The Button of Life

Recently I saw the movie Benjamin Button which stars Brad Pitt. I am in no way endorsing the movie but thought it had a very interesting premise. It was about a baby born into old age and abandoned by his father. When Benjamin Button was 10 years old he looked 80 years old and had the mind of a 10 year old in an old man’s body. In one scene he is in a wheel chair looking at the children playing down the street with keen interest of a child. He had a desire to play with the kids but looked more like my grandfather. At 17 he looked like he was in his seventies and met an Irish tug boat captain who took him to a bar and introduced him to woman. The tug boat captain could not understand why he never been with a woman and Benjamin being 17 went along for the ride.
Before this he meets a young girl who is his same age and plays with her and through the years of their life he falls in love with her. During this time he moves in with her and she becomes pregnant. When she turns 44 they reach the same age his wife aging each day and Benjamin is getting younger every day. But they meet in middle of their lives at the same age one aging 40 years and the other getting 40 years younger. This really intrigued my mind because many times we view life in regards to age and experience. We may have a goal or an idea that we never go after because of our age or because of the timing of the matter at hand. I believe there are things that will hinder you from your goals regardless but you can never swim unless you get wet and jump in the water.
Benjamin realized he was getting younger every day. He had a child with his wife and realized he could not raise his child because one day he will be a teen, an adolescent and then a baby. Benjamin faced problems in age but it was getting younger. For me and you it may be aging but Benjamin said I am going to do everything I can in my life to live, to enjoy life and to reach his potential. Benjamin knew when his own time clock was going to be up because every year he was getting younger and eventually he would become that baby. For us it’s the opposite we are aging daily, but in that are we going after our desires? Are we really living or do we just exist in time?
Eventually Benjamin became that baby and the main point I am trying to make is we all face situations where we have to adjust in life. For Benjamin’s problems were getting younger. In an age where there is a billion dollar business for aging and looking younger are you going after your dreams? What is holding you back from doing that dream of yours?
For Benjamin it was the fear of getting younger. What are your fears? I want to encourage you to overcome these fears and start living your life by reaching your potential, conquering your dreams and living your life to the fullest. First you have to look beyond your fears and dream big and trust that God will get you to fulfill that promise, that dream!