My Heroes

Spiderman:
I’ve chosen Spiderman as one of my heroes based on the two recently released movies I’ve seen. I, of course, don’t aspire to be Spiderman, but I like the qualities he was given in the movie.
“With great power comes great responsibility” was one of the themes in both movies. I appreciate that sentiment and admire that Spiderman took that to heart. He was just a kid with awesome super powers and he could have done anything with them. He could have just used them to benefit himself but he chose to use them to help others. In addition, he sacrificed the love he felt for Mary Jane because he didn’t want to risk endangering her welfare-what self-control! This is a quality I am lacking and find very admirable.


Stephen King:
I’ve only recently become an SK fan…as some of you know, I am a writer. His memoir, On Writing, comes highly recommended to us novices from established writers. And this was the first SK book I read. I like the strength and character in his voice. An author’s voice most often separates him from the ordinary…
I read about how SK received rejection after rejection and kept writing. The ability to cope with rejection is also an important qualifier for successful writers. I also took note of how he relayed some of the most painful moments in his life with deft and without a trace of bitterness…but I really fell in love with him when I came across the passage that said:
“Whatever you do, do not come to the blank page lightly. This is writing dammit!” In my blog I “talk” a lot about what writing means to me and how it is much more than an occupation or a means for recognition--I am always elated when I hear that some writers still respect the craft, considering the horrible, horrible books that are being published and read….I could bore you all with more, but I won’t…

My Aunt:
My great-aunt raised me and I was a handful to say the least. She got custody of me before I was 1 years old, while in tumultuous marriage, pregnant with her second child and coping with her young daughter who was dying of cancer. Words cannot express the strength and perseverance this woman emanates. I have never met anyone like her and probably never will…I think she did a fine job raising me and her son alone while caring for her sick mother. She is the youngest of ten children who took on that responsibility. Sometimes she worked more than one job and slept four or five hours so that she could take care of her family and she even had time to bake cookies on the first day of school. In my eyes, she is one of the greatest people who has ever lived.

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