Thus I watched two movies on TV in my free time! One is the October Sky and the other Rabbit-proof fence. The October Sky is a true story about Homer, a young boy with a passion and skill for rockets and flight engineering. However his father detests all of this and wishes that he take up his job as a coal miner. Despite all odds, Homer rejects to be a mere coal miner and goes on to become a NASA engineer along with his school mates - thanks to the constant inspiration of his physics teacher who nurtures the little hope he has to see beyond the coal mine, the small native town and dream of his potency becoming reality. Yet what I liked of the movie is when Homer returns home after his successful science exhibition and tells his sarcastic father, that he may have had several scientists as his inspiration, but none of them were his hero! His father was!
Rabbit-proof fence is the story of three girls, the eldest of whom leads them through rough Australian terrain just to be back home, with their mother. Captured by the white 'educated' to 'protect them from themselves' the girls are determined to get back home. It is a very beautiful story. But what caught my attention is the attitude of Mr Neville, the rehabilitation officer, who was doing his job: saving the aborigines from themselves. He was sincere and determined in carrying out what he considered the most important thing to do.
Both these movies have a lot to teach about formation:
- Not all that formators think is good, needs to be truly good.
- Inspiration is most often from close quarters, others may provide sparks of motivation, those close to the person, always keep the fire burning.
- Reaching the goal is never easy. In case of formation, whole life is never easy. But preparation to face those challenges and willingness to be brave enough are the tests for determining how passionate are we about that what we aspire to.
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