Superman Doesn't Have Anything On Us.

When I first interviewed for my counseling position at Forest Home, there was a question asked by my boss, Cyndie. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
Some said flying, some said super strength, speed, invisibility, or one of my favorites: teleportation. Teleportation would probably be my second choice, while my first choice is by far the greatest superpower (and a real one at that) given to mankind. Love.

If I could have the power to love, I would be set.

Super strength sounds great, I could lift cars, and impress ladies with my big muscles. I could sneak around and be a part of great Ocean's 11 style heists, if I had the superpower of invisibility.

But if I could love, I would be set.

Let's just take a moment to survey the power that love has. Closely rivaled only by fear, Love is the greatest, and most driving emotion in human history. It has driven some of the greatest historical movements of all time, and it should be the driving force behind more of them today.

In terms of romantic love, it has the power to turn cynics into poets. Love has the power to make the impossible the constant, and the constant spontaneous. It has the ability to soften the hearts of the coldest rulers, and make conquistadors sacrifice cities of gold.

And oh, when she has this power, she has this power over you. The bible tells us that the man will lord over his wife, and she will submit to him. But in my past experience, when she has this power, you can't help but to submit. She turns your world upside down, in the most pleasant way possible. You can't help but to send flowers, buy chocolate, make dinner, and do the dishes. You can't help but to let her sleep in, so you can come back with coffee and breakfast in bed. Some might call it manipulation, or a curse. I call it a superpower. The greatest gift given to mankind.

How can you prove the existence of such a superpower? It's clear with super strength, or teleportation, or flying. You just do it, and show people. Extremely easy to prove. However, with Love, how do you separate it from just attraction, or infatuation? How do you tell if you love someone, or love the idea of them?

Well, let me submit to you that you're the only one that can know for sure if this superpower exists in you. It's not something you can outwardly do to make it clear to others. Even though it can inspire great deeds of extravagance, those could very easily be misconstrued as something else entirely.

There's only two people in the world you need to prove it to. Yourself, and the most beautiful girl in the world. And as soon as you're sure of it, go to every length in the world, in the universe to prove it to her. And I know you can, Superman doesn't have anything on you.