The Way

This film taught me that one should not judge people too harshly, because every person has a different past, and it is impossible to know what a person has gone through at first glance. During Sarah's first conversation with Tom, I judged her as a character before I was able to learn about the struggles that she had gone through. Also, Sarah initially judged Tom and thought he was just a cranky old man before she heard his story. After witnessing these examples of people being unfairly judged, I thought about how I unintentionally sometimes "judge a book by its cover" in my life. I will now make a conscious effort to avoid immediately forming an opinion of someone before I get to fully know the person. I was also inspired by the movie to go on more nature walks and hikes. My busy life has gotten in the way of my enjoying the beauty of nature as often as I would like, and I hope to change that now. At first when we were given a description of the film, I thought that the pilgrimage would only be religious, but the film showed that a pilgrimage can be taken for self-growth or other reasons too. Another lesson I learned from this film is that one should be flexible to change, as Tom enjoyed himself more on the pilgrimage once he began to go with the flow.This year will be full of changes and perhaps surprises, and I need to be ready for them when they come.