Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Matter of perspective

I watched the movie Due Date on board SQ408 yesterday. In it, Ethan said "My father always had a saying,'When a day starts like this, it's always uphill from here.'" To which Peter replied, "Uphill? No, it's downhill from here." Ethan retorted, "But everybody wants to be up. Nobody wants to be down. So it's all uphill from here." Having the last word, Peter shot back, "But it's easier as you go downhill, so your dad didn't know what he was talking about."

Hardship is part of life - but whether we view it as tragic or heroic, depends on our perspective. Our minds can make meaning or madness - light a candle or curse the darkness.

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