The Power of Will

Way back in 1935 a teacher named Angus Bowmer, who lived in Ashland Oregon, used to get together with his friends and put on Shakespeare plays. One year he decided it would be fun to perform his plays at the town Fourth of July celebration. He talked to town council and they loaned him $500. Angus and his friend rehearsed two plays but a few days before the Fourth, town council said that they were a bit nervous and wanted to stage some wrestling matches before the plays to offset any potential loss of the loan. Angus agreed. The plays were performed (Merchant of Venice and one other) People LOVED the plays and according to our tour director, Angus was able to make enough to not only pay back the loan but also to cover the losses from the wrestling matches. Today thousands of people flock to Ashland to see Shakespeare. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is the longest running rep festival in the nation. Dad and I loved it! Thanks Angus!
Here's a quote from a book Dad and I are reading for our annual combined book/film club - The Power of One. Doc is talking to Peekay, his seven year old student.
"Ja Peekay, always in life an idea starts small, it is only a sapling idea, but the vines will come and they will try to choke your idea so it cannot grow and it will die and you will never know you had a big idea, an idea so big it could have grown thirty meters through the dark canopy of leaves and touched the face of the sky.... When you are a young plant, [vines] are very dangerous. Always listen to yourself, Peekay. It is better to be wrong than simply to follow convention. If you are wrong, no matter, you have learned somthing and you will grow stronger. If you are right, you have taken another step toward a fulfilling life."
Love you guys - Mom/Nano