Lessons From the Lorax
When I left my job as the sports editor at The Brewton Standard newspaper in 2015, I started off my final column with a quotes from Dr. Seuss. I said: “Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened” It wasn't until I was in my late 30s that I really sat down and watched Seuss’ movie The Lorax. While watching the movie, something stirred inside of me and I printed out the script of the movie but never did anything with it. With my journalism background, writing a book became a thought, but once again I never did anything with it. The movie The Lorax would come up in conversation and on the TV more times than not and the stirring came back. In the book and the movie we are shown how Ted lives in a place virtually devoid of nature; no flowers or trees grow in the town of Thneedville. Ted would very much like to win the heart of Audrey, the girl of his dreams, but to do this, he must find that which she most desires: a Truffula tree. To get it, Ted delves into the sto...