Embrace What You Resist

Sometimes we reject our own talents. Be patient with yourself – some comic super heroes also initially rejected their unique gifts. “The Thing” comes immediately to my mind.

Before “The Thing” became “The Thing”, he was part of a team on a scientific mission to outer space. During that voyage, they were all bombarded with cosmic radiation, which resulted in the super powers that made them the “Fantastic Four.”

Some heroes have two identities – the one in which they look totally normal and blend in with society, and the one in which they are wearing their super hero suit.

“The Thing” transformed into a grotesque, huge, stoney looking character that looked that way all the time.

Over about 50 years of comic books, this character struggled with seeing the positive aspect of his abilities, because he felt ashamed by his appearance and struggled with his new identity for many comic book issues.

In the movie “The Fantastic Four”, The Thing also struggles, but relatively quickly gets to the epiphany where he embraces and even chooses his appearance as “The Thing” to help his team defeat Dr. Doom.

As is the way with superheroes, The Thing’s embrace of what he resisted sprung from compassion. He was in a unique position of being the only one who could help, and he put the lives of others above his own self interests.

Remember the Thing, and take a look at your own motives. Something you are rejecting may be exactly what will save someone else’s life.

by Fantastic Frank Johnson
Author of “From Flawed to Fantastic”

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