Guardian Angels?

We're told that everyone has a guardian angel -- some one or some being who watches over them during difficult or dangerous times. Your guardian angel could be a recently passed ancestor, some ancient clansman ensuring the growth of his kinfolks over the centuries, a supernatural being, or perhaps just a schizophrenically induced voice inside your head.

Rai, however, has protectors of a very different kind. His protectors are real, they are strong, they are heroes and every night Rai sleeps protected by them. Thank you Great-Auntie Gayle for the wonderful Batman blanket. Homemade and enjoyed for two decades by one family, it is now in our family and will be greatly enjoyed by Rai if not more by his Papa. And thanks to your Grandma who gave you that Superman figure.

It's never too early to believe in guardians, protectors and heroes. Maybe that's why superheroes are such an enduring part of our culture and have persevered for six decades despite so many other changes. Your Papa can't wait to read the latest Batman sagas to you.