What Does James Bond Teach Us About Living? (Monday Moment ep. 407)
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
John O'Leary
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🗓️ 1 November 2021
⏱️ 4 minutes
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Summary
After finishing dinner last Sunday, the boys asked if we could all see a movie. They knew their grandpa wanted to see the new James Bond movie and asked if we could take him to it. And so, for the first time since February of 2020, we visited a movie theater.
The last 20 months have reminded all of us of the unpredictability and fragility of life.
If we’ve been living intentionally, though, they’ve also served as a powerful reminder that although we can’t always choose the path we walk in life, we are absolutely free to choose the manner in which we walk it.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello, my friends. |
| 0:11.5 | Welcome to Monday morning moments with John O'Leary. |
| 0:14.1 | Welcome also to the first day of November 2021. |
| 0:19.6 | I record these so that you and I can begin our days, our weeks, and now our months |
| 0:24.4 | on fire and in all with the burst of inspiration. So after finishing dinner last Sunday, the boys |
| 0:32.0 | asked if we could all see a movie together. They knew that their grandfather wanted to see the new James Bond movie, |
| 0:38.7 | and they asked if we could take them to it. And so for the first time, since February of 2020, |
| 0:45.5 | almost 18 months ago, we visited a movie theater together. Zooming into the theater parking lot |
| 0:51.6 | as rapidly as Bond's, Ashton Martin. |
| 1:01.9 | We grabbed our popcorn, we took our seats, and we spent the next several hours entertained by a renown and a beloved secret agent. |
| 1:07.6 | And considering James Bond has been actively serving the queen since 1953. |
| 1:10.5 | He looked incredibly youthful and handsome. |
| 1:17.3 | Now, this is not going to dissolve into a movie review of No Time to Die. |
| 1:22.8 | Although the movie was entertaining, it was a quote shared near the end of the show, |
| 1:26.3 | and the simple challenge it offered that moved me. |
| 1:33.2 | In one of the final scenes, a collection of friends gathered to celebrate what it looks like to serve well, |
| 1:36.7 | serve with honor, and lead a life of impact. |
| 1:39.1 | One of the leaders stands up. |
| 1:44.0 | He clears his throat, and he reads the following quote from an old book. Here it is. The proper |
| 1:47.1 | function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. |
| 1:57.0 | I shall use my time. And with that, the others in the room nod their heads, they raise their |
| 2:04.0 | glasses, and they toast to life. The quota is actually taking from the American writer Jack London. |
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