Spirit Magazine - February 2014 - (Page 20)
From the Editor
SQUARE ROUTE
Legos show us
how to build a
vibrant future:
brick by brick.
Dear Reader,
In her story about the growing popularity
of Legos among adults (starting on page 64),
Melinda Mahaffey Icden wonders why the
snapping together of these hard-edged playthings so captures the imagination.
As someone who used Legos solely as
weaponry in childhood (the blocks made for
thrillingly unpredictable slingshot ammo),
I am probably not qualified to answer. But I
will anyway.
The real genius of Legos, I would argue, is
not in the snapping together but in the pulling
apart. Unlike model airplanes, finger painting,
education, or even life itself, Legos let you
undo. As any writer will tell you, the skill in
many a good work lies not just in creation but
in redemption. Legos may help teach children
that the true glory lies in the redo. Go ahead,
snap those words and ideas and experiments
together, kids. Then unsnap them, and see if
you can do better.
20 SPIRIT FEBRUARY 2014
Imagine if all of life were Legos-not hard
to do if you have been to one of the half-dozen
Legoland Discovery Centers in this country.
Now imagine unsnapping certain parts of your
life and doing them better. Personally, I would
like to reassemble the bricks that make up
my junior year in college, when ... well, never
mind. I mean, what if you could unsnap a jillion fast-food meals and cheap beers and stupid
comments and hurt feelings, and then snap
them back together into a shiny, perfect past?
But, then again, maybe the past isn't for unsnapping and resnapping. The future: That's
where the renewal takes place. So here's to
the resolutions we made last month, and to the
colorful future we hope to cobble together in
2014 and beyond.
Your own Legoland awaits. Get out there
and play for real.
-Jay Heinrichs
Editorial Director
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS PLAVIDAL
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Spirit Magazine - February 2014
Spirit Magazine - February 2014
Contents
Gary’s Greeting
Gary’s Greeting en Español
Star of the Month
Freedom Story
From the Editor
Your Words
Your Pictures
Media Center
Eat Drink Sleep
Revel in rum
Cozy up to Chicago
Wise Guide
Learn to slow down
The Numbers
Get briefed on Oscars history
Entertain (with) a proposal
Keep your company current
Business
Cut down on insurance confusion
Digitize your doorman
Seek success with fun and games
Go loco for Lego
Building Lego
A Fighting Chance
Your Adventure In Miami
Promotional Series: Focus on Health for All Seasons
Promotional Series: Focus on Education
Promotional Series: Focus on Franchises
Calendar
Fun!
Spotlight
Community Outreach
Products & Services
Flight Service
Terminal Maps
Information
Rapid Rewards and A+ Rewards Partners
Route Map
The “If” List
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