Once upon a time, a little boy fell in love, love at first
sight...
He didn't fall in love with a princess, or a dog; he fell in
love with Ballet.
Ballet was the most amazing thing the little boy had ever
seen in his short life, and though he knew he hadn't seen
much yet, he was certain it is the most amazing thing in the
world (or at least one of them).
It was like magic, like a fairy tale, he was mesmerized to
the beauty of it, to the strength and yet tenderness of it,
to the sometimes sharp sometimes round edges of it, to the
pretty music that followed it wherever it went...
He wanted it.
He wanted to do it.
He wanted to be with it.
He wanted to be it.
Unfortunately, he was too young, and he had to wait until he
will be a bit older, only three years...
"Three years?" said the little boy to himself, "it's more
than what I am now..."
But the little boy had to wait. So he waited. Three years.
He was so impatient, he tried to Ballet all the time, but he
couldn't, not the way he wanted... like the way he saw
it...
Finally, the day has arrived. Today the little boy is going
to Ballet, as he wanted so much, for such a long time...
He and his mother, who was so happy for him, are going
together.
He is wearing white shorts, white tank top, and white
socks.
He is very excited...
Some people weren't as excited as he was and didn't like the
fact that he wanted Ballet. They said that a boy should not
Ballet, but he wanted to Ballet, and he didn't care; he will
never care what other people think or say...
He is very excited...
Today he will begin his longest relationship of his life,
and like in any long-term relationship he will laugh and
cry, he will be happy and sad, he will know the highest
points and the lowest points of his soul and spirit, and he
will get hurt. Not just emotionally, but physically as well,
deep hurts, hurts that will need a long time to heal.
But he will heal, emotionally and physically.
He will learn from his mistakes of the past, and will try
not to do them again, and he will try to forgive those who
made him cry, because he will always remember the time when
he fell in love with Ballet...