I was gazing at Matthew McConaughey’s rippling muscles (AND listening to the important dialogues of course) when my friend rudely interrupted me with that question. You can’t expect me to think so profoundly when you have this ruggedly handsome guy in front of the big screen??!, I thought to myself.
I remember smiling and mumbling a suitable reply just so I could go back to watching Matthew, I meant the movie, Sahara.
As in any other typical movie, the movie tells of how the good guys stopped the bad guys from wreaking havoc not just in Africa but eventually, the entire planet…yada yada yada..you know the rest. Don’t get me wrong, the movie is quite entertaining – ala Indiana Jones (but not really). Loved the chemistry of McConaughey and sidekick Steve Zahn..and oh yes, Penelope Cruise..er.. Cruz.
That question stayed with me though.
What about my job?
What is the worse thing that can happen if I screw up a report. If I reported USD120k instead of USD130K? If I failed to make the accrual for so and so account?
My boss will give me the third degree. Been there. He might bad mouth me…Done that .. He might not give me a raise or promotion. ..ho hum…. Fire me? Thank God for Philippine Labor Laws..
I will be shamefaced. Okay. My reputation will precede me. Ooookay.
But the rest of the world moves on. No global warming. No toxic poisoning. No epidemic...
Suddenly, I felt like I wanted to do something a little more important. I may not be able to find that in my job but maybe, somewhere else. Oh yeah. There are a lot of things I can do. I only needed to think micro.
I remember saying to my friend after leaving the movie house...Don't you feel old? Can you really believe we are going up Maslow's hierarchy? ..up the self actualization stage? We just laughed.
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak..”
3 comments:
Check out Jim Paredes' Blog.
He's got a lot on the stuff you mentioned. In particular, check out his post entitled Frodo, Ninoy, Rizal, Luke Skywalker, you and me... dated March 1, 2005.
Reading your blog made me want to watch Sahara instead of going to a prayer meeting tonight(Why not? It will have a profound spiritual effect on me as well). Haha. Stretching too far, I guess.
I like these kind of movies, which go beyond the darkened cinema and illuminate the soul. I had tons of questions about my life too after watching Million Dollar Baby (and blogged about it).
Maybe God will give you a eureka moment about your job someday. When He does, tell me please. :-)
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