One of my children was not doing well this morning - I think it's a 24 hour stomach flu or something like that. Unfortunately, this required that I stay home from work today. In my time off, I was going through some old email notes and ran across the following quote:
Superman isn’t brave. He is indestructible, indestructible people can’t be brave. It’s normal people who know that they can be crushed, but do it anyway, who are truly brave.I really like the quote - it captures something that I believe is an absolute truth. Of course, proverbs and pithy statements of truth need qualifiers, but the essence of what is being communicated in many such quotes is really good information.— ANGUS
The quote got me thinking and as a Christian, I wanted to add to one's ability to act even though they know they could be crushed a few additional ingredients, namely (1) true humility; (2) genuine selflessness; (3) authentic faith in God through Jesus Christ; and (4) a general dispostion toward being realistic and yet optimistic. The order is not important but the ideals are. The quote just made me think and as I live, I pray that I can become more and more a man who reflects these ideals. I have a very long way to go - to be sure, I am very much a coward in many areas of life. Yet, the quote made me think and I invite you (if you are reading this) to feel free to ask me how it's going on my own life journey.
