Lessons from the Gran Torino

Tonight Rick and I watched "Gran Torino." What an amazing movie! The language was horrible but the message was huge! Clint Eastwood plays a widowed, cold-hearted, elderly man who lives in the neighborhood where he raised his two sons. There is one small problem. The neighborhood is overrun by people of various races, gangs, and thugs. Eastwood, Mr. Walt, mentors a teenage neighbor boy after one of the gangs tries to seduce him into joining.

I learned so much from this movie.
1. In the blink of an eye, we could live in a neighborhood of violence.
Be thankful for our subdivisons!
Remember what it takes to live in a violence free neighborhood. - God's grace, hard work, & wisdom.

2. There are people who need a mentor.
Everyone can help someone!
Look for people God has put in our lives that we are suppose to invest in. Make huge deposits of love, encouragement, & wisdom.

3. Do we understand life & death?
Live life to the fullest.
Wherever we are, whatever we are doing, be ALL there.
Know where we are going when we die.

4. Some people have had hard lives.
When faced with a grumpy person, be patient.
Recognize there is a reason for the bitterness.

5. This was an illustration of what Jesus did for me!