Dyslexia, like everything else in the universe, has its place and purpose. Watching the above trailer of "The Connected Universe" in Full Screen (click on the right hand lower icon) is an amazing experience.
As for the background to the above trailer, "The Connected Universe" posted on its Facebook page on Friday, September 23, that the film will be premiering in Los Angeles on Monday, September 26. The film, narrated by Sir Patrick Stewart (known for his role as "Star Trek: The Next Generation" 's Captain Jean-Luc Picard and as Shakespeare actor), explores the interconnection of all things in the Universe.
While "The Connected Universe" certainly does not cover dyslexia, the film's theme does raise the question -- why do we have dyslexia and what is its connection within the vast universe?
The clear answer to the above question lies in -- "without."
Without dyslexia, we would not have the amazing work of Leonardo da Vinci, August Rodin, Jorn Utzon (architect who designed Sydney Opera house), writer Agatha Christie, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gustave Flaubert, W.B. Yeats, Ann Bancroft (Arctic Explorer), Alexander Graham Bell, John R. Horner (Jurassic Park), Pierre Curie (Physicist), Werner Von Braun, Erin Brockovich, George Patton, Henry Ford, William Hewlett, Charles Schwab, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Nelson Rockefeller, Woodrow Wilson, George Washington, Cher, John Lennon, Harry Belafonte, Tom Cruise, Whoopi Goldberg, Jay Leno, Keanu Reeves, Henry Winkler, and Robin Williams.
There are many more famous (and not-so-famous) dyslexic individuals -- past and present -- whose talented contributions have made the universe brighter.
While fighting the challenges that accompany dyslexia, especially in a traditional environment, parents and teachers might ask themselves -- what would the world be without dyslexia?
