A little boy that touched my heart is Caine, and his story of creating arcade games out of recycled items in his dad's junk yard. Please see the youtube video through this link for the full story. It is worth every minute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U
To me this boy is intelligent, patient, commited, confident, sweet and brilliantly creative. We rarely see young children these days that are content with a cardboard box, or content with patiently waiting for a parent; let alone creating an entire arcades games setup and working on it tirelessly. His commitment and passion sets an example for all children and adults.
In addition, the story touched my heart because Caine's dad believed in him and supported him. The dad seems to be a relaxed, nurturing, confident parent who allowed his son to create and elaborate on his ideas.
Lastly, the story also shows us that our society still has an appreciation for a brilliant boy like Caine. The customer who was amused by Caine's arcades and shared his story online to the LA community, is also a selfless person, who recognized Caine's creativity. The response of the LA community was also fantastic, by showing up in large numbers to play and cheer for Caine. What a fabulous reward to Caine.
I find the story inspiring. Making the most of one's situation with creativity and perseverance is the only way to live life.
Zeina,
ReplyDeleteI loved this video! Were you already familiar with it or did you research to find it for this post? This video reminded me of how my nine year old used to make impressive doll houses with scotch tape and shoe boxes or any other type of shoe box she could find. When she was in this habit, I used to think about the fact that she was similar to my oldest child, eighteen years the senior of my youngest child, who was an electrical engineer. My youngest child was different, however, in that she used her problem solving abililiy to create very feminine looking creations. I used to say it will be interesting to see how my youngest puts her talents together.
I liked the video for many of the reasons you already mentioned, and my nine year old liked it too. She liked it so much that she watched part two of the video where they described how a school can put on a show of inventions similar to Caine's. I will keep this in mind for any school I come into contact with including that of my own children. Do you know of any schools that are participating in this program?
Great Blog! I still haven't figured out how to get this wonderful color or any color into my blog. Any hints would be greatly appreciated. I am already thinking about videos and links which I had not considered before I saw the Caine video.
Liz Thomas