Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Paycheck!!

I Drove to Portmore last night and as road moved under rubber and steel, strange thoughts filled my head. They were not thoughts of comfort and joy. Anyway as the asphalt drifted beneath me the movie Paycheck came to mind. It's a tale about a reverse engineer, Michael Jennings who, in exchange for big money, takes items apart in order to rebuild them for other companies. After every job his memory is wiped back to the moment he started the job.

He is offered a massive paycheck to do a three-year job only to wake up three years later, the job done, but there is no money. It has strangely been replaced by a Envelop full of ordinary everyday objects. As he finds himself in a whirlwind of deceit, gunfire, and chaos, he realizes that the objects are all clues or aids in his mission - a mission not only to save the world but also himself.

As i played the scenes over and over in my head i wondered at the concept. The machine he was asked to create allowed him to see into the future. Because of that fact, ordinary everyday items became a powerful tool. He also realized that in giving up the money he could pay closer attention to the items and get a better understanding of what his true purpose was. A clear view of how to go about accomplishing the big picture. In the end he found love, greater purpose, and and a bigger payday than the one he gave up.

As we move around in our own whirlwind, what is it that has been erased from our memories? What are the clues that will guide us to the greater picture? What is the sacrifice that we must make - or that must be imposed upon us so that we may pay closer attention to the clues?

I search now through my own envelop. I scan the items! I try to understand what they must mean. But like Michael Jennings. I can't understand the clues until the puzzle reveals itself.

I eagerly await! What awaits me at the end of this puzzle?

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