Saying Goodbye to Superman
For those of us who had to say goodbye to Superman when we realized he couldn’t actually fly, the loss hits somewhere deep inside us. As children, we see the world through hopeful eyes. Heroes feel larger than life, almost untouchable. They represent strength, goodness, safety, and the belief that somehow everything will turn out okay in the end. We grow up holding onto those symbols because they help us make sense of a world that can often feel uncertain and overwhelming. But life has a way of slowly pulling back the curtain. Sometimes it happens through disappointment. Sometimes through betrayal. Sometimes through watching someone we admired struggle under the weight of their own humanity. Little by little, the image begins to crack until we are forced to face the truth that the person we placed on that pedestal was never invincible after all. We eventually learn that even Superman has Kryptonite. Maybe it comes in the form of addiction, pride, ambition, fear, or the quiet compromis...