A Golden Child

I loved that one Eddie Murphy movie called The Golden Child. It is a movie where a child is born who will bring Justice back into the world and how the forces of evil (not darkness itself but evil which can also reside in the light -a misconception that is extremely popular but misguided I think) try to stop it. Many scenes stuck in my mind and helped shape some of my ideas when I am imagining what to say and how to say certain things.

One I especially would love to show to certain people is that one scene where he has that sort of dream thing and the lady is screaming and tied up and he says 'They tied you up with toilet paper'. At first I did not get the joke of it since I thought the texture and look of it went with that whole scene and with what she was wearing then realized it was that sort of idea where you let it happen. So I often picture myself running up to a leader I think has allowed certain things to happen and saying "Whoever, they tied you up with toilet paper!" but fear it would just make them think I am weird. Which I am, I guess, but in a good way.

But it often makes me smile to picture me actually doing it since I am very shy in person. Something I am working on changing about myself though so hopefully one day I can speak as openly as I write! Another scene I love is that one where he has to get that knife and pass a test and does it with humor. I think we often get too caught up in something where we lose our humor about the situation. I think taking a moment to allow these humorous thoughts to pass through our minds will help us even better then writing a provocative and insightful journal entry since it happens internally and just for us.

Then at the airport he is worried about getting the knife past customs since he does not yet believe it is his Destiny to help the Golden Child. He makes a cute scene and I often do that one part with my girls when we are goofing around and maybe some bad feelings are present when they shouldn't be so to chase them away I do that one scene. He puts his wrists together in that cuff me posture and says 'My brothers, I should be flogged, I should be purged.." and it helps lighten the mood. I think too often the weight of the feelings can make us feel like we are struggling too hard when all we have to do is realize we can just drop it. It is still there and we will deal with it but in this way we can do it our own way instead of getting caught up in holding it up.

I always picture which character I would be in the movie and it changes depending on what kind of mood I am in when thinking of it. Sometimes I picture myself as the lady where my job is to find The Chosen One and help them all I can. Sometimes I picture myself as Eddie Murphy's character where I can do it with humor and guts. Sometimes I am the Golden Child where I so want to bring Justice back into the world.

It always makes me think that we should try to picture ourselves as "a" golden child instead of "the" one. Where we are more the ones making and acting in the movie telling the story rather then the real deal. But in raising awareness and supporting these ideas that we can lift the mood and where it does not seem we are being forward. Too many come and go who are after something besides what they say and to show people that we truly believe we can change the world we need to somehow show we are a golden child but not where we think we are THE golden child. Where we are not after personal glory or want everyone to think how good we are but we want everyone to feel how good they are too.

Does that make sense at all? I know my ideas and views are sometimes weird sounding so hopefully I can make it seem more what I mean and think then trying to sound as if I want everyone to believe exactly as I do. It is why I loved that one application process where each viewpoint got to heard and valued in and of itself without comparing it to others. If we can find a way to do this every day and in all areas of our lives we can truly bring Justice back in the hearts of people.

Maria