Have you ever sat and watched a child in wonder? How can they know so little about the world but know SO much?
For a child, mass amounts of adventures are found in a toy box or their own back yard, and nothing exists outside of each adventure. When playing with her dollies does a little girl create a world where bills and money cause eternal stress within the dolly family? She might say, "o darn, I have to pay those bills," and then simply go on about playing, but it's never more than a simple hiccup in the game. The dolly continues to live happily ever after because that is what the little girl wishes to happen, because it is her own little dream.
I've come to realize that I've allowed myself to be stripped of my dreams simply because the world tells me that there are more things to stress about than to dream about. Are we not supposed to enjoy life to the fullest?
If you look above you will notice that I have decided to call this blog, "And Beyond". The truth is this, I have been inspired to dream again! And it's all started with a child and his vast amount of belief in superhero's, because lets face it, who wouldn't want to be a superhero or at least have one near by?
We'll call the little boy "B" for this occasion.
"Ok, B, it's time for your bath now. Lets go pick out some jamies for you ok?" B ran into his room jabbering about something that I honestly couldn't understand, and given the chance I don't know if anyone else could have either at the time. We went to the dresser where he immediately opened the bottom drawer where his pajamas were.
"Wait B, we have to pick out some undies first!" I opened the very top drawer as he watched closely to see what I would pull out. The last couple months had been a big deal because he had been potty training and "undies" were somewhat of a pride to be able to wear.
"How about these they have Lightning McQueen on them?" I held them out to B to show him the car on the back. His little nose scrunched up and snorted in guffaw, "That's not wightning!" Apparently I don't know Cars very well because with a second look I realized indeed he was right, it was NOT Lightning. "Well...Do you still want to wear them?"
"Mmm..No." He grabbed his stool so that he would be taller, in hopes of reaching his top drawer. But being three and on a wobbly stool was not a good idea and it put him nowhere near seeing inside the drawer so I pulled another pair out and asked him, "How about these?"
"No...not the huck." he gave me a look as if I had no idea what I was doing.
"The what?" I turned the undies around to see what he saw, "The gween huck."
I laughed to myself, "Oh, the green hulk," and put them also back in the drawer.
"Well B, I don't know which ones you want to wear."
"I want to wear Spida-man!" So I found some with Spiderman on them and handed them to him. Immediately he whipped the bottom drawer out and pulled out his Spiderman pajamas and then ran to the bathroom. I turned on the water as he tugged on his shirt. If only I could get so excited to put on some pajamas and take a bath!
B played in the tub for a bit with numerous toys, making sound affects and splashing. And when it was time to get out he stood on the edge of the tub.
"What are you doing! Your going to fall and crack your head." I grabbed his arm as he stood up to full height.
"To infinity, and beyond!" He jumped as I caught him in mid air and lowered him to the ground as I giggled. I wish I could still find joy in adventures of my own bath tub, or get excited just to wear my Spiderman pajamas! But who is to say that my dreams are any different from those of a three year old? The only difference is that a three year old makes his dreams and adventures come true, while I sit back and wait for mine to come true knowing that they never will. But now I know the reason they wouldn't is my fault alone! I just have to believe and make it real, make it happen!
So I have decided that I will be my own superhero, and I am going to do myself a favor and save myself from the relentless world around me that tells me reality is too important for me to dream. I WILL make my dreams come true. And this blog will be my timeline, a recollection of my adventures and the journey to them. My first goal/dream is to inspire those around me to find this in themselves. Find the the adventure you once knew, relocate those dreams and stop letting the world around you tell you that other things are too important for you to experience your dreams! Stop letting the world tell you not to live life! Spread your wings and fly! TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!!!
