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What If I Could Have ANY Superpower?

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What If I Could Have ANY Superpower?
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I always wanted to be invisible when I was younger. I guess I felt invisible a lot, by choosing to be alone a lot, so it just made sense. Being invisible meant I could spy on anyone I wanted, or I could disappear in situations that I didn’t feel comfortable. I could rob a bank, or sneak into a concert, or listen to how my friends talk about me behind my back. I always wanted to be invisible.

Then I wanted to be able to teleport. That way I could go anywhere in the world without a second thought. That could also help me out of situations that I feel uncomfortable and sneak into places and stuff. Wanting to teleport stems from me not seeing much of the world. I’ve never been off of the east coast, so if I could teleport, I would never be in the United States.

Over the years, I’ve wanted many different superpowers. There were short times where I wanted to be able to control my size, be able to talk to animals and so on. But now I just want something simpler that could do more good than those other super powers. If I could have any superpower, I would want the power to read minds.

I would love to be able to read minds for many reasons. All the little things I wonder about could be figured out easily, to start. I could tell what my friends truly think of me. I could know if someone is lying to me. I could even listen to the songs that are stuck in other people’s heads, which I think would be cool.

I would also like to read minds to help people. If someone is having a bad day, I could try to figure out what would make them happy, especially if they are like me in the “I don’t want to be a burden so I’m not going to ask for anything” way. Or if someone is acting different for some reason, I could tap into their mind to figure out what is going on. Maybe they failed a test, or lost a family member, or just woke up in a bad mood.

With the ability to read minds though, I wouldn’t want to tell people. I think it would be a lot cooler to have someone say they aren’t in a good mood and for me to ask if they want to go get ice cream, or want to talk, or whatever it is they think about that would make them happy rather than asking what would make them happy. I’ve seen people’s faces light up when someone guesses their favorite colors correctly, so I can imagine people would be pretty happy if someone surprised them with their favorite food or something without having to ask.

So I think reading minds could be really cool. I think it would make my role in life a lot easier. I could be more understanding of the people around me. Additionally, I want to be a journalist, so reading minds could be very beneficial in interviews and such. It could even save me time when it comes to finding a job or a significant other. The guy interviewing me doesn’t take me seriously? I will show him how serious I can be. The boy I’m talking to is only thinking about video games while we hang out, I don’t know if that will work out.

It could be awesome. It could be useful. It could be fun. So I wish I had the power to read minds. How about you? If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

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