So yesterday my ward held it's annual Young Women in Excellence (for those of you who don't know what that is, I'm not one to consult. I would go to lds.org for information on that). One of my ward members gave a talk about how you need to stay steady and strong in life. Then she told a story. You're probably expecting "The Tortoise and the Hare". I know I was. But instead, it was something new to me. Here is something similar to what she said:
"There is a huge race in Australia that goes on every year. It's about 22 marathons put together back-to-back-to-back (or something close to 2,000 miles?). Most people who participate in this race are world-class athletes that have been training for that single event their whole life, and almost none of them are over 30. One year, a farmer (I can't remember his name) decided that he would like to join this race. You see, he took care of about 2,000 square miles and about 2,000 sheep. When it came time to gather the sheep, he would be constantly running to find them all. Sometime he would have to run multiple days and nights without sleeping. He had been doing this his whole life. When he showed up to the race in overalls and boots (as opposed to the sponsored, latest-fashion-wearing other contestants) the news media quickly spotted him. They asked him why he thought he could run the race and he explained to them what I just did to you. Once the race had started, it was clear that the farmer was one of the slowest runners there. But when night came and the other runners were force to stop at hotels along the way to sleep because they were so exhausted, the farmer was able to keep going. He eventually finished the race. Not only did he finish the race, but he finished in first place and set a new world record - he had run the race 9 hours faster than the previous record."
Though this is similar to The Tortoise and the Hare, I felt like it held more meaning and was more realistic. I'm not going to explain it any further, because I don't wan to influence your thoughts on it.
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My dream, a prelude to the Biology section:
From the night before 11-16-13 ---> A Prince, a Marraige, some Ninjas, and a Semi-Truck...
My name was Sophie. Who knows why it was different? It just was. I was really good friends with the prince of the kingdom. He was the perfect man - even NOW I would be willing to marry him (mind you, I'm awake! I still think he's attractive and has a great personality...). I don't know if he was based off of someone in real life... Anyway, we were good friends and old enough to get married. I kept acting like I already had the throne, but I tried not to. One day, the prince and I were sitting next to each other during court or something when my best friend (she had long dark hair and she was tall) went up and kissed the prince! Not just a you're-a-great-prince kiss, but an actual kiss! I was super mad and jealous. The prince then handed me a note with some code on it. After a little bit, he told me it said "Sophie, will you marry me?" I was so happy that I can't even begin to put it into words! I hugged the prince.
Next scene (since dreams tend to skip the inbetween stuff)
I was getting ready for my wedding. My hair was super messy but I had to grab my wedding dress. Between the room i was currently in and the room my wedding dress was in was a revolving door (solid - not glass. Kind of like those library secret ones...). I went through it and found the prince holding my wedding dress and waiting for me. I was embarrassed with my hair and tried to grab the bag and go back, but the prince wouldn't let me leave until I had kissed him. I wanted our first kiss to be after we were married so I hugged him instead (although I think I recall something about how we had already kissed before). Once I was back in the room my best friend explained that the reason she and the prince had kissed was to make me more humble.
Next scene
This part is a little more hazy. These ninjas were chasing the prince and I through these really tall glass buildings and a pretty sweet courtyard. I can't remember why. I kept getting cornered but somehow I would escape. The prince and I also kept getting seperated. We were eventually able to stick together and run away to a semi-truck that was alive. We hid in the back while it drove away from the ninjas that were chasing us. We watched some movies in the back I think... Somehow the semi turned upside-down and disconnected. We fixed it and kept running. But I still think the prince was the handsomest, most chivalrous, attractive man that I have ever encountered - in real life and in my dreams.
I wrote that so you would have a background for the story I'm about to tell. During biology class today, we were taking a test. It was on computers and my friend and I both finished early. We went on google docs to work on books we're both writing. We were typing on the doc to communicate because we weren't allowed to talk out loud. We were talking about a character in my friend's book that was based off of someone in one of her dreams. We were kind of cluttering up the doc, so I started up the chat. Here it is from where we started:
me
11:10 AM
Like in my dream a few days ago! I don't think I'll ever find a handsomer, nicer man...
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My Friend
11:11 AM
Just picture this with me for a minute.....
tall
tan
dark wavy/curly hair
big hands
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me
11:11 AM
So basically tall, dark, and handsome
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My Friend
11:11 AM
i think his eyes were brown...
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me
11:12 AM
So average. Honestly, go for the tall, skinny, geeky guys!
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My Friend
11:12 AM
ya. which is wierd cuz i usually picture guys having blue eyes
I'm sorry random people pop up in my dreams!
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me
11:12 AM
Although, the man from my dream was slightly less skinny and geeky. He had blonde hair. *
Can't remember what eye color...
Which is also weird, 'cause that's what I normally like to look at...
He was also a prince.
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My Friend
11:13 AM
Dude. Once I had a dream about my wedding actually the reception
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me
11:13 AM
We got married.
He was nice.
And tall.
And attractive.
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My Friend
11:14 AM
but i couldn't see the guys face
This was exactly when my biology teacher walked behind us and read our whole conversation. He asked us what we were doing - which startled us both. We all cracked up, but of course, since the class was silent, my classmates just stared at us in confusion. We hurriedly tried to close the chat so our teacher wouldn't see more. My biology teacher just chuckled and walked away. Later he came back to ask about our stories, since I had a third friend there that was also writing a story. And that's my friend adventure for today!
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