[21st November 2008]
Have anyone found Neverland? A few have. Sir James Matthew Barrie was one of them. Well, he was the one who created the Neverland & the ever famous story of Peter Pan. He painted the Neverland to be a beautiful dream world island free from all of that harsh life of reality. In fact, Neverland is the metaphor painting eternal childhood, immortality & escapism - escaping from the stress of daily, routinely mundane life.
For me, the Neverland had a different meaning. When I watched the movie "Finding Neverland [2004]" by Marc Forster (Screen actors: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet et al.), I came to realise how deeply related my visions are to Sir James' quest to find Neverland. He was out of inspiration and his last work was merely a deceptive play. But it all changed when he finally got inspired to the one of the greatest play of the century after playing along with the four boys of a widow, Sylvia, in their imaginative games. In fact, Jame's Peter Pan and Neverland play came from his experiences with that widow's family, written in fanciful ways. The story was a sad, yet inspiring one.
So, how is the Neverland related to my visions? Well, in a lot of ways, my visions are usually unseen by most people. The majority can't envision and comprehend from similar perspectives. It may be opportunities, understanding, thoughts and viewpoints that very few noticed, let alone understand it. This pose a daunting obstacle for me to translate what I saw in mind to words from the mouth. Sadly, it's because of limited vocabulary that actually describes the vision in its entirety.
It is natural for people to avoid things that they do not understand for the fear they have in them for something not seen in daily life. The Neverland was something unheard of, gibberish and a fantasy to most people - people who only believe in facts proven with tangible evidence. In contrast, the ones who 'saw' it took to believing it right away.
Likewise, so is the visions I have, especially for Tea House Project (THP), Nautica 747 and every other dreams I have in mind, now and in the future... most people can't comprehend it; but the ones that do understand it, believed it and started to work in line with that vision.