We all have super active imaginations as children. Maybe that’s why we get scared so easily when we’re younger.
After seeing Toy Story
when it first came out, I was terrified of my American Girl doll, because I was
convinced she was real. Granted, I was six years old, but gosh darn it, I was
scared!
What scared you as a
child? Are you still scared of this, or is that terror a thing of the past?
In the musical, “The Last Five Years,” there’s a song about a talking clock who gives an old, deserving man unlimited time. He uses it to create a beautiful dress, and as the hours go backwards, he gets younger and younger. The song ends with the man proposing to a young woman, who then wears that dress at their wedding.
Kind of a nice sentiment,
don’t ‘cha think?
Imagine that you met the
talking clock and now had unlimited time. What is something that you would love
to accomplish that maybe you’ve always wanted to do, but never had the time
for?
Imagine that future you arrived out of nowhere to have a conversation with you. Your life is coming closer to some big events (such as prom, senior trip, and graduation!) and older, wiser you wants to offer some advice, whether it be about those events, adapting to life after high school, or some type of other advice/comments.
What would both of you (literally) talk about? Do you think you'd trust future
you, or rather not listen to what you have to say?
