Best of Both Worlds

If anyone out there has been near small children when the show "Hannah Montana" was on the show, then you may have heard of her song "Best of Both Worlds" where she explains how she is a regular girl during the day then at night she's a pop star singing to sold out concerts and the like. Of course, we all know as an audience that she really doesn't act this way, she is just a character on a show who only sings well because her father was a singer at one time too. Have been - Has been characters!

In her song though, she discusses the positives of having the "best of both worlds" where she can meet hundreds of famous people, dress in different fabulous ways and still be able to sing to a wide audience.
On the other hand, since her name "Hannah Montana" is fake, she can use this as a disguise and have a normal life without the concerts, the flashing lights and be a normal person without fans running up to her screaming and asking for her autograph. Eventually she takes of the guise because she wants to live just one life, but it was neat to see how she could take two different and live both lives separately.

In the old show "Alf", the alien once mentions how it was fabulous to live in a humans house because he gets all the benefits of living there and still be an alien. He is able to have many opportunities that he hadn't before (such as more food) and be able to tinker around in the family garage like he used to do on his old planet.

As a college student I've seen a variety in the 'best of both worlds.' To list a few, I've seen mothers go to college and leave their child at home with a family member and are able to enjoy a few hours as a college student. But when they return home they greet their child and are ready for a few fun filled hours before the child goes to bed.

There are other times when a social outcast is given the chance to be somebody and jumps on the chance, however when he or she returns home, they're back to being an online celebrity and doesn't come back out of the shell until another wild party arrives. Or someone is a social butterfly and enjoys the life she can lead by spending time with her friends, then does activities with her family completely different than what she does with her friends and have just as much fun.

We all have this 'best of both worlds' inside of each and everyone one of us. I think it should be called our little superheros. When we go to school or to work we are one person, but when we return home we look different. Maybe we like to go and eat lunch with friends and have a fabulous time, but when the day is done, the best part of the night is reading a book to your child just so they will go to sleep.

Or perhaps you're like me and are a college student. I attend school most of the year, being with friends and studying (of course) but when I do go home, I sometimes enjoy the solitude of being in my own room and just sitting in my comfy spot doing a crossword puzzle or a small project. And when I'm home I also get home made meals which really makes it all worthwhile.

I suggest that you find your little best of both worlds superhero and give them a try. You never know what you may find about yourself!