We saw the first Indiana Jones (Temple of Doom) movie, in the theater, when my youngest daughter had to keep the seat part up to sit on, in order to be able to see. And that’s what she decided to be, an archeologist. Today she has her Masters and is a registered, certified archeologist. Never underestimate dreams and determination.
There is already a book published by figure skater, Kristi Yamaguchi, that is entilted: “Dream Big Little Pig”. It’s available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Big-Little-Pig-inspiring/dp/1728252598/ref=asc_df_1728252598/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=564824089097&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16387512862687161212&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012242&hvtargid=pla-1570682836211&psc=1®ion_id=674469
Yes and no. I’d love to be a Major League Centerfielder, but the fact that I’m in my 60s and have never been very good at baseball really DOES make it very unlikely.
While I am all for encouragement, we still have to be realistic. If someone can’t sing, no amount of “You can do it!” is going to fix that. Only working at it can.
I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do, but one day when I was about ten, I watched my father do something I thought was very brave, acting instantly to keep a man’s car from running off a cliff. It was actually not as hazardous as I thought, but it required instant recognition and quick action. And it shaped my life. I wanted to do things like that. I tried other things, but in the end, I got it all, firefighter, paramedic, deputy sheriff and police detective.
Meh. The super-hero movie has had it’s moment in time. Like the westerns of yore, people have had their fill of the men-in-tights genre! Time for something new. (And I say that as formerly huge fan of the MCU.)
And then Rat comes along and hijacks Pig’s comic strip, turning it into Dream Crusher Rat, who tells the kid to listen to everyone else and not follow his dream.
There is a depressing and pessimistic message hiden in plain view in this comic, though. All of this points to say that this kid will achieve his dream career when pigs fly…
It’s surprising how negative friends and family can be, and how many years we can waste doing what we are ‘suppose’ to be doing. And then, not doing what we truly want to do.
When I did career counseling, I always told people that it was great that they wanted to be whatever. However, I also encouraged them to research the career in depth to see if the reality was what they imagined it to be. Then, I encouraged them to see how their interests and abilities would mesh with that career. I loved the idea of being a homicide detective until I saw how dangerous it could be, and all the paperwork it entailed. Had I gone into it without doing any research, I wouldn’t have lasted very long.
Kids need a lot more of DBS, and a lot less (as in “none”) of the “you showed up, you breathed, and we gave you a phony award” philosophy that has floated to the top of educational psychology.
Plan it out, step by step — get some positive but sound advice on it — and be prepared to work hard at it, because you love it and you know it is worth it.
“At 6, I wanted to be a cook. At 7, I wanted to be Napoleon. My ambition has been growing ever since and now it is to be nothing less than Salvador Dali.” — S. D.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Well done, Pig, wise words.
ronaldspence almost 2 years ago
I like the spirit DBSP though a little reality doesn’t hurt either…
BE THIS GUY almost 2 years ago
Will Dream Big Super Pig be there when things don’t work out?
Erse IS better almost 2 years ago
I wanted to grow up to be a mathematician. And have my own 1/2 acre Lionel® train setup.
Turns out, what I grew up to love was something considerably different than either of them.
B UTTONS almost 2 years ago
The kid wants to be alive and healthy when he grows up.
Bilan almost 2 years ago
Most pigs would dream of not becoming bacon.
hariseldon59 almost 2 years ago
Yeah, that’ll happen when pigs fly.
BasilBruce almost 2 years ago
Shari Lewis once told Lamb Chop that she could be anything she wanted, and LC said she wanted to be a fish.
Some dreams are a bit too unrealistic.
DennisinSeattle almost 2 years ago
Dream Big Super Pig could sense where he was needed. Who knows what this kid can do!
Cornelius Noodleman almost 2 years ago
Superinky.
TampaFanatic1 almost 2 years ago
Nice one today Pastis! Way to go Dream Big Superpig!
Gent almost 2 years ago
Oh look it’s POWER PIG. And he’s finally baaack!
Oh waitsaminute. That not him is it. :-(
Gent almost 2 years ago
Dream Big Superpig movie was okay. But the lead actor was a big ham.
Sprarklin almost 2 years ago
We should all be that super hero.
walt.donovan almost 2 years ago
Is that drawing ink on Pig or was he beat up by someone earlier?
deblee77 almost 2 years ago
We saw the first Indiana Jones (Temple of Doom) movie, in the theater, when my youngest daughter had to keep the seat part up to sit on, in order to be able to see. And that’s what she decided to be, an archeologist. Today she has her Masters and is a registered, certified archeologist. Never underestimate dreams and determination.
Little Caesar almost 2 years ago
Everyone knows an ant can’t move a rubber tree plant….
iggyman almost 2 years ago
Wow, pigs DO fly!
Geophyzz almost 2 years ago
I also wasted time and effort, and had to change my major, because of misguidance from a high school counsellor.
dlkrueger33 almost 2 years ago
There is already a book published by figure skater, Kristi Yamaguchi, that is entilted: “Dream Big Little Pig”. It’s available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Big-Little-Pig-inspiring/dp/1728252598/ref=asc_df_1728252598/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=564824089097&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16387512862687161212&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012242&hvtargid=pla-1570682836211&psc=1®ion_id=674469
Ellis97 almost 2 years ago
Super Pig is the kind of superhero we need in this day and age of reboots and cinematic universes.
Ignatz Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Yes and no. I’d love to be a Major League Centerfielder, but the fact that I’m in my 60s and have never been very good at baseball really DOES make it very unlikely.
verticallychallenged Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I sense this is a rather autobiographical comic today. Dream Big, Stephan Pastis, and thank you!!
Goat from PBS almost 2 years ago
While I am all for encouragement, we still have to be realistic. If someone can’t sing, no amount of “You can do it!” is going to fix that. Only working at it can.
Denver Reader Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Sounds boring.
chris_o42 almost 2 years ago
And this is why we love you sweet Pig!
Tired almost 2 years ago
My advice is to stay away from the Wise … on the Hill and Rat
Zebrastripes almost 2 years ago
Looks like PIG worked himself up into a frenzy, just writing about it! ☺️
bunrabbit99 almost 2 years ago
he wanted to be a cartoonist, didn’t he.
Count Olaf Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Starring Lizzo.
b.john71 almost 2 years ago
Your dream will come true——-when pigs fly! LOL
Cameron1988 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Pig is right on this one. Don’t let the naysayers bring you down
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 2 years ago
It took a while but I wound up doing something I liked, programming. Better late then never.
MollyCat almost 2 years ago
What’s a “Gui Dance”? /s
Otis Rufus Driftwood almost 2 years ago
Every now and then, it’s good for Pastis to let Pig cut through the cynicism.
MeGoNow Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do, but one day when I was about ten, I watched my father do something I thought was very brave, acting instantly to keep a man’s car from running off a cliff. It was actually not as hazardous as I thought, but it required instant recognition and quick action. And it shaped my life. I wanted to do things like that. I tried other things, but in the end, I got it all, firefighter, paramedic, deputy sheriff and police detective.
Elder Lee Fox almost 2 years ago
Chart out your future but do it in pencil.
YippiKiAyMofo almost 2 years ago
Meh. The super-hero movie has had it’s moment in time. Like the westerns of yore, people have had their fill of the men-in-tights genre! Time for something new. (And I say that as formerly huge fan of the MCU.)
CaveCat87 almost 2 years ago
And then Rat comes along and hijacks Pig’s comic strip, turning it into Dream Crusher Rat, who tells the kid to listen to everyone else and not follow his dream.
kartis almost 2 years ago
As Robert Heinlein wrote, of course the deck is stacked against you – if you don’t play, you can’t win.
Stocky One almost 2 years ago
You CAN be anything you want. It’s just that, in the morning, you have to wake up.
LaughterIsJoyMuliplied almost 2 years ago
Pig has learned from the “school of hard knocks” Good on him.
The Waffles are my friends almost 2 years ago
Sounds better than most of the tripe around today.
zeexenon almost 2 years ago
Well, it is called “The Forrest Gump Motto.”
Daeder almost 2 years ago
Flying Pig!
buer almost 2 years ago
There is a depressing and pessimistic message hiden in plain view in this comic, though. All of this points to say that this kid will achieve his dream career when pigs fly…
T... almost 2 years ago
Great aspirations Stephan, or should I say Mr. Pastis – from teeny comic strip to the big screen – Garfield like – keep it up you’ll get there…
Jwhitcomb1966 almost 2 years ago
It’s surprising how negative friends and family can be, and how many years we can waste doing what we are ‘suppose’ to be doing. And then, not doing what we truly want to do.
willie_mctell almost 2 years ago
Reminds me of the Kids in the Hall “The Flying Pig” sketches.
Lola85 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
When I did career counseling, I always told people that it was great that they wanted to be whatever. However, I also encouraged them to research the career in depth to see if the reality was what they imagined it to be. Then, I encouraged them to see how their interests and abilities would mesh with that career. I loved the idea of being a homicide detective until I saw how dangerous it could be, and all the paperwork it entailed. Had I gone into it without doing any research, I wouldn’t have lasted very long.
ibuystuffhere almost 2 years ago
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”- Eleanor Roosevelt
Sailor46 USN 65-95 almost 2 years ago
You can be what you want to be, provided you have enough talent and desire to work for it, and a little luck here and there.
knight1192a almost 2 years ago
Definately not one of Rat’s comics.
Buoy almost 2 years ago
Nice one.
maverick.kaminski almost 2 years ago
If Pastis made it known he wanted to draw comic strips when he was young I’m betting these are direct quotes.
Tom in WV almost 2 years ago
Kids need a lot more of DBS, and a lot less (as in “none”) of the “you showed up, you breathed, and we gave you a phony award” philosophy that has floated to the top of educational psychology.
Sisyphos almost 2 years ago
Bless Pig’s heart! It is super-loving!
DaBump Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Plan it out, step by step — get some positive but sound advice on it — and be prepared to work hard at it, because you love it and you know it is worth it.
Katje almost 2 years ago
And then the boy started to draw comics about pigs… With pearls…
rogthedodge1 almost 2 years ago
“At 6, I wanted to be a cook. At 7, I wanted to be Napoleon. My ambition has been growing ever since and now it is to be nothing less than Salvador Dali.” — S. D.
the muppets. over 1 year ago
We need more pigs in our lives.