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Forrest Gump: the example of admirable emotional intelligence

Who hasn’t seen Forrest Gump? This film, in addition to filling our hearts, can teach us a very important lesson for life. Be happy and make others happy above all else.

Forrest Gump It is, today, a cult film for all those movie buffs who like the drama genre. One of the films that had the most impact in the 90s and that begins with an ingenious and unforgettable phrase:

“My mother says that life is like a box of chocolates, you never know which one you will get”.

-Forrest Gump-

Forrest Gump’s plot

For anyone who hasn’t seen it, this movie tells the life of Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks). He is a child from Alabama and different from the others because he has a IQ of 75somewhat lower than average.

For this reason, He is usually the center of all the criticism and ridicule from his schoolmates, which prevents him from making friends normally. Furthermore, the father of this endearing character died, which led to his mother being in charge of educating him and taking him on the right path.

However, all this changes when he meets Jenny, a beautiful girl who has family problems, and who becomes friends with Forrest in order to, in part, disconnect from the family hell in which she lives. Due to the good affinity that exists between them, Forrest and Jenny will forge a friendship that will last the rest of their lives.

During the movie, Forrest will also have to deal with numerous aspects and problems in his life.like going to university, the disappointment of first heartbreak or joining the Army.

I don’t know if we all have a destiny, or if we are floating casually like on a cloud; But I think it could be both, it could be both happening at the same time.“.

-Forrest Gump-

In one way or another, the naivety and Forrest’s endearing personality causes him to always see the good side of things.

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Being different from others does not make you worse

A clear reflection of this film is surely that although we are born “different” from others (in the case of Forrest with a lower than normal quotient) it does not make us worse people. We all have our positive and negative side.

This is the reason why we have to know ourselves well, to know what our virtues are with which we will make this world a better place.

If not, Ask Forrest who, despite having below average intelligence, had emotional intelligence who brightened the lives of others and spread optimism to everything around him.

Mom said you can tell a lot about people by the shoes they wear.”.

-Forrest Gump-

Smile at life

Forrest’s life It is not a bed of roses at all. During the film, he has to deal with numerous situations and problems of some seriousness. However, always comes out of all those problems with a wide smile drawn on his face. This then means that we can learn a lot from the protagonist of this beautiful story. That is to say, no matter how dark we see around us, with effort and self-improvement, anyone can get out of it.

That day, we were walking as usual, and then, just as if nothing had happened, someone stopped the rain, and the sun came out..”

-Forrest Gump-

In short, everyone who sees this film will realize that It is not worth getting discouraged in the face of adversity. And sooner or later, life will bring us unforgettable moments that will mark the rest of our days.

Images courtesy of Luciana Souza and Prayitno

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