Animation
Intervention.
The
first lesson I learned from the movie was one that I've recently had, I
guess, experience with. This lesson was
shown in the main character Flik. Flik
was an outcast because he was seen as different. This ‘difference’ was because he thought about and saw things differently than the other ants. Throughout
the story it became apparent that the other ants didn’t want Flik around
because his characteristics and ideas were opposite of the ‘normal’ ant. In the end, though, Flik’s different ideas saved the
ants. Being different shouldn't be seen
as ‘wrong’, but instead, it should be seen as AWESOME. Honestly though, being the same as everyone
else is way overrated. Everyone was created differently and individually,
so why don't we just embrace it? The sad thing is, however, that it isn't very
easy in this society to be ourselves, which should be the easiest thing for
everyone to do. Sometimes, different is
confused with inferior. It’s sad; and
frankly, I believe I grew up in a place where it happened almost every day. When someone was different they were usually seen by people as either crazy or weird. I hate to say it, but I was one of them. I honestly didn’t believe that being ‘different’ was OKAY until I moved away. At Wesleyan, I've met such a variety of people with different characteristics and traits
that I was never exposed to in the past.
Since I've moved here, I have learned and decided to embrace my individuality, and I
want to challenge everyone to do that. There's a reason God added a little something different in everyone. If you want to make a change in the world, you have to embrace the
change that God made in you and everyone else.
The
second lesson I learned is kind of being shown through the use of this blog. First, I’ll explain the lesson as it was
shown in the movie. At the beginning of
the film, Flik attempts to help out a discouraged ant named Dot. Dot feels that because she is only one tiny ant, she can’t make an impact. Flik hands her
a rock and tells her to pretend it’s a seed.
He goes on to explain that the seed may be small, but everything needed
to make a tree is contained in the tiny seed.
All the seed needs is some water, sunlight, and time. My favorite quote from the movie sums up this
lesson by saying,
“Now, you might not feel like you can do much now, but that's
just because, well, you're not a tree yet. You just have to give yourself some
time. You're still a seed.”
I feel like
with today’s society that some people’s dreams are being crushed because they aren't seen as ‘possible’ or ‘realistic’.
This is ridiculous! No matter how
big or small, everyone should believe that they can reach their dreams. I've always had the dream of impacting the
world in a good way. I haven’t figured
out how to do that quite yet, but I know that even though the dream may seem a
little ‘out there’, I can achieve it.
Don’t suffocate your dreams, or anyone else’s, because they seem too
big. Don’t worry, you’re just not a tree
yet, you’re still a seed.
With Lots of Lizard Love,
Lizzy <3
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