My husband and I recently saw the off Broadway play in New York
City "Frankenstein: A New Musical". Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley wrote
her story of "Frankenstein" in 1816 during a cold, wet, and dreary
summer. She was with her husband Percy Shelley, the poet, and George Byron
their friend. The Frankenstein Musical adds to the story with the music of Eric
B. Sirota, Ph.D., composer, playwright, physicist, and research scientist. Dr.
Sirota saw the short-lived Frankenstein on Broadway in 1981 and said "I
re-read the book and heard the story sing in my head as a musical."
As I was watching "Frankenstein: A New Musical"
unfold, I saw the creator, Dr. Frankenstein, view the creature he had created
in his own image, with horror and fright. He wanted the creature gone!
Dr. Frankenstein did not welcome his new creation, as one would
welcome their new baby with love, hugs, kisses, and smiles. When new babies are
born they have only "blank pages"! My Mom always said, "Be
careful what you write on them!"
Dr. Frankenstein was immediately fearful of his creature from
the first time it got off the table from underneath the sheet draped over him.
"The creature" from the beginning of his life saw only
"fear" in the eyes of his creator.
Dr. Frankenstein wanted "the creature" to go away and
he did. It fled! From that moment on, when people came in contact with him,
they were frightened when they looked at his face. He felt frightened and
threatened. He protected himself by killing the person that threatened him!
It didn't have to be like this! If Dr. Frankenstein had
"loved and hugged" his creation from the start, the creature's life
would have been different!
Love makes all the difference in the world to others!
If the creature had been loved, hugged, and cared for from it's
first moment of life, like a newborn, he would have been happy, content and
sure of himself.
Love makes all the difference!
As a small child I always remember my Momma smiling, hugging,
and kissing me. No matter what happened in my young life, I knew she loved me
and I mattered to her. She spent time with me and I knew she cared!
The creature never received the caring he needed from his
creator, Dr. Frankenstein! If it had instead been loved, his face would have
looked better. He might have even looked handsome with the scars. When we are
loved hugged kissed, and cared for, we are happier people who care about and
can love others also.
Every person, even a monster, needs someone to love and care for
them. If they feel love, they are happy, they can smile, and their faces
change, becoming even beautiful when they are not!
If you look in the mirror and change your frown into a smile you
look 100% better! Try it! When we are loved we look better, feel better, and
are happier!
In all of life we have a choice. Give others love, hugs, and
care for them or make them terrified and afraid of us just like "the
creature".
Think of classic bullies in literature like Shakespeare's
character Iago in the play "Othello" and Darth Vader in the movie
"Star Wars". These men became bullies because they were "unloved
and uncared for!
By being loved and cared for, the picture changes inside of us,
whether we are a person, a monster, or an animal.
Every living thing needs love!
Love makes the deference!
There is no substitute for love!
Former NFL Football player, Bill Glass, for many years had a
ministry in prisons. After talking with thousands of men in prisons
individually he said, "He had never talked to a man in prison that truly
loved their father. Most of them hated their fathers and they took out their
hatred on themselves, drugs and alcohol, and the rest of society."
Ninety three percent of these inmates had these feelings.
Zig Ziegler says, through history and today, "the Jewish
father says to his son, whether the boy is three years old, thirty years old,
or sixty years old he is still a son."
Step one: "Bless you my son."
Step two: "I love you my son."
Step three: "Then he gives his son a big ol' hug and in
many cases, all of their lives, a big ol' kiss."
Many other cultures give this devotion as well.
For this New Year, what one thing can you do to make the world a
better place for you, your family, friends, your family pets and others?
Show others you care by smiling, loving, hugging, and spending
time with them to show how special they are to you !
Say something nice to them. Make them feel welcome.
Love them and hold them tight. Lift them up. Don't drag them
down! Show them love, respect, and appreciation.
Be like Mother Theresa not like Darth Vader! Love others.
Madeline Frank, Ph.D. is an Amazon.com Best Selling Author,
speaker, business owner, teacher, and concert artist. She helps businesses and
organizations "Tune Up their Business". Her observations show you the
blue prints necessary to improve and keep your business successful. Her latest
book "Leadership On A Shoestring Budget" is available everywhere
books are sold. If you need a speaker contact Madeline at: mfrankviola@gmail.com
