"If you wanna believe in something, then believe in it. Just because something isn't true doesn't mean you can't believe it." ~Uncle Hub in Secondhand Lions

Secondhand Lions.....

Today was the first time I saw the whole movie. It was really good. That was probably my favorite line.

I believe in a lot of things that aren't true. Like Santa Claus. Not the man, per se, but the spirit. And I tell my kids, even at 24 and 16 that, if they don't believe in Santa Claus a la "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," then there is no reason for presents or celebration at Christmas. They moan and groan, but they understand the concepts I'm talking about, and even my son, who believes the world is coming to an end within 20 years, and that our bodies are literally turning into high-fructose corn syrup as we speak, is willing to say that he believes in my version of "Santa Claus," albeit very cynically.

That's just one example. There really are lots of things that aren't "true" or don't "exist" that I believe in. And, if I believe in something, if you believe in something, if anybody believes in anything, doesn't that necessarily make that/those something(s) true and real?

As Pablo Picasso said, "Everything you can imagine is real." I believe that, too.