Day 43: Communication

November 12, 2022

Dear DIsney,

Sometimes the things that we are most thankful for are brought forward due to not having that thing. Recently, Darling and I had a moment of misunderstanding, a moment of miscommunication that caused a small hiccup to occur. Once we were through that issue, I realized how important communication is: either between Darling and myself or between anyone. So today, for our 30 Days of Thanks we are thankful for communication.

Walt Disney said “…of all our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.” It has been decades since Disney spoke these words and they are as true now as they were then. Modern American society communicates via GIFs and emojis, memes and pictures. We relate experiences we have watched and seen to those we have done personally or want to do.

Cartoons, animation, were once thought as children’s media, but Disney knew that that was not the case. Disney spoke of insuring that his animation was important to old and young alike because the story and the characters relate to our own existence.

What is something that you are thankful for, but only once its been lost?

Sincerely,

Jim Dear and Darling