“Any fool can have Courage. But Honour, that’s the real reason you do something or you don’t”

I finally sat down to watch the movie ‘The Blind Side’.

I had seen the trailer for it & just in a preview it took my breath away. And merely the fact that one of my favorite actresses ‘Sandra Bullock’ was a lead in the true story film was enough to make me sit up & take note.

A truly moving movie about the story of “Michael Oher, a homeless African-American young man from a broken home & living on the streets. He is taken in by a well-to-do white family (the Touhys) who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher’s presence in the Touhys’ lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle.”

As I watched and listened to the message this amazing story unfolds, not only did I relate to the mindset of both the young man Michael (& no, I think it is obvious that i am not a man nor am I African-American) but as well to the ‘Mother’ (Leigh Anne) who passionately discovers every young person has a right to be cared for & nurtured to their fullest potential regardless of the opinions & stereotype the surrounding community holds.

She stood up & fought for him. Defended him. Learned to understand him & Protected him. As he did her. They covered each others ‘Blind Side’.

In conclusion to the ‘story’, this movie has many messages. But the main one I take away from it is this:

“Sean: All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ‘Forward, the Light Brigade!’ Was there a man dismayed? Not tho’ the soldiers knew. Someone had blundered:

Michael: Someone made a mistake?

Sean: Yeah , their leader, their coach.

Michael: But why would they go ahead if they knew he messed up?

Sean: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.

Michael: They are all gonna die , aren’t they?

Sean: It’s really, really sad.I think you’re going to write something, Micheal.

[Michael's essay.]

Michael: Courage is a hard thing to figure. You can have courage based on a dumb idea or a mistake, but you are not supposed to question adults or your coach or your teacher. Because they make the rules. Maybe they know the best or maybe they don’t.It all depends on who you come and where they come from. Didnt at least the six hundred guys think of giving up and joining with the other side.I mean The Valley Of Death! That’s pretty salty stuff. That’s why courage is tricky, should you always do what others tell you to do. Sometimes you might not even know why you do something. I mean any fool can have courage. But honour, that’s the real reason you do something or you don’t. It’s who you are and maybe who you want to be. If you die trying for something important then you have both honour and courage and that’s pretty good. I think that’s what the writer was saying, that you should hope for courage and try for honour and maybe even pray that the people telling you what to do have some too.”

 

 

I highly recommend this Film to anyone young and old who looks to understand compassion & loyalty in others. ~ K

 

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