The Power of a Dream

When I was reading through the Power of the Dream, A Collection of Photographs and Stories of Magrath Through the 20th Century I stumbled upon this great little section that should be shared. "So Magrath is a hundred years old. Big deal. Parliament probably won't sit up and take notice. It's not likely to change the course of events in London or Washington. The effect on climatic change will be scarcely noticeable. It will cause not even a small ripple in the daily schedule at Buckingham Palace.  And yet, those who think of Magrath as home, even those whose careers and life choices have taken them elsewhere, it's a significant landmark in history. This is a place that shaped them and will be apart of them forever. The history of Magrath cannot be told in a litany of official events and statistics. it is told in the lives of its people, of those who live here or who have lived  here."  

What you do today may not seem all that significant. But all that you do today becomes tomorrow's history. It will matter to the children of the next generation, the future inhabitants of Magrath, and to all those that call, called or will call Magrath home. We may not have the biggest influence in the world, but we still have an influence, and that little bit is enough to matter. And just think, the time that little Jimmy escaped the house and ran down main street in nothing, not even his diaper, may seem stressful now, but it will make a heck of a story to tell at the museum in 30 years. 
-Kaytie

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