Last week a friend and I rented a movie which received some really good reviews, but I was disappointed.\u00a0 I thought the story and dialogue between the characters was poor, and it seemed like many of the actors were just regurgitating memorized material.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t believing that what was happening was real at all.\u00a0 During some parts of the movie, my attention was diverted and I began thinking about other things going on in my life.\u00a0 I really didn\u2019t care about the characters or what was going to happen to them.\u00a0 On the other hand, when I watch a well-made film that I like, I forget the actors are acting and I find myself believing the story.\u00a0 I\u2019m laughing and\/or crying, even though in the back of my mind I know it\u2019s not real.\u00a0 I\u2019m not thinking about anything besides the film.\u00a0 I\u2019m drawn to the screen and caught up in the drama.\u00a0 I judge the characters\u2019 choices and actions, and decide which are good and which are bad.\u00a0 I also formulate an opinion of how the story will or should end.<\/p>\n
After this movie I watched was over, I began thinking about spiritual awakening.\u00a0 We hear again and again that if we want to wake up, we need to go within and detach from the outside world.\u00a0 Perhaps, awakening eventually happens when life becomes like a bad movie.\u00a0 In other words, when we aren\u2019t drawn to what\u2019s happening on the screen or out in the world, and instead focus within on the One Self.\u00a0 Does that mean if we\u2019re not awake yet, that the movie or the outside world is too engrossing right now?\u00a0 Maybe we just need to relax, enjoy the film and not try to rush anything, because it\u2019ll end when it\u2019s supposed to end and not any sooner or later.<\/p>\n
Regardless, I\u2019ve decided to just see where this movie I\u2019m immersed in takes me, and not be too concerned about it.\u00a0 After all, I really don\u2019t have a choice, do I?<\/p>\n
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