You need 20 seconds of courage

Cole 2022-04-20 09:01:40

I don’t know if you have ever been moved by a very ordinary movie, maybe because of a line like me, maybe because of a certain scene, or maybe because of the ending. When you think about the movie again, you find that other parts are already blurred, but the part that touched you is more and more remembered.

"My Family Bought a Zoo" is like this for me. Regarding the plot, I only vaguely remember that a man who was somewhat unsuccessful bought a zoo and began to redeem himself and save the zoo. But the line "You need 20 seconds of courage" is deeply engraved in my mind, and I believe it will have a great impact on me.

Every moment, we are faced with making decisions. Students who have watched "Lola Run" must be able to more intuitively realize that a small decision may cause a huge change. However, many times, when we are faced with a choice, we choose the easy one. For example, it is easier to give up than to insist, it is easier to acquiesce than to give an opinion, and it is easier to say "Yes" than to say "No". If, when faced with a choice, we can have 20 seconds of courage, put everything else aside and make a brave decision, will life be different?

I don't know if the results will be different, but I believe that decisions that require courage will definitely pay off more.

2/12/2013

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We Bought a Zoo quotes

  • [first lines]

    Dylan Mee: My dad is a writer who specialized in adventure.

    Benjamin Mee: This is Benjamin Mee. I am surrounded by hundreds, probably thousands of killer bees. If I wasn't wearing this suit, I would be dead in an instant.

    Dylan Mee: He interviewed dangerous dictators.

    Hugo Chavez: Take this message to that American cowboy. We already gave a 10 billion dollar oil credit to China. Swallow that, Mr. Danger!

    Benjamin Mee: What's your favorite movie?

    Hugo Chavez: Toy Story.

    [to his staff]

    Hugo Chavez: The first one or the second one?

    Segundo: The second.

    Dylan Mee: He even flew into the center of Hurricane Charley.

    Benjamin Mee: [shouting over air noise] How far are we from the eye?

    Pilot: About two minutes. This hurricane, sir, Charley is really kneading us well, sir.

    Benjamin Mee: Tell me when it gets severe!

    Dylan Mee: He knew the ins and outs of strange and exotic adventure, backwards and forwards. But nothing prepared him for this one.

  • Benjamin Mee: [loosing track of Rosie at the zoo] Oh God, I keep her home one day from school and she gets eaten!