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What Does Superman Mean To Me

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If there is one thing that I’d like to do with my life, it is to save people. I have never been the type of person able to pursue a career as a nurse, or a firefighter, or a police officer. I quake at the sight of blood, I would fail to give a medical shot, and the smell of hospitals makes me sick. I do not think quick enough to save someone from a fire or even a gun. I can hardly watch movies where somebody is being harmed or murdered. I would change these faults in myself by switching places with Superman for a day. Superman is somebody that everyone looks up to, he is strong and fast, noble and just. He is looked up to and revered by all because of his ability to save lives. I would like to, even just for one day, only twenty four hours

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