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Life is Like a Box of Chocolates

 

by: Aribah Shafa

source: BuzzFeed


    Who here hasn’t heard of Forrest Gump? The 1994 movie starring Tom Hanks is considered a masterpiece with outstanding performances that remain etched in cinematographic history. Aside from depicting everyday drama that so many people can relate to, the movie itself is a major life lesson - we can always succeed if we believe in ourselves, but we also need someone to encourage us and not give up on us when we’re in doubt!

    This movie portrays Forrest Gump, played by Tom Hanks, as a kind-hearted boy with marginal intelligence, often bullied because of his physical disability and low IQ. Encouraged by his mother, Forrest eventually finds his way in life and proves that despite what anyone says he is capable of achieving success. Even though not many show him kindness, Forrest keeps on being the good man his mother taught him to be, doesn’t let anything interfere with his happiness, helps whenever possible, and never ceases to follow his dreams.

    If you ever feel discouraged or down, give this award-winning movie a watch or two! Believe it or not, it can have the same emotional impact even if you watch it ten times. Forrest Gump serves as a true inspiration; it teaches us to never sink into a place that feels like there’s no hope left. In a lot of ways, Forrest is a role model. He doesn’t think much about his actions. Perhaps the message is that his instinct to be good is more important than any IQ. People want him to play football, so he plays football for them. Bubba wants a shrimp boat so he buys a shrimp boat. Enough said, no matter what stage of life you are in, you can always take away something meaningful from Forrest Gump’s story.

    One of the famous quotes from this movie is

Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.

When you open a box of chocolates, there is a variety of flavors available. Since they are covered in chocolate, you can’t really tell what any given piece of chocolate is going to taste like. You’re going to eat a bar of chocolate, but you won’t know what you’re getting until you bite into it - and then it’s done. Like it or not, you’ve tasted it. The same thing applies to life; you never know what life is going to give you. But you live nevertheless. So every day - every new experience - is something you really don’t know about until you actually live it. It may not be an experience you like or it may be the greatest experience ever. But you don’t know until you’ve lived it, and by then it’s too late to not live it.

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