Tribute to Star Wars … ( 05 / 25 / 013 )
Tribute to Star Wars … ( 05 / 25 / 013 )
36 years ago today , I waited in line for hours to see “ Star Wars ” on its opening day — twice . As a tribute to the brilliance of the initial Star Wars trilogy ( the three films released in 1977 , 1980 & 1983 ) — a saga that not only revolutionized the film industry , but that also said so much about nobility and redemption and forgiveness and courage and hope , I offer the following tribute …
Sometimes life is hard . Throughout of our lives , we each experience disappointments , suffer injuries & illnesses , endure failures & setbacks , and are surrounded by cold strangers & dangerous enemies . Fear seems to rule the day , with every gain containing an imminent loss , and every Love carrying within it a seemingly inevitable heartbreak .
“ We seem to be made to suffer . It ’ s our lot in life .” ~ C3PO
And in response to these feelings of vague sadness , not-so-subtle anger and / or almost inevitable frustration come whisperings from within ; whisperings that would have us succumb to powerful self-centered temptations : to condemning those not like us , to attacking those “ dangerous ” or threatening , to primarily caring for ourselves … essentially , to living with a heart in darkness — to acting from a place of fear …
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