A new Superman

A story around three random words: Courage, World, Fight

There is no shortage of conflict and abuse in today’s world. A shift of consciousness is at bay and with it the call for a new people. 

Over the past generations, we have assumed these types of people as superman—the super-strong guy whose body was built proof. Or maybe we think of those generals who organized the overtaking of evil forces. The all-powerful nation that could break others by flexing its military superiority. Today, however, humans are shifting.  We are noticing that superman was never that strong…he could face so much adversity because he knew he was indestructible. Little courage was required for the general to send children into battle. The new warrior of today’s world is no longer the one with special abilities or high status…

            What we see in history is not strong people. We see scared people who built up such armor that no one could dare pierce its armor. People who were scared so they built up high walls and heavy defenses so that nobody could get through. A world of hostile nations too afraid to put down their defenses. 

            True strength, true courage, lies in the ability to stand amid a historically violent past and an unknowable future. And to take off that armor. Our history of defensive and attacking nations is a symbol to fear. It is wanting to dominate to keep oneself safe. But true courage doesn’t lie in the power of picking up the sward but in putting it down. 

            This is a call to love, a call to be courageous.