His dream is to make me smile.

12/11/2006

jimmy watched cast away. the show struck him, and he found out that everyone has an emotional need. they need to have company. and not be trapped in isolation. and in the course of 4 yrs, tom hanks ( dont know the character's name) made a very close friend - a ball called wilson. wilson was the one and only friend he had. and there was once when tom hanks grew fustrated and he kicked his friend, wilson, the ball out of the cave. as soon as he realised what he had done, he went all the way down in the hope of finding wilson. tom found wilson and begged for forgiveness.

a lot of times in life, we only see the significance of something/ someone when we lose them; it is at this point we find the void created in us, when we lose these little simple things. it may be a family member, friend, or classmate, or even an item? and it's so often that we not only take things for granted, but its naturalness as well. thats because we wake up to find that they are still there. that things would remain unchanged. and slowly we start taking them for granted.
jimmy would like to say sorry to those who he has taken granted for, and say thanks to those who have always been there. yupz...

jimmy also learnt that it's because of a purpose, a motivation, that drives us on, moves us forward. like at the end of the show, there was this parcel that was delivered? and tom hanks wrote a note, '...this parcel saved me....' thats because if he did not feel the need to get off that island and deliver that last parcel, he might have stayed on, and remained forever on that island of isolation. and also at the end of the show, jimmy noticed tom hanks stood at the centre of many crossroads. and he felt lost. like a lot of times, when we reached our goal, or fulfilled our purpose. we seem to be in a loss, because in a way there is nothing to look forward to anymore. nothing that drives us on now. is there?

jimmy watched the show with much awe. and respected tom hanks for his intelligence and survival skills. when he built the raft, and set sail. he was constantly checking out for wilson's welfare. when the waves came and crashed onto them, he kept reminding wilson to hold on? when was the last time you reminded a close friend of yours to hang on when the waves crashed in? and there was a stormy night, when tom hanks let go of everything but held on to wilson? he knew what he was holding on to...something that is precious to him...so what are you holding on to in your life? tom hanks held on to something he know it was like a part of him. what are you holding on to?
and after the storm, since tom hanks felt exhausted he felt asleep. and somehow the tapes that kept wilson in place werent that strong any more? and wilson was released from his bound up position and started to float on the seawater. when tom hanks woke up and saw wilson floating off, he didnt hesitate and swam out for wilson. but at the same time he held on to a rope that was tied on to the raft. here is the logic, wilson was at a distance away, if he swam too far out, he would not be able to swim back to the raft as it might flow away, that was why he held on to a rope, but alas, the tides and currents made wilson drift further and further away from tom hanks. till he was unable to save wilson. yupz. alot of times in life, we slumber and fall asleep, not keeping watch, and the thief might just steal what is precious from us when we are asleep. yah.

so jimmy felt inspired by the show. and it's seldom that jimmy learns so many lessons from one show in particular...there were other lessons which jimmy learnt as well, but then the post would get too long. so yupz.
what are you holding on to?
what is pushing you forward?
fight the waves, and break out of the enclosure that is keeping you on the island of desolation. dont allow the waves to push you back and stay put in your comfort zone.
BREAK OUT!

Scintillate, Sparkle, Shine