Out of the blue today, I recollected He-Man, one of my
favorite super heroes from my childhood days. I remember waiting desperately
for the episodes of He-Man. I used to love it. I remember how Prince Adam
raising the sword would proclaim, "By the power of Gray skull.......... I
have the power!" and get transformed into He-Man. Prince Adam was depicted
as lazy and cowardly; however, He-Man to the contrast was shown as courageous
and all powerful.
During my childhood days, I was just excited to see all the
action and drama in the cartoon series. Today when I try to look at He-Man, a
totally different perspective emerges. Were Adam and He-Man two different
individuals? Was the power of He-Man coming from Gray skull or the magic sword?
The answer to both these questions is, No. All power came from the belief in
the following words, “I have the power!”
All power actually lies within us. The day we realize this nothing is
difficult and nothing is impossible to achieve. He-Man was simply Prince Adam who
realized that all power lies within him. Each one of us is a potential He-Man
or She-Woman (just to ensure gender neutrality).
Even before the comic He-Man was created, there was a real
life He-Man born in our own motherland, India. He had realized that all power
lies within us. He was none other than Swami Vivekananda. I will put forth one
of his quotes here:
The day we realize our true potential which lies within us, we
will be truly powerful. We need not look for it in the external world. Just
need to connect to your inner voice for guidance and you will soon realize that the source
of all power is in your own heart.
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