Part three of the freewrite series continues today.
The following may be found here: more grammatical mistakes than usual, typos, jumps in thought, incoherence, and zanyness. You've been warned.
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Today's Additional Warning: I couldn't really think about any way to write this one without being spoilery, so if you haven't seen the Star Trek movie, spoilers are below.
I went to see Star Trek today (woo memorial day!) and thought it was a pretty awesome movie. I'm not even really that big a fan of the Star Trek universe (not that I hate it either, it's interesting) but the characters were charming and the action was intense. And it's got one of my favorite elements, time manipulation. I love a good plot with some time travel.
But the greatest scene, in my humble opinion, is in the very beginning. Kirk's dad demonstrates heroic bravery as he goes down the ship, saving hundreds of lives in the process. It is an extremely intense series of moments, and an incredible way to open up the movie.
The idea of sacrificing one's life for the greater good is not uncommon in movies and great stories. Great heroes often must do so to save others and vanquish evil. But Our Lord did it too. He chose death to save us.
Now I know if I had been in one of those ships that Kirk's dad sacrificed his life to save, I would've been eternally grateful for his heroic deed. But sometimes, I take Christ's death for granted. Instead of remembering it for what it really was, a heroic and perfect invasion of this earth and a triumph over evil, I regard it as just another story in the Bible, just like Star Trek is just a story. But this story isn't fiction. It actually happened and it even has a unique twist: Christ didn't stay dead. He's God after all, and he was raised from the dead and lives even today.
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Today's free write ended up being a lot more topical than I thought it would be =D
We might return to regular programming tomorrow. We'll see.
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