I would watch movies like E.T. and Star Wars, read The Hobbit, filling my head with beautiful dreams
And the adult world would tell me, 'grow up, kid. Watch NYPD Blue. Crimes, people getting shot. That's real life.'
I would read about us landing a man on the Moon. I would read about mummies and pyramids.
And the adult world would tell me, 'grow up, kid. Watch NYPD Blue. Crimes, people getting shot. That's real life.'
Jurassic Park is real life. Dinosaurs were real. And they can't eat us, either.
Indiana Jones is real life. Pyramids and mummies are real.
Star Trek is real life. We landed a man on the Moon in 1969!
And still they would tell me, 'grow up. CSI is real. Beautiful dreams aren't real. People getting shot, that's real.'
I've seen beautiful forests. I've seen a coyote in the wild. I've never seen someone get shot.
Giraffes and elephants, landing a man on the moon. Beautiful forests. That's all real.
And that's why I thought as a kid that the adult world is stupid.
I still do.
Dream big, look for beauty and wonder!
Go out and look, and you will find it!
God loves you!
Sincerely,
David S. Annderson