Your Everday Superhero

So here goes the chucking...

For the past few weeks, I've been to travel 2hrs to work back and forth everyday. Actually it's been since July 16th, but who's counting. Anyway it's only been a few weeks that I've been observing that I am your everday superhero.

Wikipedia defines "A superhero [as a] fictional character 'of unprecedented, physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.'" (which they quoted from the New York Court of Appeals. But this point here I'm emphasizing is the part "in the public interest." I like to think of that as their (superheroes) love for people (everybody).

I do that on a regular basis everyday. And I feel this is one of the best ways to combat the ills of society, stereotypes, and trials and tribulations of everday life. (Bare with me, I'm getting there)

So on three occassions I had a chance to show love to society on my travel to/from work and I only took advantage of two of them.

1. This woman was fighting her tears and crying on the shuttle train to Grand Central. I was about to approach her and simply extend a tissue and an opportunity to speak with someone, but after my 334 calculated hesitations, the train arrived at it's destination and our ways rapidly parted.

2. A woman walking in the Grand Central Terminal was speed walking like everyone else, while I was posted up talking on my phone about 10-15ft away (like I really know). She dropped a lot mail and keep going, as everyone behind her just walked over it and no one said anything. So when she came past me, I showed her what she dropped.

3. Walking up the subway stairs late night, another woman dropped a $20 bill about 5 steps ahead of me. I tripped up the stairs to get it....and then I returned it to her. (yeah, I know my previous self was screaming on the inside, lol chris, he locked in the cage for now)

These may just seem like Random Acts of Kindenss, right Jalyn? But I think of them as occassions where I can show love. Not a lot of times people, or blacks, or even black males show love. Why?

Maybe cuz it aint cool to love. It's cool to hate though, right?

Proverbs 21:21
He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity, and honor.

This was verse I had written down in my personal notepad for some reason. But when I read it I immmediately thought about those 3 occurences and how my pursuit of love and righteousness could not only help me to find life, prospeirty, and honor, but also others.

As my family and I have meetings discussing politics or the state of black america, we also resolve to a point that there is something missing that was there in the 60s and not here. I believe that something stems from a mulititude of institutions and cultural norms, but the root of it from my perspective is that we are missing the love.

Not enough churches, families, fathers, mothers, neighbors, and even strangers love. So I'm committing myself to show and seek love and righteousness in my day to day. Surprisingly the more I look the more I find. Why? I think that really one can make the difference.

Because I bet you in those 2 occurences that I had, the women will probably remember that instance even if not remembering me, but simply remember someone cared at that moment to show love (or be nice).

So if you're looking for a real simple way of combating racisim, stereotypes of the young black male or any category for that matter, negativity, or simply opposition of any kind, just show love. Pursue Love and Righteousness and watch things turn around.

-Ray

P.S. Either this young cat is maturing and gettin wiser, or somebody else wrote this (probably his Brotha.....Jesus.....prolly a combination of both)

P.P.S. Batman is the best superhero ever, cuz he aint have super powers, but he was nasty! Plus he got OD'ed on mad young. Some people can relate to that. (not me though) And wolverine used to be my fav too. He just OD'ed on everybody, he aint care, there were no rules. The destroyer of worlds can relate to that...lol

NOTE: All of these occurannces just happen to deal with women by coincidence. No assumptions should be made here.