The answer comes from a place we’ve all
hoped is real, but only the hero has faith enough to trust, and
when he does, he wins… and so do we. Awakened to the true
lesson of this story, the hero puts this last-ditch plan into
action and it works! This is where “on the fly” the
hero tries it a new way – and succeeds. Thinking fast,
Humphrey Bogart’s plan prevails in Casablanca; risking all, Dustin Hoffman grabs Katharine
Ross and runs in The
Graduate; going with his
gut, Dev Patel answers the final question that will make him
a Slumdog
Millionaire. It was only
by stepping into the unknown — and trusting — that the
hero could find the way to triumph. This is the test. Can you give up belief in your old
ways and have faith in the dark, quiet place inside? Rewards go to
those who seek this moment in fiction and in life. It’s the
reason we tell stories and honor those who understand. This is why,
when we go to the Final Image of a movie — such as the
ceremony at the end of Star
Wars — we feel like
we won as well.
Because we did!
