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For the past week I have been babysitting for my mom's friend's little boy. He is about four years old and in kindergarten. I just babysit him for a couple hours while his mom is at work. I do homework with him and we read a lot of books. I brought him the book, The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. It is one of his favorite books now and I have to read it to him every day! The Lorax is also one of my favorite books because it is such a timeless story. I checked and it was published in 1971 and the lesson about pollution and greediness is just as relevant today as it was in 1971, maybe even MORE! But, sorry, Dr. Seuss we still have not learned. I just realized how powerful this story is today when I reread it to him for the fifth time (yeah took me five times to get the true message?) and I was inspired by this quote:

"...the word of the Lorax seems perfectly clear. UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. "

That quote is basically my whole motto in life. I live by that meaning. Whatever I do in the future, I want to care a whole awful lot so something will get better, no matter what it is. I love being inspired by books, especially children's books. Reading all the children's books lately make me feel like I want to be a children's book author because they pack such meaningful messages in such simple language. It really is not complicated. By rereading some of my favorite classic books from my childhood, I am finally able to understand what was the real message--not just the happy ending or the pretty pictures.

Hope everyone will live and learn by that message. DR. SEUSS is the BEST! P.S. I just felt like a double posting today because I wanted this message to stand out more than just my blogging about myself and what I have been doing.

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