Why you love the brick

[Admiral Blockbeard]

Okay, so I was thinking I would like to share with you why I "Love the Brick" Seeing as I wanted to, I supposed a few of you would also like to share your, over all or specific moments you love the brick.

To start off, let me just say a quick thanks to all the people on this forum, I have felt welcomed accepted and some times even supported. The people on this forum have helped me far beyond what they know...

Now the Love of the brick starts with a story, I have not told on the forum yet, I have tried to keep it as low profile as I could.

Christmas eve 2007, I was sent to hospital with suspected cancer in a critical state. I had a 4cm mass constricting the flow out of my main arterial out of my heart. Christmas morning I awoke in my hospital room already feeling better than I had for the last few months. Over the time between then and Mid January, I had a bone marrow test, five needle biopsy(s) in my neck, key hole surgery and finally a Cardiotherasic, from which I now have a 20cm scar on my back. then from January till July, I was having Chemotherapy treatment.

The reason for this story is in many ways I felt trapped, stuck in the house for the majority of the time and not able to move around as much as I would have liked. One day I decided to check out how much those BSB's where I loved as a kid, to see if I could cheer my self up. The boat was expensive, so I went to Wiki, and that brought me here (Pirate Lego on Wiki has a link to here). Also slightly before finding this sight I found a cheaper alternative to the BSB, a clone ship, I brought one then when i confirmed the quality I bought seven more ... All for the cost of two BSB's...

This ignited my passion again for the Brick, but I have been doing some thinking, "why do I love the brick so much?"

The answer I have come up with is it provides freedom, it provided an escape for my pain, it entertained me endlessly when I should have been bored and lonely. It also gave my a world beyond my four walls. The ships gave me a great ocean of creativity. the forum gave me all the interaction with others I needed. So to me the brick is a form in which I could achieve that in life I could not, and thats why I love it.

Also a nice ending to this, my treatment has been over now for a month and it was a great success, all signs of infection are gone and the masses in my chest has been reduced to a quarter of what it was!

So there is my story, you will notice it is not a "what brought you out of your dark ages thread" like Phes's (I did a search for a topic like this, I could not find one, if there is please merge them).

Your story does not need to be soo big a story, or so serious, it could be an artistic expression or anything, let me know I am curious to know your story.

Regards Cpt. PB

[LEGOMAN132]

I to had cancer in 7th-8th grade about 6 years ago but in my case it could come back at any time.

it is good that you are now well.

I have always loved lego ever since i was a young kid and that love will never die. the are also one of the only thing from childhood that has not gone down in quality.

Edited August 14, 2008 by LEGOMAN132

[meschepers]

My brother who is a graduate student just got cleared of his cancer and is in the middle of his radiation therapy.

I would say that I love LEGO because it is a toy that adults and children can enjoy together. It is more interactive than any video game. With a video game you sit there and push buttons and maybe think for a puzzle. But, with LEGO you are creating the puzzle. You are putting it all together.

I am not against video games at all I just think that children should be less exposed to them and get their hands on LEGO as soon as they are old enough to not eat them. In my personal opinion it is video games and TV that are causing all the attention span problems in the world today. As children my brother and I played with action figures and LEGO almost constantly. We didn't get a video game system until the Playstation came out and then we got a SNES. I think the simple fact that I created things (however ridiculous and childish they were) it helped me to develop into the person I am today.

[Admiral Blockbeard]

Just about every one will have a story about a relative or friend with cancer it is very sad.

I am really interested in why people think they enjoy building with bricks. I suspect some people would do it to express artistic flare or some collect it to make money int the long run, others build and collect to display, others have a stranger reason like myself, perhaps a strange addiction to plastic. I am hoping to find out if my suspicions are true, while getting to know other members on the site.

Already I have found a reply highly interesting, meschepers, I had never considered it as a bridging tool between adults and kids, it is an excellent point, as is how you feel it has made you who you are today, I feel quite the same!

Legoman123, I sincerely hope that your cancer doesn't return, I am glad to hear that you have not suffered the dreaded dark ages!

Regards Cpt. PB

Edited August 15, 2008 by Cpt. Pegleg Blockbeard

[maiq the liar]

I'd say early exposure, plus the aspect of creating anything you can think of.

[Joey Lock]

When I first saw my First Lego set I just fainted...I took it out and built it and played with it for days

It was 6420 Mail Carrier:

The only bits I can find of it is the Bugle mail flap and the Postmans face, since the bikes front wheel holder got crushed when I lost it...

Im gonna buy another one soon!