lessons from harold.

Have you ever read Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson? It's one of those classic children's books where the main character, Harold, creates a world of his own using his purple crayon. It's pretty sweet and simple.

As a little background, I'm actually reading this book for one of my classes (one of many books this term) and while trying to think of a response to this book, the saying "the world is what you make it" immediately came to mind.  Harold wanted to go for a walk, so he created a path to walk on. Harold wanted a forest, so he created one. Harold wanted his bed, so he created one.

And I think Harold has a good point. A very good one at that.  The little boy made me realize that if I want something, I need to pursue it. I need to make it happen.

Is it weird that I learned something so deep from a little fictional character? Yeah, probably.

But you knew I was weird a long time ago, right?