they would shake their heads, as if coming back to the present, and smile back at me.
My superpower would be transferable with each look, and so peace would then spread throughout the world, from person to person, city to city, country to country.
We would never have another war. And we would all work together to live happily ever after. The End.
And because I don’t follow the rules, I’m picking two superpowers. I would also like to be invisible, like Lisa, because I think it would be loads of fun. 🙂
(Photo taken by my sister — and cropped by me, #croptilyoudrop — at the 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.)
Nice one, Johnna. The Mass was all in Latin in my day, and we didn’t commune with each other
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This was fun to read, Johnna! Thanks for participating! They still do the peace be with you at mass. I haven’t gone in awhile. I like this pic! I’d like to heal people too.
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Thanks for tagging me, amiga. It was fun. 🙂
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🙂 De nada!
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I’ve seen this question. (I wasn’t tagged to participate.) LOL but I did wonder which superpower I would wish for.
Put it this way…..you’re a much better person than I am! LOL
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Why don’t you try breaking the rules? You have total control over what you post. And if you need to be tagged, then consider yourself tapped on the shoulder. Dude, you’re It. 🙂
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I’m impressed that all your desired superpowers are ones which you would help others. I think I’m just shallow. I’ve always said I’d want to be able to turn invisible because I’m nosey. 🙂
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Nothing shallow about curiosity. And it’s fun to pretend. 🙂
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