Evan Almighty - Watch for the signs God's sending you!

Last night, after a not so filling but tasty supper at the Bellini's, my gf and I went home and watched "Evan Almighty" on DVD. Before when it was showing on the big screen, I thought it's just another cheap reproduction of the same story-line, replaced with a not-as-expensive starring actor, trying to rip off some more of your hard earned money flick. However, despite the most hilarious scenes (which you probably already have seen on commercials anyways), the plot itself is actually quite inspiring! And thus I am writing this post about it~

In case I don't ruin the fun for you to actually go rent the movie and see it yourself, I just wanted to talk about what you already know about the movie - Noah's ark. According to the old story, God was angry with the evil behavior of mankind, thus decided to make a flood which will destroy all things on earth. However, he found one good man, "a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time", to build an ark to save his family and to carry examples of all animals and birds (male & female). The movie itself, was based on such story with new backgrounds of today's society, with a twist of black humor, where the evil was demonstrated in "politics". The main character, Evan Baxter, was then ordered by God to build a boat to escape from the flood which will demolish all evil. What was worth noticing in the film, was the part where Evan's family left him, thinking he was crazy, and then his wife met God in a restaurant, and the last scene where Evan meets God again, and God explains the true meaning of the Ark.

Quotes from the movie:
God: Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?

God: How do we change the world?
Evan Baxter: One single act of random kindness at a time.
God: [spoken while writing A-R-K on ground with a stick] One Act, of, Random, Kindness.

I am trying not to give away too much on the movie, but at the same time sharing what I thought was the most important for everyone to see. Though the nature of the movie is still comedy, but there were still many touching moments and inspiring ideas included in the presentation. Despite whether or not the director intentionally gave the epic story a new interpretation and placed the characters in such social positions, the story reflects somewhat of the truth, and what we observe everyday in reality. With the drastic change in weather conditions, political fluctuations, and economic uncertainties, aren't we all experiencing some kind of flood in life already? And the only hope we have to salvation, is not to complain, but to change our perspectives on our situations. What if the flood is not a revenge from God, but an opportunity responding to our prayers? How do we change "our own" world? One single Act of Random Kindness at a time (ARK).

成功的不二法則 ﹣一步一腳印，恆（衡）心，量變成質變。