Ok...today I was introduced to one of those concepts that tend to become game changing for me. I'm a sucker for little tidbits of facts that give me insight into how humanity works. Today...it came in a radio program about Disney movies.
It seems there is a template that Disney movies work from. Of course there is a princess, a prince, a villain, a sidekick, and some magical character that provides the bridge over some insurmountable obstacle. But there was one concept I had never really considered...the importance of the main character's first song.
It's called the "I wish" song
It's called "I wish" because Snow White invented the concept. The entirety of Snow White can be understood in her "I wish" song. She just wants to be with the one she loves. It's a humble and simple wish and tells us about the core of her heart.
Ariel? Her song is about adventure and and experiencing the surface world.
Quasimodo? He just wants to be with the "normal" people.
Belle? Something more than this provincial life
The concepts stretch beyond Disney of course. Dorothy sings about a life over the rainbow and Roger sings about leaving behind one great song.
We all have an "I Wish" song. It's the one we would have sang when our story began. It's almost always a song about love and adventure. It's what we were deigned to be.
Our lives are filled with obstacles that threaten our "I wish". Every story is about the wish and the things that get in the way on the way. Often the singer finds what their soul longed for, but it's not the way they imagined it (it's often better because it's more real) and it is never without scars.
So, today I'm wondering about your "I Wish" song. What was the song placed in your heart that you have been trying to fulfill since you learned the tune? Have you forgotten the words because the villain is too loud or you feel the affects of poison apples?
What is the song that creation placed in your soul?
1 comment:
wow. I LOVE this post. Especially because I am in the process of planning the next step in fulfilling my wish song. Over the summer, I finally gave myself the chance to re-dream what was placed in my heart many years ago. I realized I had put my wishes on hold to take care of everyone elses but it was time to take mine back. And the amazing thing about it is, I began to see, and am still seeing every day, God unfold the pieces for me. It just goes to show that he DOES put those wishes in our hearts for a reason. And let me tell you... I am dang excited!! =)
P.S.- thought of another good example- Simba.. "I just can't wait to be King" =)
Thanks for the encouragement...
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