Who Is Your Superman?

           Do you have a real life Superman in your life?  How about a Batman or maybe a 
  Spiderman? I do.  My super-hero is my grandpa and even though he doesn't run around 
  in red and blue tights and a cape, he possesses the same qualities every other super hero
  possess.  Of these qualities, respect, responsibility, and belief in God, I believe, are the
  three most essential that my grandpa represents.

            You can't be a super-hero unless you impact another person's life.  This is a feat
  my grandpa has accomplished.  He has instilled these qualities inside me, which has 
  impacted my life more than any other person. Of these qualities, respect was the first
  taught to me.  At a young age, he taught the essentials needed to have proper respect for
  authority figures.  Many examples have been made of this, but one in particular sticks in
  my mind still to this day.  I used to take piano lessons, and to practice, I would go to my
  grandparent's house to use their piano because I did not have one.  Well, my mom was
  telling me to do something, and even though I do not remember what she was telling me
  to do, I remember being extremely disrespectful to her.  The next thing I know my
  grandpa was running down the stairs and got in my face to make sure a correction was
  made.  Remembering times such as this, I incorporate such essentials into my daily life,
  which produces astounding results from teachers and elders.

           The second and most important quality set in my mind was the belief in God.  My 
  grandpa's childhood was very rough.  He was constantly on the move, changing schools
  many times.  The only thing that was kept constant in his life was the love shared 
  between his siblings and parents.  Through this love, a new love fostered - a love for
  Christ.  This is how I believe my grandpa's belief in God a\came about.  As he reached 
  adulthood, he seemed to lose touch of his religion, but, as a strong testament to the power
  of God's love, my grandpa found his way back into the arms of Christ.

            Every Sunday that I can remember, my grandpa was seen outside in my driveway
  honking away at his horn, making sure I went to church and kept my faith strong.  This
  struck me as an extreme sign of responsibility.  No one ever made my grandpa come to 
  my house on those Sundays to pick my family and myself up; he did it because of his
  love for us.  This is the way I hope to live my life - just the way he and my grandma live     
  theirs.  Through his example, I have learned how to be a responsible young adult.

             The impact these three very important qualities has had in my life is
  indescribable.  Not only has it made my life a lot better, but also the lives of my family
  members and friends.  But I am only human, and, as with every other human, I stumble
  and fall in the path of life.  Even though I do not represent these qualities like I should,
  they are always and always will be in my mind and in my heart.  So with these teachings
  my grandpa has so willingly taught me, he is worthy of nothing less than the title of hero
  and will always be considered so in my heart and in the hearts of so many others. 
  Thank you so very much grandpa.