![]() ![]() Jumbo is incarcerated, a roughly written wooden placard is nailed over the top of it. An illustrative circus poster dons the side of the wagon describing these amazing animals. Yet after an unfortunate turn of events, it becomes instead a prison. It was meant to bring into town the amazing pachyderms announced energetically by the ringmaster in the beginning. Jumbo is not originally intended for "mad" elephants. Looking past the surface of the imagery, I also got the feeling there was more to this scene than what initially meets the eye. To all of us, Dumbo is a beautiful example of perseverance through one’s trials to rise above and become more than what others (and perhaps we ourselves) believe we are worth achieving. It is through this that he gains his confidence, his understanding and even appreciation for individuals and groups with which he interacts, and ultimately, his ability to fly. Truly, without this transition in Dumbo’s life, he could not have become who he was meant to be. Although Dumbo, from this moment forward, will traverse many difficult and discouraging experiences, he has the knowledge of his mother's love to carry him through and to give him courage. And as we realize that there are no absolutes in that transition, the transition becomes something of a growing point rather than a stumbling block-if we let it. ![]() In Baby of Mine, Dumbo and his mother are at that moment of “coming” and “going”, as we all are in our own lives to some degree or another. It is a mother's unconditional love that allows Dumbo a smile as he departs. And yet, one cannot come away from that scene having not been lifted. Dumbo's arrival gives his mother hope. They both have lost the thing they love most-each other. ![]() Baby of Mine is a painting that strives to capture just a slice of the emotions approached by Disney's stirring masterpiece.Īs a mother myself, the scene upon the grassy hilltop under the light of the stars in which Dumbo is brought to his imprisoned mother is one of the most powerful, if not most endearing moments in the film. Instead, it embodies a vast body of emotions and experiences-from excited anticipation to fear, absolute joy to deepest sorrow, bullying and misinterpretation to faith in one's self, and separation to coming home again, among many. It's not just about an adorable baby elephant with a tough story. ![]()
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