Ria wrote:
Sent this to Pete and Kevin in separate emails -- thought they should know
what their "creations" have done for people, even so many years later...
> We were typing up excerpts of the graduation speeches
> from Wachusett Regional High School yesterday for publication in the
paper,
> and one girl (!!) wrote: "As children our dreams were simple, and
sometimes
> far-fetched. One day we wanted to become a fireman or even a Ninja Turtle,
> while the next day we couldn't wait to grow up and become a chef or a
movie
> star. Today we think back and we laugh; a Ninja Turtle?? That seems so
silly,
> why would we ever want to become a cartoon, especially a Turtle who lives
in
> the sewers. But we dreamed to become a Ninja Turtle because we admired
> them. They had qualities that we respected. They were superheroes, and our
> admiration for them gave us, a children, something to look forward to and
to aim
> for every day. Our dreams served to teach us simple life skills. If we had
not
> climbed out of bed each morning aiming to be like those of whom we
dreamed,
> we would have never matured into the people we are now."
>
> Hear, hear. :)
That was a beautiful speech! I actually feel a tear coming on.
Jephael
--"I like it, simple but effective!"--
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Jephael's Radical Ninja Turtle Web-Site
http://members.aol.com/Jephael/radical.html
