I've been searching for something to believe in! Something that is grounded in reality. Something that promises a "sunny future".
Some people believe in baseball. It is a tradition that has 150 years of history. It has heroes of long ago. Today it has modern day steroid monsters. The Brewers charge $5.00 for a hot dog. It takes $200 to take a family of 4 to a ball game. Nope, nothing to believe in here.
Perhaps I could believe in the new Obama administration. Whoops, North Korea just shot off a intercontinental ballistic missile. It might reach the U.S. and blow up one of our cities. Our leaders shrug their shoulders and profess we need to love our neighbors (didn't the 1970's have their flower children). Nope, nothing to believe in here either.
Maybe the new stimulus package has promise (so far it ain't working for me). Bridges to nowhere? Building art museums in the desert? The list of boondoggles is long. Nope, nothing to believe in there either.
It dawns on me that the Easter Bunny might be safe to believe in. They are cuddly little creatures capable of laying Easter eggs, spewing out chocolate bunnies and putting smiles on the faces of little children everywhere. Now there is something to believe in.
The lesson Grasshoppers is that there is always something of substance to attach your dreams to. Until you prove different, the Easter Bunny is the most promising figure on the horizon. I get first dibs on the long ears of the chocolate bunny.
Have a hip hoppity day!
Love,
Dad