Think Create - Leon Grey's Blog

Yesterday I brought my mum to watch the spectacular Cirque Du Soleil – Dralion.  This is the second time I have been to watch this particular show and it still amazes me how each and every performer could perform such artistic beauty.  In a matter of moments I was spellbound, and for a second time my heart soared with admiration at wondrous beauty before my eyes.

My favourite part of Dralion was the Aerial Pas de Deux, when two of the most beautiful people came on stage and danced ballet utilising long bands of blue cloth to lauch into an arial romantic dance.  The passion was undeniable and it was a love story told through the beauty of dance and acrobatics.

It is hard to explain and as they say a picture speaks a thousand words but a movie speaks a million more. (I added the last bit, thought it sounded good)

To see such a beautiful dance with your own eyes is something that you must do in your lifetime and I recommend watching Cirque Du Soleil – Dralion.

As I was driving home I realised that when watching the show I was at peace and the happiest I have been in a long time.  It made me ask myself why I was so happy and what state of mind was i in to achieve this happiness.  I quickly came to the conclusion that it was my mind and heart escaping the realities of this world and surrounding itself with beautiful imagination.

Everybody’s escape is different, some people get lost in music and others become lost in dance.  Mine was a combination of both and it made me feel incredible.  I never wanted this serene feeling within me to leave, and now that I know where it springs from I will never lose it again.

I remember when I was 10 years old I vowed to myself never to lose my imagination.  Strange to think that I was so young and made such a firm pact with myself.  I think this was probably a time when I realised how boring and monotonous adults and adult life could be.

Interestingly I never let go of this vow but slowly as my life became more complicated with, ’important things’, like my career, bills, mortgage payments and so on, time for imagination and dreaming had shrunk.  You never really notice losing something when it is gradual, thank god I found out that my imagination was waning before it was too late. 

Knowing where to find your pure happiness is something important to me.  As a male who tends to keep his soul and emotions closed, it is fantastic to find something that can disarm me in a matter of seconds.  Knowing how to open my soul will help me release all my tensions and enable me drift into the world of imagination and make believe.

Live the dream

Leon