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When I tell people I\u2019m a big fan of books and TV series about superheroes, such as The Flash, Iron Man or The Avengers, they often ask why. People wonder why I don\u2019t want to read something \u2018less simple\u2019 or suggest that the TV shows are \u2018a bit childish\u2019. Apart from the fact that I don\u2019t grasp why people have a judgment on the things that make me happy, I often wonder why they don\u2019t read those kinds of books or watch those TV shows themselves.<\/p>\n

The reason why I love superheroes is because I often wish I could be one. If I were a superhero with my own superpowers, I\u2019d be able to do so much about all the \u2018evil\u2019 in the world. I know we don\u2019t have monsters in the world in the form of demons, super villains or evil masterminds.<\/p>\n

But we do have politicians wishing to reverse the progress we\u2019ve made by wanting to deport people of a different ethnicity. We have people who hate others based on their gender, race, sexuality or religion. We have countries which ban transgenders from being in the army. We have people threatening each other for the silliest reasons, such as changes in gender labelling in a store or changes in holidays for discriminatory reasons or trying to include more people in society. We have people stealing, hurting and killing other people.<\/p>\n

So there is evil in the world, but there is so much more good in the world too. People are so much more good than evil. We all have the inner power to be a good person, to be a superhero. And no, we don\u2019t have fictional superpowers. But we have other superpowers, such as compassion and love which can also make a difference.<\/p>\n

So if we all channelled our inner superhero and helped each other, perhaps the world would gradually become a better place. Because the world needs more superheroes, and I think we can all agree that we don\u2019t wish to see the world being damned to hell. So the next time I\u2019m asked if it\u2019s not \u2018childish\u2019, I\u2019ll just smile and let it be, because I\u2019m far too busy channelling my inner superhero.<\/p>\n

Rocher Koendjbiharie, masterstudent International Public Management & Policy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t

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