Isn't it obvious that the world had waited so much to be rocked by the motion pictures of breaking dawn from the time it was announced? I watched the crowds yesterday, while waiting in queue at the ticket counter of the Cinema and my thoughts turned to the author of this work. And I asked the question I have always asked about J.K Rowling's Harry Potter Series and why it became such a success. Stephanie Meyer and J.K Rowling have left a great impact on youthful minds. The curious thing about these two works is that they started simply, like a journey from nowhere; they started just too simply in the heart of the ordinary. But it was a journey that was about to shape heroes they couldn't fathom and bring fame and success to myriads of others.
Stephanie's journey started with a simple dream, like the kinds all have have. I bet you must have had such dreams like you would not even want to wake from them. Here is the lesson. She let the dream speak to her. She listened, and as she did, a new world opened before her... At that moment, she simply knew one thing: she had to work on that dream. It was a call, gentle and discreet at the same time. It was a call to the unknown. She followed it, daringly. She started writing the story that was to affect many people. Had she known it at the time, I wonder what she would have felt! That was how it started with Stephanie Meyer, but J.K Rowling success story also begins in a very curious way. On a train from Manchester to London, the idea of writing a story about a poor wizard boy coming to terms with himself suddenly hits her like a clarion call while she loused in the train. "The idea for Harry Potter simply fell into my head." She says. And thus began the journey that was to enrich the world with beautiful literature. Ordinary sparks becoming extraordinary through the strain of genius!
There is a Stephanie Meyer and a J.K Rowling in each of us. There is a story in each of us that can ennoble the world. I have heard many people say that they regret not having followed an inspiration that came to them at one moment in life. You do not need anything dramatic to start the journey of enriching your life. All you need is to dream awake, as Meyer did. Listening to the signals of life is important, working on them is what transforms us. We all have dreams and moments when life speaks to us with an eloquence that leaves no doubt that there is something in the way. Such moments aren't dramatic, we might only feel a nudge in the heart, an evading whisper that seems like a distraction. It may need courage, it may need time and discipline to dwell on a dream. Whether it fails or it becomes a success, it always changes us and shapes our lives and those of others. If you won't follow the spark in yourself, you may as well do it for others. Your dream may be the only door others may use to enter into life.
Stephanie's journey started with a simple dream, like the kinds all have have. I bet you must have had such dreams like you would not even want to wake from them. Here is the lesson. She let the dream speak to her. She listened, and as she did, a new world opened before her... At that moment, she simply knew one thing: she had to work on that dream. It was a call, gentle and discreet at the same time. It was a call to the unknown. She followed it, daringly. She started writing the story that was to affect many people. Had she known it at the time, I wonder what she would have felt! That was how it started with Stephanie Meyer, but J.K Rowling success story also begins in a very curious way. On a train from Manchester to London, the idea of writing a story about a poor wizard boy coming to terms with himself suddenly hits her like a clarion call while she loused in the train. "The idea for Harry Potter simply fell into my head." She says. And thus began the journey that was to enrich the world with beautiful literature. Ordinary sparks becoming extraordinary through the strain of genius!
There is a Stephanie Meyer and a J.K Rowling in each of us. There is a story in each of us that can ennoble the world. I have heard many people say that they regret not having followed an inspiration that came to them at one moment in life. You do not need anything dramatic to start the journey of enriching your life. All you need is to dream awake, as Meyer did. Listening to the signals of life is important, working on them is what transforms us. We all have dreams and moments when life speaks to us with an eloquence that leaves no doubt that there is something in the way. Such moments aren't dramatic, we might only feel a nudge in the heart, an evading whisper that seems like a distraction. It may need courage, it may need time and discipline to dwell on a dream. Whether it fails or it becomes a success, it always changes us and shapes our lives and those of others. If you won't follow the spark in yourself, you may as well do it for others. Your dream may be the only door others may use to enter into life.
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