Empowerment in an Unexpected Field

Did you see the film, "Field of Dreams"? Probably. And, if not, I suggest that you rent the video. Even if you have not viewed the film personally, you at least know its most famous line, repeated often in the film and in our conversations: "If you build it, he will come."

In the film, the voice did not say when or how or why or even who! The voice only said, "If you build it, he will come." Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) agonized over the message, took actions that were ridiculed, and spent all his resources. (Do you know anyone like this in real life?) He did not discover