Group#1 or Group#2 ?

Hey there Hey,

It's a gloomy day over in my side of the Empire. And, to top it off my allergies are kicking!!! That is something usual with me. I have such a keen sense of smell that I guess the downfall would be allergies. Achoooo!!! you see there I go again sneezing and sniffle'n. So today I am going to link up with Ponder Wonders on a Tuesday for Soul Food Monday's and share a piece of script I saw over the weekend. It was from the movie The Signs by M. Night Shyamalan, with actors Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix. The movie seems to be an intense thriller involving a Father/Pastor (Mel Gibson), who has lost his wife and is now living with his younger brother (Joaquin Phoenix), and 2 children and they believe the world is coming to an end due to an invasion of Aliens. Or so I thought that was the only PLOT to the movie. I mean the movie itself is named SIGNS, so could it be it's more than what it seems? Have I not picked up the signs through out the movie? I guess I didn't... until I heard this piece of the script, which for those of you who haven't seen the movie or have, it made the ending so much more fulfilling to me than it ever had the many times I've seen it before. I absolutely LOVE LOVE movies with meanings and messages with the ability to transfer great information so we can somehow apply it to our own lives!

Life is all about perspective and the way we choose to interpret the unfolding in it. I truly believe that it wasn't meant for me to get the meaning of the movie until this particular moment in my life. When it would spark that innate knowledge. When my ears would hear that whisper confirming my FAITH. Maybe back then it wouldn't have given me so much as it did right now. Well obviously, cause I really thought the movie was just about Aliens.

" People break down into 2 groups when they experience something lucky. Group #1, sees it as more than luck. More than a coincidence. They see it as a Sign. Evidence that there is someone out there watching out for them. Group #2, sees it as pure luck. A happy turn up chance. For them the situation is a 50/50 chance. It could be good or it could be bad. But deep down they feel that whatever happens in their on their own... and that fills them with FEAR. Yep. There are those people, but there are a lot of people in Group#1. They see is as looking at a miracle. And deep down inside they feel that whatever is going to happen, there will be someone there to help them... and that fills them with HOPE. Now you have to ask yourself, what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees the Signs, that sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Is it possible that there are no coincidences...."

I would really love to hear what you guys think about the script. As I have mentioned plenty times, we all know I love a great conversation with depth and hey even the possibilities of a good ol' debate with opinions back and forth!

xoxoxo