Writer's Block: Use Your Power
Ohh boy.
I've watched too many Heroes episodes :]
Although a lot of powers would be awesome to have, after watching Heroes and being obsessed with it, I tend to think about the consequences that some abilities would bring.
For example, time travel is obvious. The butterfly effect for one thing. You screw up even a little tiny thing and then the whole future is out of whack.
Reading peoples minds. Headaches. But more importantly, I really don't want to know what everyone really thinks of me, and not be able to do much about it.
Controlling people. I think the power would get to me.
Strength. Eh. It would be great, but not the best.
Super Speed. Better, but still not the best.
There's many, many more.
So, I'm just going to narrow it down to my top five favorite.
#5. Flying.
It can't bring harm, can't really be abused as far as I can see. How awesome would it be to just be able to escape from where ever you are and go flying? I could travel the world.
That's just what I would do for myself though.
I don't really know how it would benefit others really.
#4. Invisibility.
You can pretend that you're not there, when you really are.
Scare the crap out of people, basically do anything you want without people knowing you were ever there.
#3. Telekinesis.
Being able to move things without touching them?
Ever since I saw Matilda I've wanted to be able to flick my lamp on and off with a simple hand notion, and make all my toys fly around the room.
How awesome would that be?
The only downside to that is that you would probably become extremely lazy, not having to get up to do something.
#2. Adoptive Muscle Memory.
You can replicate any physical action after you see it be preformed.
Forget practice, all you need to do is watch something once and you can do it!
So many things could be achieved with that.
And last but not least, the power I would MOST like to have.
#1. Enhanced Memory.
Not photographic memory, no, this is much better. Anything you read or hear, you remember.
You could gain so much knowledge, help the world so much if you learned the right things.
Find the cure for cancer even.
It would be magnificent.
I've watched too many Heroes episodes :]
Although a lot of powers would be awesome to have, after watching Heroes and being obsessed with it, I tend to think about the consequences that some abilities would bring.
For example, time travel is obvious. The butterfly effect for one thing. You screw up even a little tiny thing and then the whole future is out of whack.
Reading peoples minds. Headaches. But more importantly, I really don't want to know what everyone really thinks of me, and not be able to do much about it.
Controlling people. I think the power would get to me.
Strength. Eh. It would be great, but not the best.
Super Speed. Better, but still not the best.
There's many, many more.
So, I'm just going to narrow it down to my top five favorite.
#5. Flying.
It can't bring harm, can't really be abused as far as I can see. How awesome would it be to just be able to escape from where ever you are and go flying? I could travel the world.
That's just what I would do for myself though.
I don't really know how it would benefit others really.
#4. Invisibility.
You can pretend that you're not there, when you really are.
Scare the crap out of people, basically do anything you want without people knowing you were ever there.
#3. Telekinesis.
Being able to move things without touching them?
Ever since I saw Matilda I've wanted to be able to flick my lamp on and off with a simple hand notion, and make all my toys fly around the room.
How awesome would that be?
The only downside to that is that you would probably become extremely lazy, not having to get up to do something.
#2. Adoptive Muscle Memory.
You can replicate any physical action after you see it be preformed.
Forget practice, all you need to do is watch something once and you can do it!
So many things could be achieved with that.
And last but not least, the power I would MOST like to have.
#1. Enhanced Memory.
Not photographic memory, no, this is much better. Anything you read or hear, you remember.
You could gain so much knowledge, help the world so much if you learned the right things.
Find the cure for cancer even.
It would be magnificent.