The other day I watched Source Code with my sister. It's this totally confusing and adrenaline-destroying movie about a man trying to save the city of Chicago from a terrorist attack, and really, it's one of those movies that people ultimately refer to as, "oh, it's one of those movies you have to see a second time." But really. Anyway. The movie was good, the actors were mediocre, the story line was sub-par, and the continuity errors would make a movie critic gag. However, despite the fact that the movie was just your standard action Sci-fi flick, it did present an overlooked theme that I found applicable in my own life. How surprising.
ANYWAY, I get off track. Even though the movie was kind of seen as this movie to play with your emotions and show you how awesomely awesome they can make effects in Hollywood, USA, it had something that kind of subtly KICKED ME HARD IN THE SHIN. Throughout the movie, Jake (the man had multiple names. The story is confusing. I will just call the man “Jake” based on the actor’s real name) was fighting against time, always living the same moment over and over to try and discover things he didn't notice before. Because of this new invention created by a level of the Air Force, a man with inactive brain functionality can relive 8 minutes of another man’s brain activity leading up to his death, if a small portion of their brain is still active (told you it was confusing). Regardless of the plot line, the message remains true. Jake is constantly taking into account how, “every second counts,” and always considering the ultimate question, “what would you do if you knew you only had a minute to live?” Okay, now I understand that my life isn’t 8 minutes long, nor do I have a minute left to live before I burst into flames from a Chicago train explosion… but the message remains true. So totally freaking true. Regardless of how much time we have left, our lives are ticking time bombs. If you’re a man in your old age, a twelve year old student, a working woman, whatever you are: time is of the essence. I know that’s so cliché to say, but it’s so true that it’s insane.
And who am I to say anything, right? I’m the one stuck here living my life straight from the books, not wanting to take any risks, not wanting to make any changes. Well at the risk of sounding like a complete fool, I’m here to argue something else. I’m not going to say, “So guys, live your life to the fullest! Take risks! Try something new! Live like you were dying! An apple a day keeps the doctor away!” or any other relevant clichés I can throw your way. The thing is, I’m not much of a risk taker, an action-lover, a thrill-seeker, or anything like that; just because time is valuable doesn’t mean you need to go full throttle and jump off a cliff. My cheesy cliché advice to you is this: find what you love, love what you find. If you like to play soccer, find time to join a team on the weekends. If you possess an enjoyable talent in MMA, take classes at a local gym. And if you like to widdle German shepherds out of various bars of soap, well widdle your life away. The point is, find what makes you happy and have at it. Life is sincerely too short to spend doing something you hate.
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