Pull that book from the window sill, open it
there is that quote that always moves you, share it here
and then use it in a creative way.
- The wolf's eyes sparked green as if he were laughing deep inside. "Foolish boy," it snarled, "don't you know anything about Fantastica? It's the world of human fantasy... it is created in the mind of a human. Therefore it has no boundaries." ... "Why is Fantastica dying?" ... "People have begun to lose their hopes and forget their dreams and so the Nothing grows stronger... it's the emptiness that's left. -
-Michael Ende, The Neverending Story
"What shall we be today?"
The boy asked the empty space
"How about an Arabian rider
winning in a race!"
"No, you're right." He sighed and slumped,
"We've done that just last week.
Maybe we could be adventurers
with an ancient treasure to seek!"
"Or pirates on the search for gold
a-plundering we shall go!
Or perhaps we'd be better off as Knights
slaying dragons in the snow!"
The boy stared at the empty space
and felt sadness as never before.
His perfect friend once sat there
but the boy couldn't see him anymore.
Time had forced him to grow up,
dismissing dreams he had as a boy.
The loss of childlike wonder
and hope had left an empty void.
Now his mind was full of budgeting,
family fights, and looking for jobs.
as his imagination, lost and lonely,
sits in emptiness and sobs...
People with no dreams and hopes
are easy to control
Don't ever forget your childhood
because imagination conquers all!
Cynthia Smallwood
February 23, 2009
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