It's
a funny thing that we all love going to the movies and we lose
ourselves in the drama, the tension, the action, the suspense, the
violence, the humour, the plot, the effects, the whole package.
We'll happily spend our hard earned money to lose ourselves for a
short period of time in the efforts of people who do this for a
living.
We
know that the action is set up, we know the violence is faked, we
know the effects are computer generated or very carefully
constructed, we know the scenery is fake, we know the characters are
invented but we still buy into it and believe it is real, even if
only for a couple of hours.
A
perfect example was many years ago, I was at the cinemas watching
Rocky III. For those of you that may be too young, it starred
Sylvester Stallone as Rocky and Mr T as Clubber Lang. There was this
scene where they are boxing and Rocky as per usual was in the corner
getting the snot beaten out of him. The tension had been built up as
the punches flew back and forth until Rocky was protecting himself as
well as he could as the punches rained on him. It wasn't looking
good. Suddenly, this woman over to my left, jumps to her feet and
screamed out “Get out of there Rocky!” I thought to myself,
there is someone who has really bought into it. It's amazing I still
remember that so clearly.
See,
she was buying into it 100%. Her conviction that Rocky was real and
in imminent danger was complete. She had value for money. We have
all had that experience, where we buy into it 100%.
Your
life is just like a movie. There are scenes played out with
backdrops and scenery and set pieces. We have a cast, who are
actually writing their own script. We have action, drama, tension,
suspense, intrigue, romance, even some violence. We play it out
every day on this world stage. We control all of the action, whether
we like it, believe it, or even understand it. Unfortunately, some
of us don't like our movie.
My
question for you is this. What movie are you creating? What value
for your money have you created? Who are the cast? What genre of
film are you directing? How will each scene end? Are you creating
the actual film you want or are you picking an action film when you
really want a thriller? Are you creating a suspense film when you
really want a romance?
Whether
we believe it or not, we are the movie makers of our lives. Every
scene is set up by us, cast by us, directed by us, edited by us,
scored by us, we do the whole package. We a one (wo)man film making
machine.
If
you don't like your film, start again. Learn to direct the film you
do want, write the script you want, hire the actors and actresses you
want, set up the scenery you want. Be the film maker you want to be,
take control. You've paid the money (you're living), you may as well
see the film you want to see (live the life you want). So, what is
your film going to look like now?
Wayne
Brown is a facilitator and promoter for life change. Contact him at
or
listen to his podcasts at
www.the7bigquestions.podomatic.com
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