A friend of mine turned me on to one of those online DVD rental services as a result i'm taking in the myriad of movies I should have watched on the screen. The latest is "Million Dollar Baby" starring Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman.
Swank's character Maggie Fitzgerald leaves Missouri ahd becomes a boxer. Eventually she returns home to give her mother the deed to a brand new home. Her mother was incensed. Maggie wanted to make life better and give her an amazing gift. Instead, the mother was finding fault with the house, saying it didn't have applicances. Maggie said, "they are coming." The mom says, i can't afford this i'm on welfare. Maggie said, "I'll send you money." Every time the mom was looking for excuses, and all of them were pretty weak.
You see, the family was happy being poor and being on welfare. They didn't want to work. Day-after day they became comfortable in their run-down shack.
Toward the end of the movie, we find out the family never bothered to sign the deed. If they did, they'd have to get off welfare.
We do the same thing, start to enjoy the status quo. We are content to just get by. Maybe its lazy, maybe its fear, maybe its understanding. Maybe its indifference..no matter what it is.. its wrong.
I believe that we as people are meant to soar, to excell and to make difference... not just take resources and time from others. If you are comfortable, not challenged and content make the changes. Don't put it off.. Make a decision today to get it right.
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