Are you trying to tell me, Mr. Junah, that the soul is born with all that it can be just to die alone into nothing. Now that's just about the stupidest thing I ever heard of.
Bagger Vance (Will Smith) to Junah (Matt Damon)
The Legend of Bagger Vance
It is stupid...and worse....a tragedy when any person dies into nothingness having never touched potential. Now we can debate for some time just exactly what "potential" for a person is. Some say that the one who dies with all of the toys reaches potential. Maybe the right word is "fulfillment"--namely that we reach our potential by seeking fulfillment. Okay, but we cannot stop there, can we? What is fulfillment but attaining that which reaches beyond us for the betterment of somebody beyond us?
In the movie, Junah accidentalkly moves his golf ball. He is in a quandary about what to do. Those around him encourage him to overlook it--when finally he decides to penalize himself. That's when Bagger Vance, the caddy who came out of nowhere, leaves just as mysteriously. The game is not over--but Junah has made the decision for others and saves himself in the process. The real game has challenged him and he has won.
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