Blog Assignment #2: Finding Your Howl

This is a link to Johnathan Flaum's "Find Your Howl".

changethis.com

The two stories that I was supposed to read, aren't showing up from this link, so therefore I can't summarize any of the stories.

Please let me know what I can do,

Thanks,
Josh




My favorite quote is "May the wind always be at your back, and the sun always upon your face, and may the wings of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars."

     This is one of my all time favorite quotes.  It is from the movie:  Blow.  There are several reasons why I like it so much.  The first is because of the wording.  Every time I hear this quote or say it, I feel like the way it's worded makes it sound incredibly beautiful.  Also, I really like what the quote means.  What I get out of it, is that it is saying to stand up for yourself and don't let anyone push you around.  Then if you do this, your reward will be the greatest thing you can think of.  The part that says "May the wind always be at your back", is saying that you should always look forward and not let anything get in your way of doing whatever you want to.  The part that says "and the sun always upon your face", means that you should always be smiling, because for every down you have, there will be an upside, and you just have to be positive about it.  The final part of the quote that says "and may the wings of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars.", is saying that if you can do all of these things; such as looking forward and not letting anything get in your way and being positive about your situation, then you will be rewarded by what you have made yourself into, and you will become a much better person than you were previously.
     Also, I like how this quote can be used in a plethora of different situations.  It can be used if someone is feeling down, if someone is having a bad luck streak, or just a confidence booster for someone, when they need a little bit of encouragement.  Another thing that I like about this quote is that anyone can interpret it to have a new, fresh meaning to them; it can have a different meaning to everyone who reads it, just based on what is happening in their life.
     As a creative person, I find that this quote has a strong use of creative words, allowing for the reader to really understand what is going on with the quote.  For example, if somebody reads this quote for the first time, then they are going to be a little bit astounded with how the wording fits in with what the message is.  Then, on the second time reading through the quote, the audience or person reading it, is going to figure out what the meaning of the quote is and then put the two together, to form and analyze what they want the quote to mean to them.  Also, with this quote being put into a movie, it allows the viewer to understand the quote based off of what is going on in the movie.  This quote is repeated two or three times in the movie, all of which each time, something different is going on in the movie.  This gives the viewer multiple times to see what the quote means for every time it is said, and allows for the plot to develop better.