The audio piece that I evaluated last week was on a book
called Jepp, Who Defied The Stars. Written
by Katherine Marsh, it’s a tale about a dwarf named Jepp who is offered a job
working in a Palace as a court dwarf. Unknowing to Jepp, a court dwarf is more
of a comedic act and one who provides entertainment. Jepp, embarrassed and
upset, sets out to find a better life for himself and tries figure out the true
meaning of what it would be like to be something more. From this book one can
easily learn how to find motivation to better their lives even if it’s out of
their comfort zone.
The question that I
wanted answered was if anyone would ever be able to actually do this, if there
was a person with enough ambition to go out and start over completely. I asked three different people, all in completely
different age groups.
The first was Andy, a four year old child whom I babysit,
his response was, “If I was a dwarf and being made fun of I-I’d go out a get
all my buddies together so we could take back the castle and be dwarf kings! That
would be my new life, of course I need mommy to cook my king sandwiches.”
The second was my sister Hannah, a 25 year old grad student
from UofA, her response was, “sh*t yes I would start over. The first thing I
would do is finish college in four years instead of seven and get the hell out
of this country, far far away from you.”
I was touched by the loving words my sister gave me, but had
to move on to my third interview with my father. Having just turned 66 in October
and still working as a lawyer, my dad had one thing to say when I asked if he
would go out and start a new life: “You know what, I wouldn’t.”
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