Mandrake the Magician, Imagination, and Freedom

Happy Birthday to my grandfather

Dear Diary,

On April 11th, 1911, a little star was born, a little magician, a blaze of fire, a leader, a trail blazer. My grandfather was an Aries, and he embodied the full strength of character of the aries ram. He didn't live his life to fit in, to appease the masses. People loved him because he loved what he was doing, because he was creative and innovative and smart and caring and interesting. He didn't follow the crowd, he didn't conform to the culture around him. He stood firm in his convictions and would not be conquered. He was irrepressible, an example of freedom for all who knew him. He didn't preach or teach. He just simply was. And so he led by the power of example, and inspired others to do the same.

Love, Käla

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