There is only one time I have ever gotten teary-eyed. It was the first night of my senior trip. It was at the point in Wishes where the Blue Fairy is saying "We must always believe in our wishes, for they are the magic in the world. Now let's all put our hearts together and make a wish come true." The music rises and the refrain begins.
See, I have always wanted to work for Disney, but this past year, I have been thinking about other areas of work. I have been praying to God for years to tell me what I am supposed to do. I have always seen being a Disney Imagineer as a dream job, not a job that was possible or what God wanted me to do.
Well, 5:30 the next morning, I wake up. I started to contemplate why I teared up at Wishes, and why two of my friends began to cry and others got chills. I figured that it was because of the simplicity of life that seems to be carried out in Wishes. I connected it with many of the attractions we had gone to that day and how simplicity and the thought process of a child was present throughout all of the theme parks.
At this point, I began to cry, that silent, pouring type of crying. All fears of an occupation later in life disappeared. I knew where I was supposed to work. I now know that my calling is to touch people like Wishes did for me and for my friends.
I didn't stop crying till about 7:00. And, this is a shock because I never show my emotions; I usually keep both my joy and sadness inside, but I could not keep my happiness inside. I felt that God used Wishes to communicate to me.
In other words, I have learned to trust my dreams and wishes because in their fulfillment, we will become happy, and that joy is what God wants in all of us.
