Every day, I become depressed knowing that such epic adventures only exist in our minds, that they were never real, nor will they ever be real. The knowledge of knowing that our we might never have the same experiences of those in these tales we create, tears at me. Knowing I might never be a hero, a someone. I would lay down my life for a single moment of glory. To have an adventure, or being known through time as a hero. I could then greet death as a man at peace. But...knowing maybe one day if I don't take any course of action, I will have almost no impact on the flow of time... it haunts me. That I will be forgotten after I die if that's the case. I suppose we will all even fade away after our time has passed, but... even the world's great leaders have been remembered and admired throughout history. To have that recognition as a hero. Who wouldn't want to be one?
I know I shall die. Maybe not as a legend like in anime, not as the greatest mecha pilot in the universe, not as a hero for fun who defeats all his foes in one punch, but as a nobody. The best my life will have is my friends, my family, my health, and a way to escape. Games, books, movies, they all give me a way to not live one life, but to live many. These things allow me to leave this world and slip into the body of a knight, a spy, a space marine, or an apocalypse survivor.
My words are this; Allow yourself to live more than one life before you pass, but do not lose sight of this life. Though we shall not have the influence of a world leader if we aren't strong enough to take action, We shall have the influence on the people around us, and we shall not be remembered as a bump on history among the billions, but a legend through our family and friends. Through them, we shall live on. Forever. Would you want to die as a nobody? Of course not.
We may not be those iconic characters we admire so much in fiction, but don't get the wrong idea- These boundaries shouldn't be the one suspending us from moving forward. We can go beyond. Nothing limits your mind except yourself.