Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Dr. Suess' Horton Hears a Who


This movie is incredibly delightful! One clue to that fact is the way my husband cracked up during the film... you know, the hearty genuine laugh - the kind that brings tears to his eyes, and even if I didn't find the feature equally hilarious, I would have been giggling anyway at the sheer delight he was experiencing! But it just so happens that this film did tickle my funny bone, too. (Click on the title of this post to go to the website.)

Horton is a sweet-hearted elephant who believes in caring for a Who called Mayor who inhibits the teeny-tiny speck sitting delicately on a clover. Mayor learns of Horton and even though he can't see the large elephant, larger than his entire world, has a true belief in him. These two characters have absolute, unwavering faith.

When you think about it, Earth is really just a speck floating through the starry universe. There's a great and loving God who cares for you and me, a couple of "Whos" on a speck in the massiveness that is His universe.

"For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice, the earth is full of his unfailing love." — Psalm 33: 4-5

"I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent!" — Horton

Amazed,
Dawn

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