"No, life cannot be understood flat on a page. It has to be lived; a person has to get out of his head, has to fall in love, has to memorize poems, has to jump off bridges into rivers, has to stand in an empty desert and whisper sonnets under his breath... We get one story, you and I, and one story alone. God has established the elements, the setting and the climax and resolution. It would be a crime not to venture out, wouldn't it?"

--Donald Miller

Remember Who You Wanted To Be...

Thursday, October 7, 2010

"Remember Who You Wanted To Be"

It came from a bumper sticker that one of my professors saw while driving to work. In the midst of all the politician-bashing, religion-slandering, and honor roll bragging, this bumper sticker takes us back to nostalgia, back to Neverland where we could be pirates and Indians and Captain Hook would never win as long as Peter Pan was around.

I remember believing I could talk to animals.

I remember waiting anxiously for the day my superhero powers would come in.

I remember wanting to be a zookeeper, a CIA agent and Robin Hood combined when I grew up.



What did you want to be when you were little?

If you could do anything in the world, regardless of schooling and income, what would you do today?

1 comments:

Cathleen said...

I remember swinging as high as I could and imagining I could fly.
Today, I would fly.

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