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IF LIFE WAS LIKE A MOVIE

Life is not like a movie.

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IF LIFE WAS LIKE A MOVIE
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First, let me just say that a movie stays the same forever, but life is ever-changing. Some of the best movies are probably least like real life and if they are similar to real life, then such a great job they performed to make such a realistic movie, but I abstain. If life wasn't like a movie, then life would actually be more like how movies are, because a lot of movies are based on real life, or something like it. All the action, romance, and characters of movies being translated into real life, would be pretty cool, nonetheless, but think of it! Wouldn't it be awesome?! It is unfortunate that life isn't like a movie, because life would be so much more exciting, but, it really wouldn't be. If life was like a movie, life would not be like a movie.

We all dream to be cops chasing criminals, military jet-fighters, investigators, characters with our own superpowers or dominance, but how could that really fit into real life if we kept on having to save the world or stave off apocalypse from each other? Life doesn't simply work on our imaginations: Our imaginations work to life, creating multiple, mystical adventures and fun that we all create in the first place. If Life was like a movie:

1. People would treat each other with respect and hopefully, equity without having to be taught respect.


2. People would fight more, but theoretically fight less because they would enjoy and appreciate life more instead of staring lifelessly at their phones, looking for the next Superman or Wonder Woman...


3. The good "guys" would always win, but destruction and death would circumvent society. I mean, I guess the darkness would be ignored because everyone would be too preoccupied in combating amongst themselves and their enemies.

4. Everyone would have more character, more fake character, and be more open about life. Their own suffering would lead them to become better people, which would be more learning than could be ever taught in school where grades are more valued than learning!


5. People would accept each other as they would accept their love and people would be more open to accepting others. Somehow, people could find singular love and life could carry on as life would progress.


6. Movies take time to make, so does life to change, etc. Movies would become about life about movies about life. Stop irrrationalizing life because life is rational, life is complex, but life is simple, so stop trying to overdo what life would be like. It's okay to have a complacent imagination, but at some point, you have to disconnect from the media or you will become the movie.

Life works from the systems and corporations, up to the individual, the circumstances, and the ability, so don't waste your ability and don't waste life on someone else's watch because life isn't like a movie. Though we can't always control life, living is not imagining, though imagination is an integral part of life, but life is not like a movie. Life is living.

Thank you. The Pres.



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