Sometimes the First Body Isn't what You're Supposed to Have

I watched Avatar last night. It was one of the most moving movies I have ever seen. For me it was a movie that not only made my heart hurt for the Na’vi, but it also made me cry. Though I do agree that this movie’s plot is very similar to a few movies pushed together, I also believe that this movie is very important for the world to experience at this time. This movie reverts some people back to their basic sense of instinct and morality. Of course there are still those individuals who think like the military characters in the movie. Do not take this as I have an issue with the military. I think that they have be helpful in many ways, just like they can be extremely destructive.

The reason that these people had for attacking the Na’vi was absolutely ridiculous to me. It was so greedy and wrong. It reminds me of the Trail of Tears back in 1831. Then after the natives were moved to the Black Hills, the Europeans tried to remove them because of the gold that was discovered in the hills. Sadly this situation in very similar to what happened to the Na’vi, only they were able to fight back. How much of a different place would the world be if the natives had won the war against them? Would we all be more linked to the world that keeps us alive no matter how horribly we treat it?

The military that are trying to destroy the Na’vi’s home are repeating their own history and they don’t even see it. The only people who seem to realize how special Pandora is are the scientists. They realize how special the Na’vi’s culture is and how the entire plant is linked together like a giant brain. It is important for people to realize that we are killing the planet and that if we do find another planet, if it doesn’t fight back, we will probably kill it.

What does the title of this have to do with anything? Well, it is a realization that just because the rest of the world seems to be repeating history doesn’t mean that we have to either. Realizing that we need to change and embrace our inner self like Jake Sully did and see the world as it really is, is more important that people realize. Yes we have damaged a significant amount of the world to a point where we can’t fix it, but we can still fix some things. Embrace the inner native that is built into you, and realize how special Earth is. Pandora is our Earth, except the people who live on it take care of it and realize its significance. Sometimes our first body isn’t what we are supposed to have; sometimes it’s the one we find through the journey of life. Sometimes, we have to start over as if we are a child all over again. Most of us are a Jake Sully, except we don’t realize it or even how significant we are. Are you in the right body?