What is life all about, after all?
In The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), the second movie adaptation of the short story by James Thurber (1939) directed by Ben Stiller as a remake of the one with Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo (1947), the wise and adventurous photographer Sean O'Connell played by Sean Penn says "Beautiful things don't ask for attention".
In The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), the second movie adaptation of the short story by James Thurber (1939) directed by Ben Stiller as a remake of the one with Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo (1947), the wise and adventurous photographer Sean O'Connell played by Sean Penn says "Beautiful things don't ask for attention".
That's not only a very interesting line and an elegant way to introduce the bittersweet plot twist that will become clear at the end of the movie, but also a fascinating way to look at life.
[The best thing about this question?
Every place is a good one to start with,
as long as we start for real...]
Beautiful things don't ask for attention, but we can learn to notice and appreciate them anyway.
This way, we can make a decision, a conscious one, about where will our attention go, and where it should be redirected every time that we zone out or our thoughts just drift away.
Beautiful things don't ask for attention, which makes the time and attention we can devote to them every single day even more meaningful and fulfilling. Let's start today.
Coaching question of the day:
"Where will you look for beauty, from now on?"
Tags: Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Attention, Purposeful living, Life design, Quotes, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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