Doing Something for its Own SakeThe saying goes something like, “If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing for its own sake.” This is true even if nobody ever sees it. J.R.R. Tolkein wrote The Lord of the Rings for his own children and now it’s one of the top book series of all-time. Artists and craftsmen go through lots of training and hard work for their “creations” (and oftentimes selling them for a price lower than what’s needed to support their family). Schooling can also be undertaken for its own sake. The class I took last summer (Education: “The Heart of Culture”) was on the goodness of a liberal arts education–a curriculum that is learned for its own sake regardless of whether it is used in a job. Some theme park designs also seem to fit this category. Walt Disney wanted to create an amusement park that he and his daughters could enjoy together. We all know that that idea led to the creation of Disneyland and revolutionized the idea of “theme parks” forever. A user named @James G. (who hopefully doesn’t mind me mentioning that he’s 65 years old) has started to post a project for a theme park that he has worked on for over 5 years. The theme park is called “Americana 1900”--themed to an earlier era of American history. Another theme park project posted to the forums is “DisneySky” by @D Hulk. The park focuses on everything related to air travel and the skies. Both projects are quite comprehensive. They have created projects that hopefully one day will be built; however, even if they are not, they inspire imaginations to dream big! If you are interested in seeing their projects, they can be found at the following links: Americana 1900 (this link might change over time, but the project can be found at https://forums.wdwmagic.com/forums/imagineer.15/) DisneySky (see logo below) Behind every great project is a visionary. Others can play an influential role in the team, but it’s ultimately the visionary who has to lead the team. Walt Disney had his team, including his brother Roy (who held the pocketbook) and the original Imagineers. The Americana 1900 team of James, Hulk, and @Knight2000 seem to really compliment each other with their skills to make an even better project than if James had tried to do it all on his own!
I’ll speak for myself here, but these projects inspire me to keep working on my own project that you see on here (“Bible World”) and “plussing” my own ideas. Certainly there are different constraints, so mine might have to take a 5-year cycle itself (especially as I look ahead to the next half year). But that’s alright! The best things in life take time.
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