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| Some popular superheroes |
Apart from their powers, costumes and secrecy, most, if not
all superheroes, have a unique trademark scene. This scene is always about
them, film directors always seem to get it right by adding some mystic aura
around those scenes. This moment or experience where the superhero reaches and
draws strength from within is the theme of this post. I call those unique scenes
vantage points.
A vantage point or position can be a place, moment or
experience which offers its owner a rare chance of grasping the 'big picture'. All
Superheroes have theirs and yes! the ordinary person also has his or hers. The
problem is recognizing those points and according it the right status.
In Superman Returns, superman reveals one such vantage point; the scene where he turns his focus on the blue planet. Superman shows us that at times it is necessary that we isolate ourselves from the problem bedeviling us. I do not suggest we run like cowards, on the contrary, I am saying that we, just like superman need an isolation if we ever want to see beyond the ordinary. At times, we only need a fresh gush of air when the norm won't make the needed cut.
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| Hulk looking at Betty |
Another character worth observing is the green nuclear
abomination called The Hulk. Hulk's vantage point is Betty. Betty is his co
researcher and love. If you want to get Bruce angry, just try laying your
fingers on Betty. If you also want to calm the beast, go get 'it' his Betty. All
I'm saying is that people can become a vantage point too. For some, life has a
meaning because someone is just out there, it can be a loved person, a mentor or
even work - anything that makes life worth living is a vantage point.
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| Prof X inside Cerebro |
Professor Xavier of X-Men is my favourite. Professor
is a superb telepath; he probably has the best brain in the superhero world.
For all his gifting, Xavier still has his limits. That's where cerebro comes
in. Cerebro amplifiers his powers enabling him reach more mutants (and humans
as well). The sight of Professor X in cerebro is iconic, worth tagging a
vantage point. Anything that amplifiers you, celebrates you or makes you feel
that 'extraness' is worth calling a vantage point.
A vantage point gives you a broader view. It energizes you.
It also gives a person the chance to look inwards, into a reservoir of strength,
giving one the needed motivation to achieve more.
Take out time, reflect a little and list out those
experiences, days, persons or things that make your life worth living. A vantage
point is also something you are willing to sacrifice for. In the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen Covey, stresses that outward victories
are only manifestation of internal positive reforms. Your vantage point reflects
your internal worth-your true worth.
There is a close relationship between vantage points and life
purpose. Your life purpose is something you were born to be or do; your vantage
point is an experience that showcased that life purpose. Think of vantage
points as those eureka moments.
When you find your vantage point, cherish it. Help others
find theirs as well. We can all be fulfilled and happy if only we find what
makes us thick and what makes life worth living for.
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