I'll never forget it, I was watching "flight of the phoenix" starring Dennis quade (I think his name is, the guy who played the father in "the day after tomorrow") and there was a scene two characters were talking about getting out of the desert and finding help. The idea was to build a plane out of the wreckage parts that would help then out. Hey were low on supplies and there were a few people there.
A character said "men need hope, they need to work towards something, without that, they are dead already. And if you can't give them hope or something to look forward to, just give them something to do."
This reminded me of another movie with Richard gere I believe, he played a high ranking and well respected officer who was sent to a military prison for insubordination, in spending his time there, (the actor who played tony soprano) the warden as punishment for malpractice in the prison, told the main character to move a bunch of big frikin rocks under the hot sun from one pile to another. Long story short, the rocks came from the original prison and were marked by a stone mason who spent his time there.
The main character used this opportunity to give himself and the other prisoners there, a hobby. He did this because he saw how the men who were going to be there for a long time were acting violently against each other even though they all served in the same family, the military. The men bought into this hobby and longer story short, they found the outlet they needed and the companionship needed to make it through some horrible conditions in the prison. The wall they were building, served as a monument to men able to make a difference in their lives even though it meant nothing to anyone or anything else.
So from this observation, I came to the conclusion that in life it is true, we see it all the time in the education system, I'll take more about this in the teacher blogs. But in general, we see it all the time, on tv, on the streets, sometimes even with our own families.
After awhile of waiting or struggle, people stop caring because they feel like they are working towards nothing. I once heard from someone close to me say, ppfftttt what's a kind of credit anyway I'll be dead before I could ever pay off the mortgage. Like really? No! I mean, ya it's a worry free way of looking at it which is alright for your mentality depending on how you are under stress, but realistically, probably not a good way to think about it.
Life is too short. And that saying can be taken in a bad way or a good way. But the point is, well I guess it is all dependent on your aims and goals in life. But the point I'm trying to make is, we need the goals, we need the chance to see what it is we are doing take affect on our overall goal. The best way to do that is sometimes break down the big goals into smaller goals. More small dreams that build the bugger dream.
In my end game, I want about 6 acres of land, a small hobby farm, somewhere around Hamilton in the countryside. My house needs a pool, balcony, low maintenance, grass, pond, patio; wife kids, the whole nine yards. I need to be a teacher, and I want an inexpensive car that is good on gas. Maybe a show car for Sunday drives :p I want to be next ronni debt and be able to enjoy family bbqs. This is the big dream.
Where am I starting? Well, the job market for what I do is not so good at the moment. So I am making my way to where I can get helpful and meaningful experience that will help me land the job I want one day.
I'm going to start putting money away whole paying off my student loan, and hopefully in the future have the makings of the dream I have had since I was in highschool.
Always remember that when pwople no longer feel they have anything work towards they fall into a state if depression and life loses meaning, often times why people seem so hard done by when really, if they pull themselves together; they could be anywhere and do anything. The only thing between you and the dream is one space.
Dream on as Aerosmith says.
Cheers!
CB
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