Life lessons from … Wayne’s World?
Posted by Tyler on July 7, 2009
This weekend I caught bits of Wayne’s World and Wayne’s World 2. It’s been so long since I’ve seen these that I really didn’t recall the story line. Anyway, in the second one, Wayne is transported several times to a desert where he receives guidance from Jim Morrison.
One of the last scenes in the movie has Wayne and Jim discussing the meaning of what transpired. For some reason, I was struck by Jim’s perspective. Here’s the exchange.
Wayne: Jim, why was I supposed to put on this concert?
Jim: Because you had to learn that it doesn’t matter what you do, Cassandra loves you for who you are and that, being an adult means facing responsibility yet still taking the time to have fun.
Wayne: Right, its like coming home on Friday night and doing your homework right away so that your Saturday night is free to just party.
Jim: No I like the way I said it better.
Wayne: OK.
How true. “…being an adult means facing responsibility yet still taking the time to have fun.”
I’ve been feeling the load lately of “responsibility” and though I certainly don’t shy away from working hard, I tend to forget the last part of Jim’s advice, taking the time to have fun.
It’s amazing how God uses such inconsequential events (like a scene from Wayne’s World 2) to remind us of quite important matters like balance, margin and rose sniffing.
Mark said
Very true. Sometimes the planning of fun is actual work but it’s something that needs to occur. It doesn’t have to cost much. A random trip for ice cream. A drive in the country and buy a soda at a country store. A hike in a park. (We used to hit Lake Russell a lot.) Pull out all the mattresses into the familiy room for movie night and sleep out there. Etcetera
Wyman Richardson said
Wisdom can be found in the strangest of places!
Thanks for this TJ. Great post.