Les Miserables (The Miserable)

I have had a love for musicals, ever since I was a little girl walking around the yard singing to animals. My mom told me animals liked music. So I saw my voice as something magical and it could tame the wildest of beasts.
When I was in junior high my parents told me to watch Les Miserables on PBS. I thought it would be dumb, you know how parent's tastes are when you are young. But the music and story line caught my attention and it was possibly one of the most powerful shows I have ever seen. One day I may even read the book it was based off of.. but it is like a million pages and I am not sure I want to make that sort of commitment.
Today as I was painting I decided to pop the tape in the vcr (yes, I am old enough to have one of those) and use it as inspiration. And everytime I watch it I leave with a sense of hope. The main story throughout it is of a man who is imprisoned for stealing bread, and once his sentence is up he breaks parole by stealing silver from a bishop. The police catch him, and return him to the Bishop for him to press charges. Yet, the Bishop says.. "Actually, I gave those to him as a gift." And after the police leave he tells the escapee to use it wisely.
This happens in the very beginning and it is so awesome to see how the man changes and lives his life to serve and love others, especially a little girl he is entrusted with. I am getting goosebumps thinking about it.

If you haven't watched it.. do it.. now.

This is one of my favorite songs..