FORREST GUMP AND ME
by Antonio C. Antonio
April 23, 2014
FORREST GUMP:
“That day, for no particular
reason, I decided to go for a little run.
So I ran to the end of the road. And
when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just
run across Greenbow County. And I
figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of
Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going.
I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got
there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just
keep on going. When I got to another
ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep
right on going.” This is just one of
the many memorable narrations and quotations from the movie “Forrest Gump.”
Forrest started running for what he thought
was “for no particular reason”. But in
the course of his wandering and aimless run, he inspired a lot of people to
believe in what they do best… a car sticker maker, after a short conversation
with Forrest, made millions for conceptualizing a bumper sticker that simply
said: “Shit Happens”; and, a t-shirt
print designer made a huge bundle of dollars after he came up with the “smiley”
idea which he visualized from the imprint of Forrest’s face on a t-shirt Forrest
used to wipe his muddy face. “For no
particular reason,” “shit happens” and “smiley” was born. Later, Forrest realized that all his running
was really not for no particular reason.
He finally figured out that he was actually running away from his bitter
past… so he stopped running, turned around and confronted his troubles. Curiously, Forrest attracted enough attention
plus a respectable number of followers in his “for no particular reason” run. I guess it’s safe to say that most people
never do anything without a purpose.
ANTON ANTONIO: “That day, I decided to put up an
environmental advocacy Facebook community page called “Landscape Ecology
UPOU.” For about a year now, I tirelessly
kept posting pictures, images, articles and literature to increase the level of
awareness and popularize Landscape Ecology. Later, I found myself doing the same for a
Facebook secret group called “UPOU ENRM UPlanders” then later for “Magallanes”
(a village association)… although the focus was no longer on Landscape Ecology
alone but on environmental matters in general. “I
figured, since I’d gone this far, I might as well just turn around, keep right on
going.” (Gump) Now, I even created a
blogsite (antonantonio.blogspot.com) with the title “Just My Little Thoughts” (which
focuses on the environment and natural resources management) to further the
cause of protecting Mother Nature.”
What I started was not “for no particular
reason.” I consciously embarked on this
often misunderstood journey with the hope that later or even later or even much
later or even much much later people will learn to appreciate the value of a
healthy Mother Earth.
Just my little thoughts…
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