My favourite defence...

My favourite scene in spiderman 2 is that part where after spiderman stops the train from crashing and saves the lives of a million innocent people he lies flat on the floor with his mask off and there's a crowd of people hovering over him and staring at the person who just saved all their lives. And out of the blue, this random person goes: he's just a boy...

Yes he's just a boy, barely of age. And if u watched the movie, that's exactly how spiderman felt. I'm just a boy. I just wanna study, get a degree, go out with the love of my life and be at peace with the world.

If you think this applies only to boys, think again...

Julia Roberts in that movie where she's a famous movie star and Hugh Grant is this shackled owner of a bookshop. I believe it's called Nottinghill but I can't really remember. There's this scene which I'm sure struck a chord in many female hearts. Where Julia with her lanky legs, perfect face and brilliant smile goes I'm just a girl, as opposed to some bigshot movie star. Just love me the way u'd love any other girl. (Of cos all eyes roll, ure not just a girl, Julia.)

The idea is appealing. I'm just an ordinary person. Nothing special. Don't expect me to save the world or look good all the time.

It definitely appeals to me. I just wanna eat my eggs in peace and sleep my ordinary sleep. I'm not even being demanding.

Of course, sometimes there are people who come along whom everyone else thinks is just a boy/girl but themselves beg to differ.

When David wanted to go fight Goliath, King Saul said "don't be ridiculous! there's no way u can go against the Phillistine. YOU ARE ONLY A BOY... 1 Sam 17:33. But guess what? The boy defeated the giant.

Much as I like my favourite defence, I guess more often than not, it's not who I am but who my God is that matters.