I wasnt sure where to post this, so I figured, why not make a topic where everyone can share things that they find to be something special and which they appreciate very much!
Sorry to popout randomly, but i can not contain my incredible extra energy and i just have to share this somehow. SO, I got message last week about some random package in customs, so i went to check it out and did the paper work so they would release it and deliver it.(Never accept any random packages if you're not expecting anything.) I havent ordered anything online for a while, but i was wondering maybe it was something i forgot. But it was even better! It wasnt actually a package, but a big letter, that contained signed pics of my favorite "celebrity"(voice actors/actresses are usually forgotten over actors and actresses) the man himself who is the voice of Optimus Prime! I got 2 A4 sized pics, both signed by him and i'm just freaking out so much, in a good way! XD
I did send him fanmail(snailmail, yes i still use that, i'm old...) about 2 years ago, i must confess i was freaking out a little, because the whole madness that was going on, so i decided to kinda have a peace of mind and do something atleast, so i wrote him a letter and also sent my first self made rock charm thingy(i love collecting rocks and i use diamond files to shave them into shapes) For me, the first one with all the mishaps and crude finish and mistakes, makes it the most special of them all, since everytime you do it again, you get better at it, most likely you will never be able to make the same as the first time again, so it was super special to me, so ofcourse i wanted to gift it to him since he is the voice of the character that means like the whole world to me.
Honestly and sorry to sound kinda sad, but without him, i dont think i would even be in this world anymore. I've been battling against depression since i was 10 years old(my dad died unexpectedly, i wont go on the details.) and i've had very dark thoughts, i've been selfharming and there was one point in my life when i was ready to just end it.
But I lived through it, thou the days after were basically nothing but pain, everyday. Until this one day, i got into the Transformers series, I started to see the little glimmer of light in the dark and i followed it, I started to get more positive energy in me and started to see the world in new light, this made me lift up from the gloom and as i kept getting more interested in the fandom, obviously i started to get interested in the voices behind the characters and the people who are bringing the voice to the characters, making them feel so much more than just drawn images. Little did I know I had heard him before, since he is also Eeyore from Winnie the pooh and he also voiced K.A.R.R. the evil twin of K.I.T.T. in the Knight Rider series, thou only one episode(another series i freaking love!) still it was one of my favorite episodes!
I did send him a letter when i was WAY younger, I was teenager back then and even then he did reply to me with signed pics and i was overjoyed! After that, i really dont think i've ever been so down that i would have wanted to even think of selfharm, so just this little show of being noticed by someone you really look up to can make such wonders. Sure it might not work for everyone, but for me, that is all i needed. Because now, i can just look all the pictures and feel like I cant let him down, I will keep on living, there will be tough times, but i will stay happy and try to help out others who might need a little hand to stay standing themselves.
There is just this something in his voice, that even in the toughest situations or the days that feel heaviest, wont feel nearly as bad anymore when I hear that familiar voice. It just stops the swirling thoughts and makes me focus on the good stuff in the future. Like you're falling into a black pit, but there will be these gentle, giant hands to catch you, wraps you in a warm, soft blanket, makes you feel safe and gives you a boost to get back up again to face the next challenge. And even if you might fall again, you can safely trust to be caught again.
Sorry for long post, i just had to get this out somewhere, but i didnt really want to post it like in facebook or something. In here, i dont feel the need to hide my "strangeness", since i feel much more safe here
Feel free to post in here something you appreciate!