Dr. Marilyn spoke at our staff
meeting. She took us through exercises as she worked to
get our minds and spirits adjusted to a more positive
direction.
"Close your eyes and think back to when you were small.
What did you want to be? What were your dreams? What did
you want to do? Close your eyes and think back." she
instructed.
I closed my eyes and thought back. I remembered what I
wanted to be.
Dr. Marilyn then told of her early beginnings as a
writer. She told of the articles and the publishing
successes that she experienced but so many of them were
punctuated by, "I didn't get paid for that."
Her words struck me.
I worked in a corner drug store when I was very small. I
was below the age limit to work but the store made an
exception. My father owned the store, thus the
exception.
I worked long and hard. I treasured my lunch breaks. Not
so much for the food or the rest, it was what I did
during my lunch breaks that I treasured. I read comic
books. I read the action books, not the romance or the
comedies, action, pure action.
When I closed my eyes and thought back, I knew instantly
what I had aspired to be.
A super hero!
Superman, Batman, Spiderman and Ironman were some of my
heroes.
In all of the action comics that I read, there were two
distinct patterns. Those two patterns were in every
action comic book that I can recall.
First, there was always a battle between good and evil.
The battle was always tough. The battle was always a
close call. No matter how strong or how many powers the
super hero had, evil pushed him to the very limit and
most times almost defeated him.
Second, the super hero was never paid for his
contribution to society; he always earned his living in
his alter ego.
Superman made money as Clark Kent, a newspaper reporter.
Batman made money as Bruce Wayne, a rich industrialist.
Spiderman made money as Peter Parker, a photographer.
Ironman made money as Tony Stark,
owner of Stark Industries.
None of them were paid for being a super hero and the
contributions they made as super heroes.
As I listened to Dr. Marilyn state how she had never
been paid for many things, a light popped on in my mind.
"The real super heroes don't get paid for the super
hero
stuff!"
I pastor a church and have never accepted a salary or
taken up love offerings for myself. It's correct to be
fairly compensated but I, like Paul, simply choose not
to.
I am the editor of MountainWings and the AirJesus.com
websites, and I don’t get any money for that either.
I realized as my eyes were closed that it is super hero
stuff and my dream has been realized. You've got super
hero stuff too:
Parenting
Volunteering
Helping a stranger or friend in need
Doing anything beneficial that takes time, effort,
energy or
resources and where you expect no monetary
return is super hero stuff.
Use your powers well.
By Pastor
Nathaniel Bronner Jr.
One of the major problems in our world today is that so many people only
seem to care about themselves. It gets harder and more difficult to find
people who actually care about others. |
Tim
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