Speaking of "feeling good about yourself"...

Here is my first animation for my wisdom animation idea... Feedback welcome.

http://andrewsilke.com/movies/ThePlumSorenson.mov

It's based on the poem below. But please watch the movie first.

The Plum
You should learn that you cannot be loved by all people;
You can be the finest PLUM in the world,
Ripe – Juicy - Succulent
And offer yourself to all,
But you must remember there will be lots of people who do not like plums.

You must understand that if you are the world’s finest plum
And someone you like does not like plums
You have a choice of becoming a banana,
But you must be warned that if you choose to become a banana,
You will be a second rate banana,
But you can always be the best plum.

You must realise that if you choose to be a second rate banana,
You must remember that there will always be people who do not like bananas,
Furthermore you can spend your life trying to become the best banana
(which is impossible if you are a plum)
Or: you can seek again to be the Best Plum