Muppets Are a lot More Than Puppets

So last night Jared and I went to dinner with some friends from his work, Anya and her husband Tom. We are sitting at the Cheesecake Factory, thoroughly engaged in conversation, buttering our bread and waiting for our food, and some how the conversation falls on The Muppets and Jim Henson. Now this delighted me b/c Jim Henson was like my Shakespeare growing up. He was the creative genius behind the most fabulous group of friends any 3-35 year old could ever dream of having. Even being much older and with a much weaker imagination I adore The Muppets and all that they stand for: celebration, joy, team work, adventure, kindness, laughter, acceptance (Gonzo is married to a chicken for Pete's Sake!) and, of course, dreams! imagination! possibilities!!! Ah, I am feeling obligated to sing The Rainbow Connection, but will hold off since I am at work. I could write a paper about Jim Henson and his endeavor to reflect the goodness of the world through the most odd, unlikely, and yet very human, group of characters, but don't worry I won't start that paper today. My point...my point? Where did my point go? Ah, yes, Tom. Well, Tom (Anya's husband who is both very kind and very quirky) started to talk about Fraggle Rock (a Jim Henson classic). He just recently bought the 1st season on dvd and was doing a play-by-play of the episode they most recently watched. So first thing to share is that listening to someone recount a Fraggle Rock episode is one of the most delightful things you'll ever hear. There's references to Gobo and Mokey and Doozers. It's awesome! Second thing, Tom ended his story by saying, "Did you know that Fraggle Rock was Jim Henson's answer to World Peace." And I thought," Yes. Yes, I did know that Fraggle Rock was Jim Henson's answer to World Peace." I mean Jim never told me personally, but the 4 year old me must have known because 4 year olds are actually very, very smart, and I just knew, that I knew, that Fraggles were the answer to all the world's woes. So wake up people!! Don't discredit the little things in life, like a thank you, a smile or a fraggle. It's a great big world out there and we're the Fraggles in someone else's house so be kind, be grateful, and let the music play!