After Earth
My husband and I just saw the movie After Earth. I didn't want to see that particular movie, but it was really great! One part of the movie that really struck me was a lecture Will Smith was giving his son. He said, "If we are going to survive this, you have to realize that fear is not real. It is a product of the thoughts we create. Don't get me wrong, danger is real. But fear is a choice!" I can't find the rest of the quote anywhere, but it was something along the lines of fear just being thoughts we have about the future and how it will turn out.
It kind of goes along the lines of my last post and how my husband says that we can't hold on to bitterness and anger and such because people do crappy things to each other and that is just how the world is. I know I personally walk around afraid of anything and everything. I am constantly worried that I will get sick and die before my kids are old enough to know how much I love them. Or that my kids will get sick and I will have to go through the immense pain of losing them. But why do we walk in fear of these things? Most of our fears never come to fruition, and we can't stop the ones that do. So why can't we just enjoy today and not waste the days worrying about what might or might not happen.
In the movie, Will Smith also told his son, "Root yourself in this moment." I think that is what we really need to do...focus less on fear and more on today. In the movie, his sister asks him if he is afraid. He says no, he is just tired. She was happy and said, "Good, you have filled your heart (or mind...I can't remember) with something else." Basically, if you focus on something else, you won't have time or room for fear to creep in. Maybe that is the answer for any bad feeling...bitterness, anger, sadness, etc. Focus on something else and let that fill your heart and mind.
It kind of goes along the lines of my last post and how my husband says that we can't hold on to bitterness and anger and such because people do crappy things to each other and that is just how the world is. I know I personally walk around afraid of anything and everything. I am constantly worried that I will get sick and die before my kids are old enough to know how much I love them. Or that my kids will get sick and I will have to go through the immense pain of losing them. But why do we walk in fear of these things? Most of our fears never come to fruition, and we can't stop the ones that do. So why can't we just enjoy today and not waste the days worrying about what might or might not happen.
In the movie, Will Smith also told his son, "Root yourself in this moment." I think that is what we really need to do...focus less on fear and more on today. In the movie, his sister asks him if he is afraid. He says no, he is just tired. She was happy and said, "Good, you have filled your heart (or mind...I can't remember) with something else." Basically, if you focus on something else, you won't have time or room for fear to creep in. Maybe that is the answer for any bad feeling...bitterness, anger, sadness, etc. Focus on something else and let that fill your heart and mind.
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