I am Superhero !

[Thinking]

I am a fan of superheroes..hmm...

I know I know...I am not a child anymore...should live in reality than comic world...hmm...

Believe me...I don't collect comic books or study the genre and all subgenres of superheroes.

I'm just a general fan of stories involving people with extraordinary powers.

Superheroes seem to be born with their powers...or acquire it later in life.

Also...their powers are sometimes alien or chemically-induced (or supernatural) in nature...or an enhancement of their own naturally existing skills.

Like Superman versus Batman. Wolverine versus Iron Man.

On the History Channel....

Stan Lee (creator of Spiderman, X-men, among others) has a show about superhumans which explores the premise that there were (and are) people with "superpowers."

So I asked myself the question anyone who has ever read or watched a superhero story line would ask herself:

What would my superpower be?

hmmmmm....

I can move my eyes...hands...and feet at will.

And when I'm at the supermarket and I encounter those superthin...plastic produce bags that are nearly impossible to open...I make my finger moisten at will and then am able to open the bag.

And I can talk non-stop for few minutes....also I can listen to good music even for hours without feeling bored...I eat two times a day...almost every day....

Okay..okay..okay...so it's not really a fantastic superpower...hmm...unless I am powerful enough to stop a bank robbery or prevent a truck from exploding.

I can also remember details of things that I hear about or experience.

At first...I thought all my siblings had early onset of Alzheimer's because they couldn't remember all the details I remembered about our childhood.

But it turns out I just have a better memory than most people.

If I see a movie once...I can recite lines from it. If someone tells me a story about someone at a random party...I can recall all the details of that story years later.

I don't forget people I meet...so frequently...I'm in the situation of meeting people for the second time...and they don't remember me because the encounter was so brief.

I'm not sure how this "power" really helps either.

It's not that I'm a superlearner.

I remember "human" facts...like stories about people...faces...and events.

And it's not that I was great at history in high school- -in fact...I disliked history.

I think it has to do with experiencing the human facts as they happen.

Okay...okay...so I'm not going to be a superhero anytime soon.

But it's nice to think that if some interstellar...cataclysmic event occurred...hmm...

I could be.

[hillwalker]

I can see you now in your super-powers cloak and eye-mask.

Memory-woman - she never forgets! Try to tell her you remember things differently and you will suffer the consequences.

Entertaining read as always.

H

[Snowman37]

I've always thought that Wolverine (X-Men) had the best superpower. Not his claws, but his healing factor. Imagine going through life with the ability to recover from any injury, any illness. I would love that.

In regards to memory being a superpower... Instead of being the hero, imagine being the hero's go-to resource. You're superhero's super-secret-advisor. In a lot of stories, the superhero's aide can see as much action as the hero. Sometimes more!