The big guy vs. the little guy
David vs. Goliath
Newsies vs. Pulitzer
Matilda vs. the Education System
Hamilton vs. Everyone
People have taken on big problems over and over and over again throughout literature and history. Fans have much more power than they give themselves credit for.
The book “The Siren” by Kiera Cass, known for her series “The Selection”, was initially rejected from publishers. No one wanted it. She kept pursuing it and no one wanted it. So she tried something else. She published her Selection series and she gained fans. Her fans desperately wanted more from her. The fans DEMANDED that the publishers give them “The Siren” and thus the book was published. Fans have such power!
Look at the Marvel fandom. Fans kept demanding to see “Avengers Infinity War” and the release date kept getting moved up by the studio. They had that much power!
Fans have this kind of power! What we choose to read influences publishers. What we choose to give to our students influences how they will interpret the world around them. We have that power.
Look at you. One beautiful, brilliant person on this planet. Every time you interact with someone, the world changes a little bit. Every time you choose to have courage and do something scary, you change the world. You matter that much.
William P. Young writes in his book “The Shack”, “If anything matters then everything matters. Because you are important, everything you do is important. Every time you forgive, the universe changes; every time you reach out and touch a heart or a life, the world changes; with every kindness and service, seen or unseen, my purposes are accomplished and nothing will ever be the same again”. That’s how much you matter. You change the universe.
So wield that power for good. Choose to make your voice heard on things that matter. Whether it’s writing a book, demanding a novel be published, changing the way you interact with people that frustrate you, or just choosing kindness. Wield your power. Change the world.
Keep Sparkling,
-B
The Sparkling Librarian 