The event is approaching....

All our work, our thoughts and preparations, will come to the test. And, in the imminence of the event, I have been thinking: what is it that I hope for this event?

I hope that we may teach our audience something. I hope that we will not stutter, or be left with awkward silences, or, on the other hand, raving, quarreling audience members. I hope the adults will appreciate our work, realize that we are capable of pulling such a thing off.

I hope all these things. But even if they do come to pass, I wouldn't mind. What matters most, I think, is doing something that will make a difference in the community, in the world. And, in this event, that is precisely what we are doing. We are shaping and contributing to humanity and the world.