Penelope Wong
Author
- June 23, 2021
- 5:00 pm
The Value Of Insignificance
“someday i want to be a superhero,
like the ones i see on tv, on the big screen,”
a young boy tells me
someone who ought to be remembered
one of the giants upon whom humanity stands on,
a strong man with great power
who’ll save everyone he can
i suppose that kind of ideal person was what he meant
“that’s where you were wrong,” i reply
thinking that power comes from sheer strength alone?
that it can manifest wholly in one individual?
i tell him, “the true heroes are the little ones
who collectively carry the weight of the world on their backs
who don no cape nor hold superhuman powers”
they’re simply clothed in the working man’s attire
you have to realize that you aren’t the big hero nor the giant
you’re simply one of the little ones and will remain to be
but it doesn’t mean that there’s no hope
power is rooted in your numbers
you, as well as all of the little ones out there
by using your collective voice to change and do what needs to be done
the people above, in time, will realize that they are nothing without us propping them up
i continue, “we are minuscule, merely a speck”
barely leaving an imprint upon the winding course of our history, our existence
because of this fact, one can feel and act without remorse
knowing that individual actions will not change the world
these words sound bleak
but still, i find solace in them
“you, young boy, have to come to terms with our insignificance as an individual
and rejoice in being part of the multitude”
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