What we can learn from Spiderman

Dear The Reader

So, as a huge comic book fan I have recently taken an interest in why heroes are the way they are. Unfortunately this has led me to some pretty disturbing stories of heroes and villains before good and evil was an option to them.

But one hero I want to focus on is Spiderman. Or, more importantly, Peter Parker. This young man is a wimp. He's terrified of women. He's obsessed with please his dead uncle and making his parents (who he's never met) proud. He's naïve. His powers are his ability to shoot webs from his hands, climb walls, and lift his foot high enough to kick Ironman in the face. Pretty weak when compared to other heroes. He's been saved by other heroes countless times.

Yet despite all of this he sticks to his guns and defends New York against every evil that conspires against it. He puts his life at risk over and over, doing the little he can to make his city safe.

"With great power comes great responsibility."

Peter is a lowly photographer for a local paper. Spidey is a crap hero in a massive city. If his tiny power bestows upon his such great responsibility then what responsibility do we have? Our power is the decades ahead of us. That's pretty huge. Massive. That power comes with the greatest responsibility. To change the whole world.

How will you answer the call? Yes, you may fail often. You may need saving sometimes. You may even find yourself on the wrong side of the fight once in a while. But there's always hope.

How will you answer the call?

Educate. Entertain. Inspire.

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