Imagination ...

"When King Lear dies in Act Five do you know what William Shakespeare has written? He’s written, He Dies.
That's all, nothing more. No fan fare, no metaphor, no brilliant final words.
The culmination of the most influential work of the dramatic literature is, He Dies. It takes Shakespeare’s genius to come up with, he dies.
And yet every time I read those two words I find myself overwhelmed with dysphoria.
And I know its only natural to be sad, but not because of the words he dies, but because of the life we saw prior to the words."

This quote comes from one of my favorite movies Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. I think it's a perfect quote for right now. I just got back from attending my creative drama teachers' memorial service. It was so sad, I felt like I had known him forever by the way I was reacting to the speeches and video's. This man has performed and inspired so many people. During one of the speeches they said that Dr. Pascoe had the ability to make anyone feel special, and I certainly agree. I remember walking to my dorm one day after class and he was driving and he saw me and stopped and with a smile on his face asked where I was going. I told him I lived in a dorm and I'm on my way back to my room. He simply just said "Oh". With him doing that it made me feel like he knew I was a student of his, he knew who I was. Dr. Pascoe's class was exactly what it should be; fun! He had a wild imagination and to think he can no longer pass on the knowledge he had is very saddening. I can't believe he's gone, it makes me sad to think no one will ever get to hear him sing twinkle twinkle little star while we lay on the ground holding our glow in the dark stars above us. He was a jolly fellow and he always made me smile with the silly things he did. RIP Dr. Pascoe, you will forever be missed but you will certainly never be forgotten. I'll never forget when you told us you don't understand why people say "Can't wait till Friday" or "Can't wait till this weekend". You told us we should live each day as it comes and enjoy each day as it comes. Thanks for such an amazing experience.