My journey...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
My lesson from Avatar
I just saw Avatar. After hearing so much about it from friends that it was the best movie, great effects, amazing, etc. It is a good movie and it kept me entertained for almost 3 hours! The "bad" guys wanted this special rock that lies under the ground of this whole ecosystem which supports life. They will have to get rid of the ecosystem to get to this so called "treasure". They then wanted to destroy the tree that the natives live in and before their operation, the hero of the film said the most important and valuable thing is not the rocks underground but what is seen. The whole eco system. If we destroy that, everything will be gone for they are all linked together.
How often we chase our dreams and ideals of life. Things that we do not see yet. But things which society perhaps tells us that we should have. Riches. Position. Power. The "treasure" that we seek out to find. We work hard and set targets to achieve for hopefully "something better" in life. Some of us go through all costs but we fail to acknowledge the simple things that surrounds us. Things that we take for granted and yet these are the things that keep us going. Like our family. Our friends. The things that we have at the moment. We neglect for something greater which when we get it may not be all that valuable. I am not saying that it is not good to have targets and dreams. But at what cost?
How foolish we humans are. In the bigger scale, in the name of development, we build cities and empires, cutting down forests and trees. Now we learn to regret... but the damage has been done. We are doing the same to our own personal lives. Neglecting things that are fundamental in our lives. Our spiritual walk. Our health. Our family.... Think about it.
How often we chase our dreams and ideals of life. Things that we do not see yet. But things which society perhaps tells us that we should have. Riches. Position. Power. The "treasure" that we seek out to find. We work hard and set targets to achieve for hopefully "something better" in life. Some of us go through all costs but we fail to acknowledge the simple things that surrounds us. Things that we take for granted and yet these are the things that keep us going. Like our family. Our friends. The things that we have at the moment. We neglect for something greater which when we get it may not be all that valuable. I am not saying that it is not good to have targets and dreams. But at what cost?
How foolish we humans are. In the bigger scale, in the name of development, we build cities and empires, cutting down forests and trees. Now we learn to regret... but the damage has been done. We are doing the same to our own personal lives. Neglecting things that are fundamental in our lives. Our spiritual walk. Our health. Our family.... Think about it.
