We are half way there!
How is it already the the last day of the first half of the year? Time does fly when you are having fun!
Let's just jump right into this month's movie: Matilda.
Matilda was born into a family that really didn't want her. She was left alone and made to look after herself from a very young age. However, Matilda is special. She was able to write her name from a baby, could ready since she was three, and make her own food since she was five. She loved to learn, and love to read most of all.
However, her parents didn't want her to go to school. See, her dad runs a car shop, and not an honorable one. He has been cheating people on the cars he sells, and he is getting stolen car parts. He doesn't want to be busted by the cops, so he has Matilda picking up all of the packages while her parents are out for the day.
However, Matilda starts going to the library when she is waiting for the parts She is able to work her way through the whole children's section in a matter of years. She loves reading anything and everything and she really wants to go to school.
When the principal buys a car from her father, her father agrees to let Matilda go to school. The only reason he agrees is because the Principal is a mean a bitter lady, who does not like children.
However, Matilda's teacher, Ms. Honey, is a wonderful person who has had a hard life growing up. She love the children that she teaches and hope that one day everything will works itself out.
Matilda learns that she has great powers of control. She can movie objects around her with her mind. She shows these powers to Ms. Honey. When Matilda learns that the Principal is actually Ms. Honey's aunt, and stole Ms. Honey's house and money from her, Matilda uses these powers to get everything back from her.
Let talk about self esteem for a minute here. The thing about self esteem is that when you are young you have in droves. When you are a kid you really don't care what anyone thinks about you at all. As we get older we start to doubt ourselves, and then when other people who doubt themselves start making comments, we start to hid who we really are.
I think there is who think we should act like and dress like, and then there is the person we deem to be acceptable to society.
Over the last few years I have really stopped caring what others think. Now, don't get me wrong I'm not totally over caring. However, I have found that if I kept worry about what other have felt, I would have no done so much in my life. I would not have found passions I have, I would not love wearing the clothes that I wear, and I can honestly say, that I love it.
I know there are a lot of things that I do are considered childish, or weird, but I have had so much fun doing them. I think that by doing the weird and childish thing it helps us to balance all the stuff we have to deal with as an adult.
Be a little childish, it could make your day brighter.
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