Crayons With Dreams

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~Stacia Tauscher

This topic is something no one is willing to take seriously.

What is a crayon?

Or even better, what is a child?

I believe many people don't want to think about being a child because the world is so caught in growing up and moving on.

Moving on to what? 

Bigger and better things? 

Growing up and working the same 9 to 5 job everyday.

Growing up and driving home during rush hour thinking where did my childhood go?

Growing up thinking the way everyone else does,

working the way everyone else does, 

learning the way everyone else does.

What kind of sick twisted world are we in?

The kind where we have to learn to be like everyone else?

The kind where we can be born and be cute for  6 years of our lives then start taking on this thing called responsibility?

The kind where thinking outside of the box is unrealistic.

They tell us to make "SMART" goals in high school.

What the hell is a "SMART" goal?

All the letters must stand for something, let's skip to the letter R.

In our jacked school system the R stands for...

REALISTIC

Hmm okay?

So realistic meaning,

Doctor,

Surgeon,

Dentist,

Lawyer,

That' what the world wants to be.

That is a true definition of realistic goals.

Is it?

No.

I say screw them, 

screw the whole idea of being normal,

screw an everyday 9 to 5 job,

screw sitting in rush hour traffic!!!!!

If you want to be an Astronaut be and Astronaut,

If you want to play in the NFL, play in the NFL,

If you want to be a Cowboy be a Cowboy

 If you want to be an Actress be an Actress!!

When did becoming different be such a problem?

When did it stop being okay for you to be a yellow, blue, purple, or green crayon?

Because that imagination of that little blue crayon is something special.

Don't you ever let someone take that away from you.

Don't be worried about what you are to become..

Worry about what you are.

And are you still that little blue crayon with the dream to be an Astronaut...?

That's up to you.

Because really we are all just little Crayons With Big Dreams.