Thoughts at 38

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Watched Iron Man yesterday on my 38th birthday. Good movie; definitely one of the better superhero movies. Casting Robert Downing Jr as Tony Stark was an excellent choice, possibly as good as Hugh Jackman/Wolverine. Wrong casting will kill any superhero movie. (Remember George Clooney as Batman/Bruce Wayne? That was really BAD...)

But I digress..... actually what left a deep impression from the movie was the dialogue between Tony Stark and Yinsen when they were prisoners in Afganistan. Yinsen basically told the hedonistic Tony Stark that despite the fact that he may be one of the richest and most intelligent man alive, but if he lives just for himself and not for loved ones and family, then he is but "a man who has everything, but in fact has nothing".

And Yinsen's final words to Stark: "Don't waste your life".

Profound words....not too far from what Jesus said in Luke 12:15b - "..Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions."

Words to ponder as I approach mid-life. The things I pursue in life, how I live, and who I live for. What is the legacy I want to leave behind?
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