Lend a hand.. or an arm

I saw the new film 127 Hours yesterday and it made me stop and wonder about my own will to survive. The movie is about Aron Ralston the mountain climber who was trapped and had to cut off his own arm to escape. He cut off his own arm. That is crazy. That is stuff you see in movies. Which is ironic because it is now in a movie. But for it to happen in real life? I am not sure I could have done that. For one I would have passed out or died long before that option came up. I am not very outdoorsy. So to be hiking and climbing anyway would be odd. But to then be trapped in the middle of no where. And to try and survive for days hanging from a rock. That is crazy.

Then I saw another movie based on the real life story of Betty Anne Waters who put herself through law school just so she could try and free her brother from prison. This lady wasn't hanging from a cliff but she was hanging on to hope. To spend 18 years struggling through school simply because your gut says a family member was wrongly accused. That is crazy too.

I know God never gives us more than we can bare but I have to wonder how I would react in these situations. I like to think I am an upstanding guy with the inner strength to do all that is necessary. It is one thing to cut your arm off to save yourself. But to sacrifice your life to save another. That is a different ballgame.

On a lighter note I was able to grab a bite to eat between films with Paul Salfen and Mark Walters. It was good to break bread with them and chat instead of getting a quick word in before or after a screening starts. We all see each other a lot but rarely have time for casual convos. So we gobbled down some Chick-fil-a.

Well tonight is Project Runway so I will be heading over to watch it with the Kimmy Klum and Cady Gunn. hmmmmm need some snacks