![]() The modern classic that inspired the beloved movie starring Tom Hanks. ![]() It is something to mull over for a long time. Forrest Gump by Winston Groom: 9780307947390 : Books. There's a line in the movie wondering if everything is predestined or happens randomly or it's a combination of both. We love our cats and dogs for the same simplicity and always being in the moment. ![]() Granted, he achieves this only because he doesn't have the brains to think otherwise and actually have expectations, but so many of our problems are because we do have higher intellect and desires, which ironically makes us unhappy because we know what we are missing. Forrest Gump is a 1986 novel by Winston Groom. Winston Groom (3 F) Media in category 'Forrest Gump' The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. I should read the novel to get the author's intention (I remember some people preferring the book and complaining that no one at the Academy Awards gave him any credit.) But rather than an implication that you should do what you're supposed to do and believe in God and you'll win in the end, I see it as zen-like, i.e., living in the moment and not having expectations or particular cravings (other than his loving Jenny.) So he ends up just stumbling into all the major historical events of the time. ![]() One comment I've never heard is that Forrest's simplicity is almost zen-like. Like others, I've seen this movie more than once. This is a powerful yet charming movie fun for its special effects and profound in how it keeps you thinking long after it's over. ![]()
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