So recently I have watched the movie witch is the inspiration for the title of this blog, Whisper of the Heart. It's a great movie about coming of age and self discovery and courage. It is so beautifully made too. It's a Studio Ghibli film and so it just has to be wonderful.
Anyway, one of the themes that occurs in this movie is listening to your heart. There are so many people on this planet that we call Earth with there own struggles and their own ideas and we get set on the idea that we all must follow the same path in order to reach success. Of course there are ways that are pretty much guaranteed successful and that many take, but there are so many paths that are worth taking that aren't the norm. In one scene Shizuku's (our lovely protagonist) father is discussing with Shizuku her choice to pursue writing and not continue her schooling. he say's something to the affect of, "if you choose a different path than everyone else it will be harder". There is a set way that is so much easier than any other way because it has become the social norm and not many dare to stray. But if you dare to stray wonderful things can happen, you just have to work a little harder and really believe in yourself. There are definitely paths that are dark and dangerous and twisting and you don't want to go down those paths because they will bring about your own destruction, but there are paths that are intimidating and difficult, but those paths can be rewarding if we are willing to put the effort required even if it is more than the "normal" path.
So let's keep going on this adventure we call life, despite all the scary paths we may end up on, and enjoy every moment of it. Allons-y!
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