"I'm Batman, you are Robin, and that guy over there is the bad Spiderman."
This direction was given to me by a child no older than six years old. His name is Tommy and according to this extraordinary imagination, we all had to pull our supernatural powers together to defeat the bad guy. As if pretending had nothing to do with it, we all sprang into action.
At one point I crossed the line of my role as Robin but this Batman was sure to put me in my place. "What do you think you're doing?! Robin can't fly like Batman, that's what I do! " he said.
Luckily everything worked out in the end and the evil Spiderman was defeated by the great power and strength of Batman and Robin. Although I had stepped out of my boundaries a few times "Batman Tommy" assured me that I had done a good job of helping win, but to work on my powers for the next time.
Looking back on this adventure I come to the recurring conclusion that kids are some of the best actors around, except to them what is acing is much more than something you pretend to be--it is what you are.
The "big kid" lesson that I take away from this experience is that if you handle every situation, no matter how small it may be, with great conviction and dedication then there is no way success will not be in store. Even if you're not the best sidekick in the world, you can always work on it and improve for the next time around.
As long as you do your best and never give up, you're the best super hero in the world.
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