Back in 1955, a mom named Elizabeth Henson was cleaning out her clothes closet. You know how it goes. Things get old, tattered, don’t fit anymore or become out of style. The smell of mothballs and mildew accompanied these things.
Eventually Elizabeth came to an old, fuzzy, frayed lightweight green jacket. It had outlived its usefulness for sure. It was fit only for the throwaway pile. However, to her surprise, her college age son asked if he could have it.
Why would he want a worthless thing whose time had come and gone? The request didn’t make much sense, but she handed over the green coat.
The son went to work. Armed with scissors, needles and thread and a ton of vision he shaped, crafted and designed. He cut a ping pong ball in half for eyes.
Who would have ever imagined that a misfit green garment would become an American icon, date a prima donna pig, play an Oscar nominated song and impact millions.
The old green coat became the first Kermit the Frog, and the son was Jim Henson.
Credit: Michael Sprague
(Tom: Stick THAT in your pike and smoke it Yuval Noah Harari!
Man IS is spiritual being who DOES have free will, rights and is NOT just a meat body!
Despite what Materialists say, imagination does not come from one cell or an aggregation of cells in the body. It is the direct product of a being. Some would even say that the prime purpose of a being is the purpose to create.)