When I left teaching and started working as a writer, every kid left me a drawing. They wrote stuff like “you’ll have fun” and drew me in nice offices with fancy suits and money—you know, the kind of unrealistic expectations kids have.
But one drawing stood out.
It was a huge, angry scribble. The child had written: “THERE WILL BE A STORM.”
Well, that was the best wish I received.

Who needs a bouquet of roses when you can have a catastrophic tornado?

In storytelling, in advertising, and in life, the greatest moments are born from turbulence.
So thank you scribbler kid, you taught me a lesson. Never settle for the ordinary. Embrace the chaos. And create something powerful enough to stir the world.