Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Happy birthday from 20,000 leagues under the sea

It was not very Difficult for Something to spark my imagination When I was a child-Whether it was a pile of leaves or a couch cushions of Stackable, just about anything nudged jump-start my creativity. My first encounter with Jules Verne's 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea, HOWEVER, Sent my imagination into hyper-drive.

I first found the novel while browsing through a random aisle in my local library. The cover was dark, murky and a little worn-but it was the most spectacular thing I'd ever seen. A pair of old-fashioned drag divers Their feet over the ocean floor, watching a school of fish drift by. They do not Shem Thurs Twisting notice the silhouette of a monster inching Toward Them.

The cover alone Pulled Me In, But I Did not Want to spoil all of the Possible storylines Actually by reading the book. Looking back, I realize That what fascinated me most was the unknown: a creative spark and the imaginative exploration That Followed. Since then, I've Become more familiar with his work and Still Believe That exploration is the essence of Verne's novels. His stories pull the readers into a world filled with Infinite Potential, be it in the clouds, the land or under the sea.

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