seven pounds.

I watched Seven Pounds today.

If you haven't seen it I recommend you do, it's a quality drama that Will Smith really nails and today it was just what I needed. I like watching dramas when I'm alone cause I get sorta sappy and it could be embarrassing especially if my pop was around. One thing I learned from the movie is the meaning of sacrifice, and how hard people really have it out there in the world. Sitting in Ashburn driving the car I drive and being blessed with all the things I do have it's easy to forget "real life". Circumstances. Problems. People. Feelings. Struggle. Hurt.

It's rough out there, and it helped me remember that this whole thing called life is fragile and temporary. When we die all this stuff doesn't come with us you know? It's about the legacy, the lessons, the knowledge you leave. It's about experiencing the experience, being. I underestimate life's value sometimes. A couple weeks ago my dad was helping my sister with a relationship situation and he totally flipped the situation so that the whole family could understand where the opposite party could be coming from and it made a lot of sense after we dug past the surface of the conflict. Afterwards I told him, "Dad, I hope one day I'm as wise as you." He responded by saying, "I pray for wisdom everyday. I don't pray for money, knowledge, or even health. I just pray that I can use all the circumstances and environments I've experienced in life to possibly help others."

That's the type of person I wanna be.

Keep the Peace