By Atika Singh and Poonam Srivastav
Life of Pi, in more ways than one demonstrated the power of human potential and courage. The high impact movie with brilliant life graphics and of courage the awesome visual appeal delivered some key lessons for life.
You will Survive!To us the movie really portrays our most basic and universal need that we can survive despite the odds. It was a story of human triumph over the unimaginable and reinstated the fact that we are capable of so much, but unfortunately most of the time not even aware of our own potential!
They say that adversity brings out the best in us; we wonder why we have to wait for adverse circumstances in our lives to figure out our strengths and capabilities. If we were to live each day in that awareness by looking at our fears, questioning our limiting beliefs, or weaknesses and most important getting out of our comfort zone, we might be able to achieve far more and really exploit our latent abilities.
Keep the faith!Through his ordeal not once does he lose his faith in a higher power, he completely surrenders and believe that God is taking care of him. In our own lives we face challenging circumstances almost every day of our lives. And when the chips are down, we start questioning our beliefs and our faith in the Supreme Being. However, what we forget is that more often than the supreme power has a larger plan for us and there is a lesson in everything. What is important is that our faith in a higher power or anything that one believes in as their faith is what gives us strength to also face the tribulation.
Let Go!The protagonist in the movie demonstrated extraordinary ability to get over his loss and focus on surviving on what is next! Letting go can be one of the most challenging and often most painful experiences of our lives especially if it’s someone or something very dear and close to us. The protagonist not only was able to survive, but after the ordeal start a fresh and build, a beautiful life for himself and his family having put the past behind him. In our lives we have expectations, anger, resentment or even relationships which we hang on to sometimes forever! The key is to take a closer look at what we are holding on to and see the benefits of letting go — it can be liberating.
This material is further published in The Himalayan Times, May 20, 2013 edition.
