Wonderful Works

Good morning, God, and thanks much for this new day!  I have many hours stretching out ahead of me to work with, to accomplish new things, to learn new things, to share things that I've learned throughout my life.  I thank you in advance for these chances, and I hope that I'm able to take advantage of them and use them in the best ways possible.

In our classes, we've just finished To Kill a Mockingbird, a wonderful novel with an amazing narrator/main character.  I'd like to thank you for works like these in my life--novels and poems and stories and songs that are more than just entertainment--they're works that teach us, that make us feel more than we felt before we came across them, that remind us of our humanity and the many traits that comprise that humanity--our compassion and our love and our sense of unity.

I'm very fortunate that I'm able to bring such works to students, too, and I thank you for that.  Sharing these works opens their minds and their hearts, and allows me to expand their worlds a bit with ideas that they might never be exposed to otherwise.  To Kill a Mockingbird allows me to teach about love and compassion and the effects of prejudice, not just the plotline of the book or the characters.  Everything works together in the book to create a world that students can step into, not just look into.

I really do appreciate such books.  I wish I could write books like them.  It's okay that I can't, I suppose--my work lies elsewhere, right?  No matter what my work or my abilities, though, I know that I'm grateful that other people have created works that are amazing reminders of the beauty and wonder of this world of ours.

A response:

You're welcome, though I don't take credit for those works.  Many, many people find themselves with adequate talents and in ideal situations for writing amazing works, yet they choose not to do so.  The writers themselves deserve the credit for taking risks, making the effort, and putting themselves out there.

As far as your works go, keep working on it.  You may be surprised what you find coming out of your mind and onto the paper.  You certainly have a rich enough background to share with others--the question is whether you'll do so or not.