Before we begin, let's start with a quote from one of my
favorite people. "I do not think there is any other quality
so essential to success of any kind as the quality of
perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature."
- J.D. Rockefeller
I watched a movie called "3:10 to Yuma" this past weekend
and let me tell you first... It was great! Besides being
known as the Travel Guru, I also love to watch movies. It's
just one of those past times that started with my mom way
back in the day with movies like:
Kelly's Hero's, To Hell and Back, Platoon, Star Wars,
Indiana Jones, and the list goes on. Man, movies just are a
great way to put motivation back into your life, to get
over the humps that we just can't seem to get rid of!
So, in 3:10 to Yuma we get to see Russell Crowe back again
doing a fine Ben Wade (an Outlaw). He had this calm role,
where you see him thinking before taking any action. You
can see the looks he gives as he plans out the next move.
Careful planning, then the decision is made and it's done!
Then, you have Christian Bale (Plays in Batman) now playing
Dan Evans, a former US Soldier with a missing leg. He has a
family on the ranch, which is broke and about to become a
landmark, as the railroad wants to claim his land for a
debt he owes. Sound familiar?
The storyline has Dan Evans as one of a few men to escort
Ben Wade to Yuma for the 3:10 train. Now, as simple this
may play out you got to go watch the movie, if you haven't.
But, the story line thickens as different challenges are
faced along the way.
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Overcoming Self
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One of the hardest things to overcome in life is self. Now
Dan Evans really had a lot against him, before all this
started. For example, his sons where challenging him, his
wife was not happy because he does not have any money, and
his ranch (business) sucks! Now, on top of all this, he has
a severe case of self-doubt. For any average man to press
on with this much burden would be difficult, right?
As, I stated earlier, overcoming self is one the hardest
things one can do. But God always has something that he
shows us to help us get the courage to move past our
temporary problems.
Dan Evans was offered $200 to help escort Ben Wade to Yuma.
Now this is not much, but it would help get some of his
debts paid, and maybe it would help get things back on
track in his personal life and help him to make money down
on the farm. He accepts the offer and the journey starts.
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Fear
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"One great source of failure is found in a lack of
concentration of purpose. There will be adverse winds in
every voyage, but the able seaman firmly resists their
influence, while he takes advantage of every favorable
breeze to speed him on his course."
"So in our aims and pursuits we shall find much to
counteract them, much to draw our attention from them, and,
unless we are armed with a steadfast purpose, that can
subordinate the lesser to the greater, that can repel
hindrances, resist attractions, and bend circumstances to
our will, our efforts will not be crowned with success."
Anonymous
Dan Evans also had fear. With the odds stacked against him,
how could he achieve this enormous goal? After all, who is
he to think that because he was some war hero, and that he
could escort an Outlaw to a destination a few hundred miles
away and out smart Ben Wades Posse?
Dan Evans had to make a decision. Was he going to let his
family starve and the ranch go under, or was he going to
face his fear and do it anyways? He took a deep look inside
himself and found the answer. Notice, he first took
inventory of himself, then made the decision to either fail
standing up or to fail down on his knees. Let me tell you,
it was the most courageous decision one could make. To fail
standing up was his decision!
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Opportunity
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"Teachers open the doors, but you must enter by yourself."
Chinese Proverb
I am doing my best to not tell you the whole movie here,
but you must understand that "3:10 To Yuma" has so many
life lessons that one should really rent it today!
Let me tell you a bit more about Dan Evans. Dan has made
his journey to Yuma. But, is his journey complete? Has he
achieved his goal of claiming the $200 reward for escorting
Ben Wade to Yuma? Well my friend, you are about to find
out. Dan is now sitting in a hotel with Ben Wade, only a
few hours until 3:10pm. He can see that his journey is
almost complete, and he can see the joy that his wife and
kids will feel when he soon returns home to be with them.
I know, what the heck Clinton, is this really the end? Has
he reached his goal?
As I mentioned before, God places things in your eye that
may seem pleasurable, only to lead you to do greater
things. Yes, the $200 reward was the pleasurable thing in
Dan's eye. He can now claim it, but the Ben Wade Posse
surrounds them. The local town Marshall, who was supposed
to support Dan until the train arrived, has already
abandoned Dan. But the Marshall's cowardice only led to a
quick and embarrassing death at the hands of the bandits,
who had demanded Dan Evans and his party to give up Ben
Wade, in exchange for their own freedom.
Ben could have decided to give up against these odds. He
had realized that the $200 was not worth facing the odds he
was against. But, he would not quit. Instead, he decided
that he would up the stakes and make life pay him for what
he asked for. What was his new offer for life? He wanted
$1,000 and all of his debts paid off, and he wanted the dam
that was blocking water to his ranch to be destroyed. Only
a crazy man or a man who saw that he could accomplish all
that he had set out to do only if he put his mind into it
would venture such a gamble.
He is a crazy man, you might say, but this man had a
definite purpose backed only by a definite plan that would
lead him to accomplish what he wanted to achieve. He wanted
his family to have a secure future and never have to worry
about being hungry again. Dan Evans made it to the train,
but not with out great sacrifice. He lost his life along
the way.
But the greatest things we have to do in life is to look
within our self and ask if we are willing to do the things
that we need to do to help those we love, even if those
things require us to be selfless in our actions.
Until Next time, take care and be blessed.
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