If I ever had the chance to choose a superpower, I wouldn’t go for something like flying, time-travel, or invisibility. I would choose the ability to read minds—but not the minds of everyone around me. That would be overwhelming, chaotic, and frankly exhausting. Most of what fills people’s minds comes from their own experiences, biases, and day-to-day noise—nothing I need to carry around on my shoulders.
But there’s one mind I would want to understand. Just one.
The woman I’m trying to build my life with. The woman around whom my days quietly revolve.
She’s not someone who easily shares everything on her mind. She keeps a lot inside, sometimes out of shyness, sometimes because she’s still figuring things out for herself. And that’s okay—it’s part of who she is. But if I could understand what she’s thinking, it would help me be a better partner to her.
Here’s a photo of Superman — the most powerful being in the universe. He can crush villains without breaking a sweat. But when it comes to understanding Lois Lane’s feelings? He’s helpless.
I don’t want to be Superman.
I want to be the kind of person who may not have superpowers, but knows how to be a hero by caring for the one I love.
Love is the closest thing we have to magic.
I want to know what she worries about, what makes her happy, and most of all, what’s behind the moments when she’s upset or distant. Knowing her perspective would help me understand when I’ve truly done something wrong, or when all she needs is reassurance or kindness.
I also know there would be thoughts that would be hard to hear—doubts, fears, questions about whether being with me is the right choice for her. But I wouldn’t blame her for those. To be honest, I often wonder how I got lucky enough to have her in my life. I would choose to focus on the thoughts that help me love her better, not the ones that fuel my own insecurities.
At the end of the day, this power wouldn’t be about control or answers. It would be about connection. About creating a space where she feels seen and cared for, even when the words don’t come easily.
And maybe, just maybe, it would help me make her laugh a little more and worry a little less.
The best part of this superpower is, we can actually obtain that. With the right combination of patience, understanding, and perseverance, we can all achieve this superpower to become the hero their loved ones deserve.
Btw, if I ever pull this off, I just want to be her everyday superhero who looks like this(yes, I’m a cat person)…
