There I was, sitting in a chemistry lab at school, waiting in
line to heat the contents of my test tube for an experiment. I
found myself staring at the liquid inside the tube and wishing it
would just start boiling on its own. And that's the odd thing...
it did. It started boiling. Just like that!
That day, I learned that I could turn my vision into a sort of
laser beam. I can literally burn through objects just by staring
at them and concentrating a little bit. To say I was blown away
would be quite an understatement. How many teenagers do you know
of that can do *that*?!
I spent the next couple of days absolutely convinced that I was a
mutant. You have no idea what that's like! I thought my parents
would hate me and that my life was over. I was desperate to find
someone I could talk to who might understand and offer some sort
of guidance. But who can you talk to about being a *mutant*? Not
Mom and Dad for sure, this was going to break their hearts; their
eldest child was a freak! There's no one at school I would ever
consider telling a secret like this, either. So who? Superman
seemed to be the only logical choice. After all, he wouldn't be
afraid of someone like me and I figured on some level he would
probably understand what I was going through, what with him
having super powers and all that. Being different.
I think, therefore, I get bananas.
When in doubt, think about time travel conundrums. You'll confuse yourself so you can forget what you were in doubt about.
What's the difference between ignorance, apathy, and ambivalence?
I don't know and I don't care one way or the other.
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