I've always been a fool

One of my favorite movies is "Big Fish". I remember watching it in the cinema when it just came out and during intermission (yes, back in the day in Israel they used to have intermission in the middle of the movie) I found myself enchanted.

The story, Tim Burton's direction, the vibe of the film and the characters were only supporting actors to the real thing that got me into it. Story telling.
The main character reminded me of my grandfather, my father and as I wished back then - myself.
I loved how that character, first play by Ewan McGregor and later by Albert Finney, was taking a small simple experience and making an amazing story out of it. Just the other day I had a talk with a friend visiting me and he told me I always have amazing things coming my way, always have a good story to tell. I think we all do, but I guess it's all about how we tell them.

One thing that I remember and take from that film, probably the most, is the following:

I can recall many "only a fool will continue" situations in my life, and in all of them, when I chose to be a fool, I succeeded. At times, I got what I wanted. In others, I won the battle but lost the war. But what it comes to show us is that sometimes we have to follow our dreams, put the effort it what we want.

I can relate it to the other video I posted just a while back, by Randy Pauche - the brick wall is not there to stop us, it's just there to show us how bad we want it.

And on that note, tomorrow I will cross one thing off my list. Cheers!