HI FROM THE WORLD OF MAGIC

      So here is a shout out from the world of magic to be found on the west coast of our great country - the original Disneyland. Visiting a grandson who is living his dream of working for Disney, here on a college internship, we have totally enjoyed the visit, though I must say that  a vacation after this would not be a bad idea! It is interesting to watch the face of a grandchild when he realizes that his grandparents cannot walk as far and as fast as they used to and cannot be the energizer bunnies anymore from 7 AM to 11 PM.

     Still, it is great to be here and with him and it is also great to realize that Disney had a great idea. This truly is a world of magic. For days, we have walked the paths and byways of both parks and the Downtown area and have yet to see any negative person. People are smiling, strolling, hurrying to make their Fastpass deadline and gently trying to persuade their little ones that perhaps Space Mountain is not the best choice and maybe the Carousel is. So why is it so magical? What makes it so?

     For almost a week we have wandered along with people of every nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, skin tone, etc. and there has not been one bit of difficulty. Strangers talk on the lines for rides or while waiting for the show to begin, exchange information for continued contact and why? Why  no animosity? Why no pushing and shoving, only "sorry" or No, you go first". And I wonder why we cannot bring this back with us and turn CV back into the magical world it too once was. truly, we have not lost it all, only strayed a bit and we can return.

     What must we do to recover this magic? First, we must recall the theme of the Musketeers  with a bit of change, a la the Newsies. It must be "One for all and none for one." Think about it. If we realize that we are all in this together, then we will all work together and if we realize that a selfish outlook of what can I get out of this, or go away and don't bother me will not work, we will realize that truly none for one is exactly right.

     We have no magic lamp with a genie and no pixie dust to sprinkle. What we do have is the willingness of so many  people to work unselfishly for the Village. What we do have is the desire to weed out the no good, the ogres and the gremlins that have turned us upside down, sprinkle the pixie dust and fairy dust of good thinking, new methods, fair play and positive attitudes, new ways of looking at thing we desire and/or need in the Village and get on with the magic of life here in CV. Together we can do this. Separate and selfishly, we cannot. Meanly and negatively we cannot. With secrets we cannot. With honesty, we can. Which side shall YOU choose?

Vote for Esther. Vote for the Term Limits. Vote for a return to Sanity