There is nothing like a true tragedy to make you realize everything else is just is not as important as you thought it was. I saw Leonard Nimoy died today at the age of 83. He left us far too soon, but what will never leave us is his place in our hearts. Those of you that know me know I am a mess. This is not something new I have always been that way. The year I started 9th grade we had just moved to a new school district and I did not have any friends at school. We lived out in the country and our nearest neighbor was a half a mile away. I was not a pretty girl and I often got called names and was even spat on by one of the kids I went to school with. The only thing that kept me from doing what so many kids that are bullied do was Star Trek. It was in reruns back then and came on at a time that if I hurried from the school bus I could get home in time to watch on the old black and whit tv I had in my room. I never missed an episode. When the kids at school would pick on me I would pretend I was like Mr Spock and turn my emotions off so they could not see how hurt I was. If it were not for that show and me trying to be like Spock I do not know where I would be today.
I was so excited when I heard he wrote a book YOUR AND I was the name of it. I wanted it so bad. My sister bought it for me for my birthday that year and I read it cover to cover in that one night. I made a big mistake when I took it with me to school and someone stole it from my book bag while I was in gym class. I watched him on anything I could find him on. When he wrote I AM NOT SPOCK I had to have it. I read it cover to cover too. I know the critics were not fond of that book but I loved it. I thought it was genius to have Leonard Nimoy the actor having a conversation with Mr Spock the character. It illustrated the duality and conflict one may feel when they are identified with 2 different personas. I also have a hard cover of I am Spock but have not had time to finish reading it yet.
When I was in 10th grade Mr Nimoy came to a collage not far from my home. I really wanted to go see him in person, but my mother explained we did not have the transportation for me to do that.
I have heard it said if you love someone even if they get old and wrinkly you do not see that when you look at them. You see the young person you first fell in love with. I know that is true because when I looked at Leonard Nimoy I never saw the wrinkles forming on him. He was young and handsome like he was when I first saw him.
The entertainment field lost a true treasure today, and he will be badly missed. When he would smile it made you want to smile too.
I loved nearly everything he did except 1 movie a movie called Catlow. It was a western. The part he played in it was a very underdeveloped part and could have been removed from the movie without any loss to the movie.
So lets all remember Leonard Nimoy and his family in our thoughts.
