Friday, February 09, 2007
Another Quote....Perspective
I guess I'm just one of those people who really likes quotes. I'm constantly finding cool sayings in books or movies that have an impact on me (see the Rocky Balboa quote below). It's strange, because it seems when a certain situation/circumstance arises that is difficult or calls on me to make a decision...a quote or verse in the Bible pops into my head that helps me with the decision. Of course, if you were to ask me to recite the quote or verse verbatim...I probably couldn't. But the idea is at least there.
Anyway, recently I was reading a book that had an interesting quote in it about managing perspective in your life. It reads as follows:
Those who fix their eyes on the past risk a severe collision with the future. Those who see only the future hit much too hard the speed bumps of today. Only those who fix their eyes on God can effectively negotiate the right pace of life.
In animation, it's much too easy to get worked up over stuff: schedules, rigs, changes, studio politics, getting a new job, etc. Often people approach it as if it is life and death. In reality it all means very little...at least in the grand scheme. These things are all very temporal. Which to me, makes animation even more fun to do. God has blessed people in animation (and those in entertainment in general) with the gift of being able to "play" as adults telling stories and giving characters life. So if God is going to let you make art and entertainment for a living, why not do it as if you have nothing to lose?
It's too easy to get upset about everything, or even feel scared that if you do something wrong you will be out on the street. The worst thing you can do in life is to live it scared. If you do make a mistake, learn from it and keep going. Maybe you do fail...but at least you failed trying. As the quote states, those who fix their eyes on God can have the proper perspective of life's circumstances. It doesn't make them easy...but it can make them feel much less "important". I sometimes think we forget how big the universe is...and how small we really are.
I believe the next time I start to dwell on mistakes I made yesterday, or daydream about what I wish I could do tomorrow, or fret over today's troubles...I think I'll store this quote away for those occasions. And do my best to keep my eyes on the goal that is set before me.
I guess I'm just one of those people who really likes quotes. I'm constantly finding cool sayings in books or movies that have an impact on me (see the Rocky Balboa quote below). It's strange, because it seems when a certain situation/circumstance arises that is difficult or calls on me to make a decision...a quote or verse in the Bible pops into my head that helps me with the decision. Of course, if you were to ask me to recite the quote or verse verbatim...I probably couldn't. But the idea is at least there.
Anyway, recently I was reading a book that had an interesting quote in it about managing perspective in your life. It reads as follows:
Those who fix their eyes on the past risk a severe collision with the future. Those who see only the future hit much too hard the speed bumps of today. Only those who fix their eyes on God can effectively negotiate the right pace of life.
In animation, it's much too easy to get worked up over stuff: schedules, rigs, changes, studio politics, getting a new job, etc. Often people approach it as if it is life and death. In reality it all means very little...at least in the grand scheme. These things are all very temporal. Which to me, makes animation even more fun to do. God has blessed people in animation (and those in entertainment in general) with the gift of being able to "play" as adults telling stories and giving characters life. So if God is going to let you make art and entertainment for a living, why not do it as if you have nothing to lose?
It's too easy to get upset about everything, or even feel scared that if you do something wrong you will be out on the street. The worst thing you can do in life is to live it scared. If you do make a mistake, learn from it and keep going. Maybe you do fail...but at least you failed trying. As the quote states, those who fix their eyes on God can have the proper perspective of life's circumstances. It doesn't make them easy...but it can make them feel much less "important". I sometimes think we forget how big the universe is...and how small we really are.
I believe the next time I start to dwell on mistakes I made yesterday, or daydream about what I wish I could do tomorrow, or fret over today's troubles...I think I'll store this quote away for those occasions. And do my best to keep my eyes on the goal that is set before me.
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