The child is who you are, the adult is the person who forgets that. I left home when I was 14, a story some of you may know. It was not an easy decision, but I knew that it needed to be done for the child I was trying to protect: me. It feels weird to look back and imagine myself feeling such a sense of responsibility. It had its great value, and its great tragic impact as well. I animated this using my son as a reference. And it was hard not to imagine the generations to come, and those before, and how all of us are just children who rise up out of many different, strange soils. We are flowering. What fruit you bear is up to you, but remember that the child inside of you is watching ever on at your every action: are you the hero you hoped you would be? If you aren’t, there’s always time to correct course. It’s easy to become jaded by a broken world, but you can stop the chain. Everything we do everyday is for them. Young me would be overwhelmed that my kindergarten teacher was right: I am an artist. And everyday I hope in some small way that my work continues to impact people in a way that might inspire great change. And now the kid in me, is best friends with my own children, people I deeply respect and cherish. I hope you enjoy little child Skelly. And I hope you remember what today is about. #1924us #life #art #animation #mrskelly #fyp #beautiful #cool #inspiration #hope #love #family #growingup #motivation #quotes #flowers