Confessions of a Fraggle Rock baby.

Well, I have to confess.. I was rather old when this show debuted... at least in relation to what I see people post on these boards... I was 8. Probably almost too old to get the message... maybe my idealistic sense has always been ingrained in me.. I don't know...

but I hadn't thought much about Fraggle Rock in years... until the first season came out on DVD. I learned something.... This show had a majorly profound effect on my life. Without even realizing it... it's message worked it's way into my mind.. and stayed there without me ever realizing it.

I find that it did "Open my eyes" (Some may say close) to the world around me... not just my neighborhood or my city... but it turned me into a person who thinks globally first... even beyond my own self interest.. and the percieved interest of the leaders of my nation. (Something that I know garauntees me to never be elected to public office.) I find myself thinking of.. what is best for the world as a whole before my nation.

I look at the world around me with an effort to be understanding... sure... but I also realized it effected me even more than that... and that's because of what's probably my favorite character in the show... who was very rarely ever there. Cantus the Minstrel.

Cantus was a lot like Kenny G... but a Philosopher at the same time.. even though he spoke in riddles more than I do.. *I save the riddles for people who annoy me most of the time.*... but, I think that him specifically.. and the show in general also pushed me towards a passionate love of music.

I guess, I just find it odd.. how certain things that you don't even realize it.. are effecting you. And just felt like sharing.

maybe someone else who reads these boards will find that the show had a much larger effect on them than they realized as well.