The House of El Means Hope

I’m a HUGE Superman fan. My obsession didn’t start until I was about 15 or 16 but when it did start it was crazy! Ha ha. I had Superman merchandise everywhere. My bed sheets and comforter had Superman and the symbol all over it. I had posters and action figures. I even had a lunch box and a back-pack. Books, movies, comics, clothing, lamps, pillows, you name it – I probably had it.

I was a little crazy, but that’s how I am. I’m either all in or not at all. Some extremes aren’t bad – right? Ha ha.

When the new Superman movie was announced I was super pumped! However, I was a little worried that the legend would be changed too dramatically. So I went to the theatre apprehensively, and ended up loving it. Yes, they changed a lot of things and it wasn’t exact to the legend, but they improved it instead of messing it up.

Jor-El to Kal-El (Clark Kent): “The symbol of the House of El means hope. Embodied within that hope is the fundamental belief the potential of every person to be a force for good.”

These lines stuck out to me so much. I always knew that the ‘S’ meant hope in Krypton, but to hear it in that way really resonated with me.

“The symbol of the House of El means hope.”

Man, that’s powerful. Don’t you think?

When I was in high school and I was going through my Superman extreme phase, I had that symbol everywhere around me. I was going through a hard time mentally and emotionally. And to realize that I had the symbol of ‘hope’ around me all the time, makes me believe even more that I’m being watched over.

“Embodied within that hope is the fundamental belief the potential of every person to be a force for good.”

Every person can be a force of good. Wow, I mean that’s a lot to live up to. It’s a heavy burden. However, it gives me something to aspire to. Even though I had a rough and tough time, I can still be good. I can still be a force to be reckoned with.

I always wanted to get a Superman tattoo, somewhere. And even though I’m a huge fan, I kept going back and forth with it – until now. The house of El means hope, and even though I’m not part of the house I can still take on the symbol. Because the house of El stands on the belief that everyone can do good.

And I believe I can do good, as long as I have hope.