I sat down tonight and watched one of my favorite childhood movies of all time: Disney's Robinhood (it ties with Little Mermaid as my favorite). I had come home from a hectic weeked that was comprised of very little sleep and a lot of prayers for patience. I had wanted to watch something famillier, a movie that would warm my heart while allowing my mind to relax. My husband chose the movie for me - that is how little my brain wanted to to work.
I watched the famillier scenes flow across the television screen. Robin defies the spoiled prince, then burns the soup while dreaming of the lovely lady who he hopes to one day make his wife. Then there is an amzing display of bravery and a proposal in the midst of a battle. Who knew that a child's movie would be so action packed? What comes next is my favoite scene in the whole movie. Robinhood picks up a flower and magically it becomes a ring with a glowing center that he slips onto her paw. Dreamy music plays and they hide under a waterfall. The moment breaks and off the couple goes to join thier friends in a lively dance. The movie continues but it was at this point that my husband disrupts my silent enjoyment of the movie. He leans over to me and whipers "I learned archery because of Robinhood".
This reminds me of the childhood desire that this movie had awakened in me. I had danced about the house with a dishtowel over my head pretending that I had ears, imagining the day when my Robinhood would come for me and put a ring on my finger. The movie brings to heart something that I believe every little boy and girl feel, and something that as each person ages thier mind forgets but thier spirits remember. Every girl wants to be saved from something and every boy wants to be a rescuer. Many psycologists have written numerous papers on this topic however I am not interested in what they say about it. I am simply reflecting on what it means to me.
By God's grace I was born into a wonderful loving family... which means that my now husband didnt have much drama to rescue me from. In fact many times the arrows of defense were aimed at me - trying to keep me from doing stupid things. Unfortunatly many people have intense pain that they never get rescued from. no one steps up to defend the hurting and allows it to continue for far too long. On the other side often Robinhood tries to help someone and gets hurt in the process. The pain discourages them from trying again.
The best part about this desire is that it will be fulfilled. No matter what there is a Robinhood who never fatigue of trying to reach out to us. His reach is unending, and he is tireless in pursuing us. Even when we reject him he does not stop. His name? (He does have various aliases that he goes by) Some of them include Abba, Father, Jesus, God, Advocate, and Saviour.
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| © 1973 Disney |
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| © 1973 Disney |
This reminds me of the childhood desire that this movie had awakened in me. I had danced about the house with a dishtowel over my head pretending that I had ears, imagining the day when my Robinhood would come for me and put a ring on my finger. The movie brings to heart something that I believe every little boy and girl feel, and something that as each person ages thier mind forgets but thier spirits remember. Every girl wants to be saved from something and every boy wants to be a rescuer. Many psycologists have written numerous papers on this topic however I am not interested in what they say about it. I am simply reflecting on what it means to me.
By God's grace I was born into a wonderful loving family... which means that my now husband didnt have much drama to rescue me from. In fact many times the arrows of defense were aimed at me - trying to keep me from doing stupid things. Unfortunatly many people have intense pain that they never get rescued from. no one steps up to defend the hurting and allows it to continue for far too long. On the other side often Robinhood tries to help someone and gets hurt in the process. The pain discourages them from trying again.
The best part about this desire is that it will be fulfilled. No matter what there is a Robinhood who never fatigue of trying to reach out to us. His reach is unending, and he is tireless in pursuing us. Even when we reject him he does not stop. His name? (He does have various aliases that he goes by) Some of them include Abba, Father, Jesus, God, Advocate, and Saviour.