Thursday, January 17, 2008

It's A Small World After All


We went to Disneyland this week to escape the realtor caravan.  We've only been once before and "It's A Small World" was closed.  This time, we raced there first, and fortunately it was open.  
What a treat that ride is.  And what a fantastic message to our little (and big people) it conveys.  Going through each world seeing different ethnicities and cultures on sweet little singing dolls (albeit cliche) somehow gets me teary-eyed.  

It kind of reminds me of John Lennon's "Imagine."  For those of you who need a reminder (sorry in advance, it *will* get stuck in your head...)

Written by: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
It's a world of laughter 
A world of tears 
It's a world of hopes 
And a world of fears 
There's so much that we share 
That it's time we're aware 
It's a small world after all 

There is just one moon 
And one golden sun 
And a smile means 
Friendship to ev'ryone 
Though the mountains divide 
And the oceans are wide 
It's a small world after all.

How true is that?  So simple.  So beautiful.  The ride serves as a reminder that children of the world will always seek global peace.  

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I really don't like it's a small world after all because the song is very annoying! I almost fainted when you talked about John Lennon because I LOVE John LENNON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Misty said...

Simple and true, I agree, and YOU, my dear, are a doll. Thank you for the gentle reminder today.

Ice Cream said...

I'm so glad to FINALLY hear someone else admit the like that ride. It was always my favorite as a kid and I still have a soft spot in my heart for it.