Just got back from a movie - went by myself - the kids are with their dad, Shawn is at work, so I went to a movie by myself - something I actually enjoy now and then.
The movie was entitled Blind Side - I knew nothing about it except that my mom and my cousin said it was good, and it was playing at a time that worked with my schedule so I went.
Not to give the whole movie away, but towards the end, the main character had to write an essay to pass his English class so he could go on to college with a football scholarship. Academics were not his best, though he did try. He wrote an essay based off of "The Charge of the Light Brigade". It is as follows......
"Courage is a hard thing to figure. You can have courage based on a dumb idea or a mistake, but you’re not supposed to question adults, or your coach, or your teacher because they make the rules. Maybe they know best but maybe they don’t. It all depends on who you are, where you come from. Didn’t at least one of the six hundred guys think about giving up and joining with the other side? I mean, Valley of Death, that’s pretty salty stuff. That’s why courage is tricky. Should you always do what others tell you to do? Sometimes you might not even know why you’re doing something. I mean, any fool can have courage. But honor, that’s the real reason you either do something or you don’t. It’s who you want to be. If you die trying for something important then you have both honor and courage and that’s pretty good. I think that’s what the writer was saying; that you should try for courage and hope for honor. And maybe even pray that the people telling you what to do have some, too."
I like this "essay", though not as eloquently written as it could have been. Haha....
And little Julia - we have both shown that we have the courage to fight through this life we are going through, and thank you for giving me the honor of leading the way on our journey. We WILL make it through this baby girl!
Susan
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