Life in the East of England

In the film, Jack and the Beanstalk – The Real Story (starring Matthew Modine), it was a story of a young businessman, Jack, who must make amends for the evil committed by his ancestors.  Jack, in this story, grew up with everything money can buy.  Unknown to him, the old story of Jack and the Beanstalk was real and it was his ancestors that killed the giant and stole the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Whilst watching this film in its entirety, I couldn’t help but think of the goose.  Somehow, I thought, this goose represents life and power.  It represents each man’s ability to succeed and lay the golden eggs.  Think about this - the golden egg could be a new house, a new car, millions of money in the bank, or anything that we think has value.

In life, we do not think of ourselves as a kind of goose that lays the golden eggs.  We often think of ourselves as plain, unable, not good enough, not beautiful enough.  Most often, we underestimate our own ability, our own power. We have stopped believing in that inner magic, that inner power.  We doubt our ability to do something extraordinary.  But come to think of it, each of us is a goose and we can all lay golden eggs.  This film has somehow awakened me, awakened the ‘goose’ inside me.  There are lots of things that I have put off for quite awhile now.  I have wasted so much time.  I have waited for too long.  So, ready or not, I will make this goose lay eggs – bronze, silver or gold.

I am getting out of bed to learn how to drive, to learn how to ride the bike, and to do the one thing that I have always wanted to do (can’t tell you yet, it’s a big secret!)! 

How about you?  Is the ‘goose’ in you still asleep?