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I always wondered why super heroes had secret identities.

You'd think that at first they'd want to be noticed. They'd be like the 20 year old movie star that thinks it's cool to be noticed by people on the streets. They don't mind when people ask for their autograph because that means they're "famous". It's not until much later that they learn to hate the paparazzi and the simple people who follow them around and take pictures of them with their phones.

So I would think that a young Spiderman wouldn't want to wear a mask. It'd probably improve his vision....plus it'd make him famous, and isn't that what it's all about?

Jesus had this problem. Several times I read in the Gospels that Jesus would heal someone and then tell them not to tell anybody. I always thought this was strange. Apparently Jesus knew something that most 20 year old movie stars don't - it's pretty hard to get around town when the crowds are so deep that "they almost crushed him". After I read through the Gospels a few times, I noticed that the people tended to tell others that Jesus had healed them....and then Jesus would have to leave town because the crowds were so crazy. If only we could get this message out to the 19 year old impending movie stars.