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So, you want to know. You really think you're ready? Ready for a profund truth? You have to clear away all distractions. Turn off your iPod and focus. Ask yourself this one simple question: Where IS Waldo? Okay, I'm sensing a lot of you just frowned and closed this window, but if you read on you'll be rewarded. Everyone knows "Where's Waldo?" It's true, everyone does. But very few know the answer. I know. Where's Waldo is a series of books about the adventures of a 30-something year old traveler who stands in crowds and it's your job to find him. Big whoop, who cares? I'm guessing most of you have looked at one or two Waldo games, maybe a whole book if you've got a good attention span. I owned three Waldo books and have carefully perused many more. Waldo seems kind of dull when taken at face value, but you have to look past the red and white stripes and the quirky smile. The answer to the question "Where's Waldo?" is: "Right here." Waldo is a reflection of all of us. He embodies our oh-so human nature of insecurity. In all of his scenarios, Waldo is in the midst of chaos. He's been through wars, haunted amusement parks, chaotic zoos, fancy ballrooms, the list goes on. In each one, Waldo is just a simple person blending into the crowd. He doesn't want to stand out or become the life of the party. He just sits on the sidelines, where he knows he's safe. There is insecurity in all of us that makes us want to sink into the crowd. But it's not that Waldo is unhappy. He is always smiling, and he even has a small group of friends (a girlfriend, a dog, and a wizard buddy) but that's enough for him. He has an enemy(Odlaw, Waldo spelled backwards and looks like a yellow and black version of Waldo) but through it all Waldo just smiles. He never participates in the action. He never fights in the war, or swims in the ocean, or dances at a party. He just smiles. This may seem a bit pesimistic, that someone lives their life giving in to their insecurities, but when you think about it, if that's where you feel happiest, why not? He doesn't mind never being the hero. Waldo just enjoys being alive. He is acutally rather optimistic. For one thing, he completely ignores materialism. In all of his journeys he is constantly losing his stuff. Does that stop him from seeing the world? Or course not. By the end of the book, he's lost everything, but he doesn't put his life on hold to find them. He continues on, because Waldo knows, everything will just work out. Can't we all relate to Waldo? Isn't it better not to focus on everything you can't control and just live? I see Waldo in all of us. So the real question is this, "Where isn't Waldo?"