"It happens to most humans, that moment when things they believed in as children become silly fantasy." ~Elle's Magical Books. In Elle's Magical Books, Elle's books get cursed by an evil fairy. Besides the lessons of forgiveness, family, and friendship, there is another theme explained best in the book's dedication: This is dedicated to anyone who dares to dream big and keep their imagination alive. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed so don’t waste your time waiting to grow up before you reach for your dreams. This is also dedicated to the young at heart. Age doesn’t define how far your imagination can take you. Have fun and ignore the year you were born. I recently heard a podcaster say telling your child to dream big was the worst advice. He said life is hard and you need to be able to pay your rent. He said dream small—accomplish big. Where do big accomplishments start? With ideas, dreams, and imagination. I agree life is hard and we should find a way to pay our bills.
I like to say, "Dream big and work hard," because it takes hard work to create a book, write a song, or paint a masterpiece, but if people only worked hard and took dreams out of the process, life would be dreadful—creativity would be squashed. Times are tough, but even dreaming of better days while working your butt off can keep you motivated. I don’t live to work. I work to live. All the amazing inventions, innovations, and creations that bring joy came from people who dared to dream. I know we can't all be famous authors or musicians. I know sometimes we work regular everyday jobs to pay our bills. I wasn't raised to throw caution to the wind and ignore responsibility while pursuing a fantastical dream, but if books have taught me anything, you can enjoy life. Don't wait until you retire, have lots of money, or feel like you've arrived at some lofty position to write that book or go on that vacation. There may come a day when you can't. Work hard, but take time to breath, laugh, and read for the fun of it (not just to learn). In Elle's Magical Books, they read about Narnia, the Polar Express, and about a girl named Anne Shirley, who had a wonderful imagination. In each of the books, they realized when children became adults they no longer visited the magical destinations. Why? Because adults forget to dream big. I refuse to say dream small, but rather, dream big and work hard.
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