Power of Words

I received an e-mail this morning with a video from Cannes about the power of words. This video won the NFB Online Competition, Cannes 2008. The name of this video is "Historia de un Letrero (The Story of a Sign)" by Alonso Alvarez Barreda. The web site describes the film like this "With a stroke of the pen, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man." I would describe this as, "when someone is in need, do not do the easy task, but imagine the bigger picture and how it can affect the turnout of the day."

There are days where you feel like everything is going wrong or not so well. Think of the situation through the eyes of another and see how you can turn the day around. There are also times when you see someone in need, do not do the simple task that that many of us do, but think of another way to help the person. These other tasks could be as simple as dropping some pocket change into a person's bucket, but will just take a little more time to envision and implement.

God gives us options, which we sometimes choose the wrong one. He gives us the choice of direction, and everyone has chosen at least one wrong route. I am one of these people who have gone the wrong direction at times, but it made me a stronger person. The choices I have made helped me grow into the person I am today. There have been people along the way that have helped me change my sign, and in turn, have helped me change my life. Those people have done more for me then they probably think they have. They are not all friends, although, my true friends have stood next to me through it all. They are not all family, even though my family has loved me no matter what. There is one person that isn’t even an acquaintance and I didn’t even know their name, but they took the time to change my sign and in turn change my life. Thank you to all who have stood next to me and who have loved me. You have all changed my life and helped me straighten things out.

It is weird how one short film can make a person think of all this, however, I am glad it happened today. Let me know what your thoughts are on this film and how it made you feel.