Where Did the Wonder Go?
When I was a kid I used to feel so much wonder. There were certain things that brought this feeling. The end of school and beginning of summer were monumental for me and some movies embody that. I think it was a combo of soundtrack and storyline. Karate Kid was a summer movie that captured my youthful exhuberance, so were Dirty Dancing, Footloose and Sixteen Candles. All of these movies make me feel young again when I see them. They represent the summers of my youth in one way or another.
A great book could also bring wonder. I remember reading Summer of the Green Star by Robert C. Lee. It was my feel good book. I almost got to meet the author once at a book signing, but he left just before I got there. For me he was a rock star, so my disappointment was tangible. T...