Movie Review

     I recently watched a very interesting film, titled “Waste Land.” As I’ve been reflecting on what I saw, I’ve had a few thoughts that I would like to share with you! Yes, you could be broad and argue that recycling is a service because it saves the planet. And that’s just peachy, good, great…yeah! But I want to go deeper than this, like the film did, and make you realize that you can make a difference. 
     As this film explored the lives of a few particular pickers, it showed the transitioning of their lives as they helped create trash art. Each trash picker working at the landfill in Rio de Jeneiro reacted in similar ways:

•          They realized how life was comparatively, before and after.
•          They were grateful for their new perspective.
•         They wanted to make a difference.

     You may be wondering how this can relate to service? An understanding leads to a grateful heart and a desire to serve. 

     It becomes a cycling pattern for good. So take from that what you will, and maybe spend a night on Netflix watching “Waste Land.”

"I'd never imagined I'd become a work of art."

"I don't see myself in the trash anymore. I really don't."

"I have nothing to complain about in my life. Nothing, nothing at all. Oh man, if I complained God would punish me."