This is another post from my old blog. Dated April 3, 2013.
We watched The host last night. I didn’t expect that the movie was great. I didn’t expect the story to be great either. I thought it was just another lovesick story of Stephenie Meyer like the Twilight Saga. Don’t blame me. Twilight Saga was really good. It’s just that it was too much. It was full of vampires, the love story and the forever thingy. Maybe because it was too mainstream that I can’t appreciate it that much anymore. Anyways, going back to the movie, it was really great.
It was not an action packed movie that you get to hold on tight to the one beside you and that you can’t even blink because you can’t miss a scene. It was not the movie but the story – especially the lessons in it.
“It can only be captured by kindness and love.” – Wanda
That line shot me the most.
Maybe there’s just too much battle we see in this world that we never get to trust that easily or even doubt a stranger of his capabilities of being good to us. Or was it really the pain we experienced with our previous struggles in life that we can’t see how anyone can ever heal us? There’s just too much chaos around us. Everyone is sick of it but almost everyone does nothing to change it. We don’t want it changed. We always want revenge to our enemies (those who hurt us). Why consider them enemies in the first place?
When somebody punches you, you’re natural instinct is to punch him back. Right? Then what happens next is you keep knocking each other until one goes down. Does this really need to happen?
When somebody lies to you, you want to lie the same way? Or if not lie, backstab that person until he’s ruined?
Everyone wants peace but we keep on doing what we are doing as humans. We have lots of capabilities and we can’t even consider that we can do most of them. It’s just that we are not used to it.
If someone punches you, walk away and let go. If he calls you a chicken, a loser or whatever it is he might think of, let it go. Forgive.
8766 Days and Counting! 
The Host Is a better book than movie. I loved the book. It’s one of my all time favorites because of the message. Nice to see someone else “gets it” too.
Really? Will read the book. Thanks! 🙂
You’re welcome. The book is long but goes into details that could not be explained very well in the movie. I actually didn’t finish the movie. Please let me know what you think of the book
Hi Maphnie, I want to thank you for liking my words from my heart on Proverbs 22:11. I like your blog. I love how you freely express out your heart. I especially enjoyed this post, I went through a lot of pain and felt you expressed and them some, it took my Saviour to show me the way and I got my power back …He helped me every step of the way – you will really see how strong you are when you can walk awayyothese feelings yto come to this point to express myself freely from my heart
Hi Maphnie, I want to thank you for liking my words from my heart on Proverbs 22:11. I like your blog. I love how you freely express out of your heart. I especially enjoyed this post, I went through a lot of pain and felt what you expressed and them some, it took my Saviour to show me the way and I got my power back …He helped me, every step of the way – you will really see how strong you are when you can walk away, let go and Forgive. Forgiving is freeing and powerful… Many blessings to you
Thank you! We can never be lost with our Saviour holding our hand. 🙂