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| Superman: always a popular costume choice |
At the end of October, children across the country venture
out into neighborhoods donning Superhero attire, Angel outfits, and all other
sorts of costumes. As a child I always
looked forward to Halloween, the day I would march around in my homemade
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles costume (as Donatello, of course) and walk from
door to door trick-or-treating. A funny
thing would happen when I wore this costume -- I changed. While in costume, everyone expected me to
take on the persona and the behavior of Donatello and I happily obliged with
“Cowabungas”, “Dudes”, and attempts at athletic jump kicks. I had put on Donatello and the outside
changed my very thoughts, words and actions.
I was a “little Donatello” for a night, realizing a lifelong dream of
being a “hero in a half-shell.”
In baptism, we hope for a similar transformation.
