These days, I find that there is always a thing or two to
learn from nearly every situation if we have our senses attuned. It has been said that behind every challenge
lies an opportunity; and Just like the diamonds in the rough, sharper blessings
may just be bluntly disguised in utter disgust. Pay attention.
Tonight, I watched Game of Thrones as a late bloomer of the
series - at season 5. And as grotesquely graphic the images appear to be -with
all of the lewdness and irreverent decadence highly glorified in the pictures -
there are still very meaningful life lessons embedded therein. There is courage
and boldness; and the highlighted ability to face one's fears, strongly, even in
the midst of uncertainties and inadequacies. More so, there is the hopeful reassurance
of peace that is promised only after a fierce battle is fought. And many a
time, life will be lost. But life goes on, usually.
For tonight I could sum up these lessons in just two words “John
Snow” – a fine character of a man, whose humble beginnings foresaw little or no
future glories. But as the bible would say, that even the stone that the
builders rejected, turned out to be the chief corner stone.
Don’t get me wrong, I still writhe in disgust as I watch the
gory spilling of blood as steel swords slice through human flesh. And though I
understand that it is only fiction, there is still that reeling pain from witnessing a favorite character demise. RIP to Robb Stark.
Sometimes I do need a break from work; from the consistent
negativity portrayed on the nightly local and international news. But through
it all, just like in our modern society with all of the craziness bombarding
our senses by the media in these recent times, I am learning to pick out the wheat
from the chaff. I am learning to pay attention. I am watching Game of Thrones.
