In
short, Moana is the daughter of an Polynesian island king, and she loves the
water. Her people no longer venture and seek out new lands. Primarily out of
fear of the unknown - at one point in time the people were voyageurs and stop
venturing when boats stop coming back. However, Moana feels an urge and force
to do more, to go further than anyone, she knows, has gone. During the course
of her journey, Moana, is always faced with a choice, to do/act or not to do/act. To push and go further, or turn back. It is
not until she faces true adversity, and is alone, that she realizes that the
"it" that has been calling her is not some external entity, this is
something inside of her.
"And
the call isn't out there at all, its inside me…"
It
is not very often that I feel a true connection to a movie, especially a
child's Disney movie. However, it made me think and reflect. Your passion can
not be your passion only when things are fun, good, and easy. Your passion must
be your passion even when it is hard, ugly, and against the norm. Your passion
must drive your resilience, get you through the tough with grit, and bring you
to the point of virtue in adversity.
"Every
turn I take, every trail I track
Is
a choice I make, now I can't turn back
From
the great unknown where I go alone
Where
I long to be."
Your
passion is a calling that is inside of you, and the only person who knows how
far you'll go is you. What separates the good from the great is choice. The
choice to continue pursuing when everyone says the pursuit is in vain, when no
one else thinks your passion is worth it, when the majority say your attempts
are futile. We all, even Moana, have a choice in accepting our passion. Sadly,
many choose not the accept the calling in both good and rough times. But
there is always a choice, choose wisely.
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