Seems like an odd title to use for a blog post isn't it? Let me dwell more into this since this this post was inspired by a recent performance I did.
It was not my usual high-end corporate event, it was a 9 year old boy's birthday party. For the most parts, I always reject birthday parties for children because my show is not a kids magic show where children would be screaming and laughing at colorful, silly things.
However, I took up this party because the boy's mom tried really hard to convince me that her son is a huge fan of my magic, and had watched all my videos and would be so so happy if I could come to his birthday party and perform. While I was not fully convinced that I would have a "huge fan", I really wanted to also meet the boy who could sit through "all" my videos.
I met the pleasant birthday boy, he was very polite and well mannered. I could see his face light up every time something amazing happened. I could see that in his mind, he was imagining the endless possibilities that magic could bring. It was a beautiful moment for me.
When I went to my 3rd act, this boy literally recited the lines I had for that piece of magic. I was impressed and honestly quite surprised. This boy did watch all my videos and even memorized some of the lines to heart :)
At the end of my show, I gave him the lightbulb that I made appear from the iPad. He held it in his hands as if it was a fragile bird, with great care.
And I know that if I could inspire one child to innovate and never stop imagining, the future would be a brighter place.
Here is what his mother had to say at the end of the performance:
"Dear Alexander
Thank you for your kind text, really appreciated and we were all enthusiastic about your show, kids, in particular P, spoke about your talent with everybody until evening. For sure next time we’ll do a show for adults, we’re thinking at a private event at home with all our friends so I’ll be delighted to keep in touch with you. Congratulations again and thank you for making P’s birthday party a special and magic moment for all of us"
Always a special thing to bring joy for a child of all ages.
Yours sincerely,
Alexander Yuen