En perfekt början på fredagkvällen

Så var det dags.. Apmel klickar för ett LM till öppningsceremonin för Imagine Festival.


Medora Chevalier höll ett inspirerat tal som inledde öppningsceremonierna som alla inbjöds att deltaga i.


People of the world!
Citizens of our beautiful planet Earth.
Here in this special place,
Welcome, Welcome to the Imagine Festival.
The world of nations, divisions and ideologies
Holds many deep problems...


The root causes of our old world's damaged dream.
-War, injustice, hunger, emptiness of soul,
The despoiling of our planet home.
In this failed dream our eyes see just illusion.
We see competition where we should find co-operation.
We feel scarcity where we should see abundance.
It is time for us to wake and change the dream!
It is time to focus our clear true vision on the future that can be ours...


To open up our magnificent and noble selves -
Left and right brains in balance,
Minds and bodies,
Individual spirits and connected souls,
Open to the astounding beauty of the future we can create if we choose it.
Today our Imagine Network comes together From North and South, from East and West
To bring you the Imagine Festival.
We honour that great dreamer John Lennon, whose birthday is today.
Creative minds, hands and hearts have prepared a feast for your eyes and ears.
Our wish is that it touches your mind, heart and soul...


That is gives you hope and inspiration to act to bring the new dream to birth.
From my deepest heart I thank all the wonderful people
who are giving their time, their talents, and their passion freely
and without limit...
Especially my dear friends here -
AuraKyo, Junivers, Szavanna, Paulette, Siri, Gamma, Gary, Millay,
We ask just one thing of you -
to join us in giving your wishes for the future at the wish signs
and to join us in movement later when
we ask that we move united to the future.


Beautiful people
Wonderous souls
Birthed by the universe
Brought here to share this moment.
You cannot breathe or think or wish
Without changing the world.
Your heart cannot beat but you change the world!
You have infinite and astounding potential
to wish the child of our golden future into birth!
Imagine!
Feel our potential :)
Catch the Dream!
Wish the Dream to Life!


Den musikaliska delen av festivalen inleddes av juni som vanligt numera...




Det blev en perfekt början på fredagkvällen.. även om ett pengalöst samhälle som denne ava pläderade för inte verkar trovärdigt i Apmels öron.