...and I was intrigued by the plot.Imagine a world where you can use a remote control to fast
forward or rewind your life at any given moment. How tempting
that would be!
Of course, without giving away the whole story, let's just say that
the main character went ahead and, like many people would, used the remote control whenever he felt it would make things "easier." You can imagine the possibilities - skipping over difficult moments, boring social events and even being sick with a cold!
I think we all fantasize about doing this sometimes. I had a teacher once who used to say to us "You're wishing your life away" when we said on Monday that we wished it was Friday. It's the same idea to want to just skip over things.
I started to think about whether or not I would "click" over certain times and events of my life. I realized that I probably wouldn't choose to do that. There's something about being present in each moment that is richer for me than the temptation of "cheating fate" and fast forwarding. I might yawn and get bored at times. I might even find myself fantasizing that the "chat room ignore button" could somehow be installed at a family dinner.
But our time on earth is short enough without skipping over any of it.
3 comments:
Sounds like an interesting movie. I think it would be hard not to skip anything , especially Mondays at work.
I think not wasting my moments is one of the lessons my Parkinson's diagnosis has taught me. Now that I know that I have an undetermined number of "normal" years ahead of me, I seem to be enjoying the Autumn leaves more than I ever have in my life, enjoying the fellowship of friends at church more, and the list goes on and on.
It's true that it's a huge shift in perspective - and it sounds as if you've found a way to be grateful through it. Your faith makes this possible -and God's grace and help ...Thanks so much for sharing your journey with others,
God bless...
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