First, some confessions:
Tonight is the Heroes season finale. It has eclipsed Lost on my list of favorite shows, and is coming close to bumping Battlestar Galactica off the top spot.
I currently have four Spider-Man toys littering the top of my desk, and I'm on the look for a few more (I want a symbiote Spider-Man).
If you look at the photo on my profile, you can tell I'm a geek (which is different than a nerd, but I believe only geeks understand the distinction).
OK, now that that's out of the way....
When I was 10 years old I became a fan of superheroes. Dinosaurs were so second grade, and I was moving up in the world. I would buy dozens of comic books each month and spend hours reading them. The story of the Hero - especially the underdog, the man backed in the corner and forced to act - has always captured my imagination. In my deepest longings, I want to be heroic.
The everyman (Peter Parker, John McClane, Atticus Finch, Rocky Balboa) that finds the drive to do what is right, to become the hero, that emerges from insignificant to powerful, that's the guy I want to become. The story of this becoming inspires me. They do what is right, what is needed, regardless of the cost. To them, there is no other option. They get back up. They continue.
I want my life to be like that. I want my existence to matter. I think this is where I find myself in relationship to God. I know that my real significance is found in him. When I found myself in church for the first time, I discovered this deep sense of being a part of something beyond just me. Not only did I belong, but I mattered.
Some of my friends have said that, for someone who is detailed-oriented, I sure am willing to take risks. The more I consider it, I think that I step out on faith because of this drive to be heroic. If God says go, what more information do I need? And where, really, is there a hero without conflict?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Well, that's the thing about you. YOU don't look like a geek. Except when you wear your spiderman t-shirt! I am just glad you are not a trekky!
ReplyDeleteGood thoughts Kyle, as always. Yes, You are a risk taker and I love seeing you in this position. You are so good at seeing the very best on everyone.
P.S. I enjoyed hearing about the proposal. Glad I asked! You and Erika are so cute and perfect together. And I think y'all are funny too. :)"Babe, have you seen my wallet?" HA!
Who says I'm not a trekkie? Of course, The Next Generation was the better show. I even read Wil Wheaton's blog (Wesley Crusher on the show).
ReplyDeleteI used to rock Kylie asleep to it when she was little. Anytime she heard the theme song, she would yawn (insert snide comment here).
See! I don't even know how to spell trekkie! I should have known! This changes EVERYTHING! Okay, YOU ARE a GEEK, a HUGE geek! My poor, sweet, Erika. Thank God you are not trying to do the baby room in a Star Trek theme! Those poor Sears girls. I can picture you anwsering the door when Kyle and Kat are dating and you opening the door in your Spiderman costume. Have you seen the new Time Warner commercials? I think of you every single time.
ReplyDeleteMy Pastor is a trekkie???? This is not sitting well with me. :)
P.S. Jeremy is excited about the Heroes finale!
I think if you had your way the baby room would resemble something from a comic book or sci-fi movie...God was gracious by giving Erika another girl because a boy would be a free pass for a geeky nursery! :-) I don't really know the difference between and geek and a nerd. Maybe your good taste in music and women makes the difference. I could see you and Erika on Beauty and the Geek!
ReplyDelete