just move

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” ~Mahatma Ghandi

Sometimes movies will move you... maybe that is where the word movie is derived from. Although it is most likely short for moving picture, I think it should be derived from the very word: move. To move is to change... something. From one place to another, from one state or point of view, an opinion, to take action, to stir up, develop, progress or depart from. But I think my favorite is: to provoke strong feeling. Movies can take you places you never thought possible. Sometimes its just for a moment, for the duration of the picture. Sometimes it lingers, sometimes it moves you to something greater. Sometimes the impact of a movie will spark change or feeling that prior lied dormant in the shadows of your soul.

We go to movies for entertainment, to escape reality, to dream, to experience something new, to live in another realm if only for a moment. But sometimes that moment escapes the theater and brings about a realization of a greater purpose in our own lives. If anyone asks me why I like the movies... this soon will become my standard response :)

So as you read this, you’re wondering what it is I watched to spark these words... I can’t say if it was a specific theatrical experience. But what I can say is, I dare you to dream. I challenge you to get outside and take the chances you will only find in shadows of your future self.