A
part of child hood was falling down and learning to get back up again.
Bruised
knees and scraped elbows were prominent aspect of our youth…
But
so were superhero’s.
The
occasional torn ligaments out of gymnastics class, broken bones out of football
practice, and black eyes during baseball season gave us some of our favorite
battle scares.
Though
these potentially life threatening instances consistently attempted to stop us
from doing what we loved, we brushed off the dirt, lathered our lacerations in
hydrogen peroxide, dipped our cuts in rubbing alcohol, bandaged our bruises,
put casts on our broken bones, and walked right back out into the playing field.
Luckily
our most trusted superhero’s were always there to save us from our wreckage.
Without
them, the falling child would be doomed to a life long swirl pool of damage
without the ability to ever learn to get back on their feet.
What
goes on in the body when we scrape the surface of our skin? Or when we break
bones and tear ligaments? Who or what enables us to continue with our lives
peacefully?
Homeostasis
is the stable state in which a body belongs in. Picture this as Gotham, NY when
Batman overlooks the city.
When
we cut our skin, millions of bacteria enter our body, like an army of villains
ready to invade this peaceful metropolitan.
However,
when we use Q-tips and cotton balls drenched in rubbing alcohol and apply them
to the wound soon after we injure ourselves, we keep the bacteria from spreading
into the bloodstream which would have carried this malignant force throughout
our bodies.
Here,
Batman has been signaled to help. He creates a plan, gathering all his best
weapons and strategic moves, and arrives at the sight where the villains have
commenced their destruction. He then proceeds to capture the evil villains
before they can sabotage the peaceful lives of the civilians any further.
After
we have disinfected the wound, and made sure that no other scuffs were caused,
we bandaged it up, to keep it safe from possible infection, and move forward
with our lives.
Before
Batman can call himself a true hero, he makes sure safety has once again prevailed
in the city of Gotham by warning the villains of the repercussions he will take
if they return. He then finally returns to his cabinet…
Oops!
I meant lair! Or did I?
By
now, you should have conjured up an idea of what our true Superhero’s were–
medical appliances. Bandages, disinfecting liquids, administrative objects, and
more were the real deal. They kept us from biological doom–like Batman does
Gotham.
1 billion children worldwide are living in poverty. To them medical supplies are as hypothetical as the idea of superhero’s.
22 million children die everyday due to their circumstances. A majority of these deaths are caused by unattended medical needs.
Organizations
such as Project C.U.R.E and Med-EQ enable us to be the superhero’s children
around the world need. Pocket change and donations, provide medical supplies to
those in monumental need of them.
Even
though all children fall, as it is a part of growing, they should be given the opportunity
to get back up.
I really like how you compared medical aid to heroes. I think we take for granted things such as disinfectants and bandages as we have always had access to them. It is important for us to realize that not everyone is able to receive them and that we can be someone's hero by donating to charities such as Project C.U.R.E. and Med-EQ.
ReplyDeleteI loved how you related the use of medicines to superheroes, especially Batman! This was truly a great post that nearly everyone can relate to you. It conveys your message, of helping everyone in the world to get the medicine they need, in a very relate-able way. We could be superheroes ourselves simply by making a change and supporting these various organizations through our donations or service.
ReplyDeleteThis was an interesting metaphor to follow and I like how you juxtaposed the fun idea of superheros to the darker topic of children living in poverty. This juxtaposition highlights the importance of getting these children the medical care they deserve. We have probably never considered how fortunate we are to have such an abundance of medical supplies just lying around. I like how you compared these supplies to being our superheros and took that further to say how we could become someone else's superhero through our donations.
ReplyDeleteThe metaphor you used was really creative. Your blog is always so insightful and definitely causes us to think about greater problems in the world than our own. It always puts things in perspective for me and makes me think about the world in a different way.
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ReplyDeleteThis is my first visit to your blog, but I wish I had read it sooner! I actually went through and read all of your past posts just now! The concept you address in this post is not one that I have never thought about much, it honestly just never occurred to me that this was such a big issue. But combined with you metaphor and they helpful links to the different organizations, I have a much better grasp on it. I even got chills reading your last line! Your writing style is so fun and easy to read, while still being effecting and informative. I look forward to your next post!
ReplyDeleteExcellent metaphor here! Using pictures and GIFs to supplement your description was a nice touch. However, one thing I noticed is that you limit the "change" part of the post to the last few paragraphs. It feels a little bit like an afterthought, which is striking since every other post on this blog does a great job of putting charitable causes front and center, which gives it impact. However, I think this post had impact as well, and was really enjoyable to read while also calling some attention to what we can do to help. I guess a little change isn't a bad thing.
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