I am rereading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, or more accurately Jim Dale is reading it to me. Harry has just spent three nights visiting the Mirror of Erised. This magic mirror shows a person his greatest desire instead of his reflection. When Harry looks into it, he sees himself surrounded by his family. Ron, who is overshadowed by his brothers, is named head boy and wins the Quidditch Cup and the House Cup when he looks into the mirror. While listening to this story, I started wondering what I would see in the Mirror of Erised.
I do not think my vision would be like Ron’s. I have never sought fame or glory and never had high aspirations. Sure I still love the idea of being a professional athlete. But at age 37, I am satisfied to reach the Hall of Fame playing MLB 09 The Show. I do not care anything about money, and I already make more than I can spend, so I am sure that I would not be surrounded by piles of money. Though I do like the idea of an early retirement.
I think that my vision would be similar to Harry’s. I have been very blessed to be surrounded for most of my life by a large family. Occasionally too much, but usually not often enough. While he sees the past generations of his family, I would see future generations. Two or three sharp nosed, squinty eyed kids would be there in the mirror with me. Unfortunately much like Harry’s vision, mine is also an impossible sight. For me to have children, I would need to have a wife first. There is no chance of that happening. While I am not opposed to having a wife, I have absolutely no desire to date. Obviously the best order to do these things is dating, then marriage, and then children. Right now I do not see the prize at the end of that rainbow as being worth going through the steps to get there. So those children will be staying in the mirror.
Like Harry, I realize that this is a very personal question. So feel free to answer, “wool socks.” What do you see in the Mirror of Erised?
I could only read three lines of this blog, because I'm to lame read Harry Potter. One day.
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What I would see in the Mirror of Erised would be my Mom's parents(Cleo and Lydia) my Dad, My Mom, Jimmy and hopefully his wife and children, DeAnne and her family, My Shane and his wife and maybe their small son and daughter all sitting down to dinner together as one big family. I do not see my ex wife in the mirror, but I am fine without the woman in the mirror. Yes, Billy Geoff "You're So Vain" Worlow just said he would not mind his son having a son.
ReplyDeleteIt was be wonderful to meet my Papa Cleo for the first time. He died four years before I was born. My Mom's friends tell me to this day what a wonderful man he was.
The thought of my Prom Queen Mom having a grandson who would be 26 in May makes me laugh. One of the things Lydia said to me on the day My Shane was born was "You know you Mom would be happy about today, but she would be very upset you made her a grandmother two months before she turned 48".
To see my Dad be able to see DeAnne with her family and to see he got the girl to go with his two boys would be an awesome sight.
To see my mischievous little brother all grown up and being a doctor and seeing him with hopefully a mischievous son and daughter feels my heart with warmth.
I am glad you have a great big loving family and I wish the Mirror Of Erised was not a fictional work so I too could have that great big loving family. In that Pompous, you are very lucky you do not need the Mirror Of Erised.
Sorry, I actually answered the question and make it serious and personal.
ReplyDeleteSo I guess I should change my answer to wool socks.
I forgot to come and comment. I'm going to have to stop trusting your blog to the Google Reader fate.
ReplyDeleteIf I'd answered this question a few weeks ago, I would have seen myself holding further volumes chronicling the life of Harry Potter, but now that a few weeks have passed since my latest reread, that particular heart's desire has cooled.
If I were looking today, I'd probably see my kitchen with all the dishes clean.
There seems to be a cosmic conspiracy keeping me from getting a college degree. Some of that has been my fault, other times its just how the cards fall. It will really break my heart to do all of this and something happen to keep me from that. So, I would like to see myself at some sort of college graduation.
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