Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Guest Post Secrets to Successful Living from Forrest Gump
Guest Post Secrets to Successful Living from Forrest Gump
This latest guest post is by fellow nostalgia enthsuiast miratemplen of growingupgenx.blogspot.com! Be sure to check out and follow Miras blog for even more 90s! Take it away, Miratemplen:
It gave me a jolt when someone pointed out to me that it has been 20 years since 1990. (Has it seriously been that long? Twenty years is a young adult’s whole lifetime!)
… So I’ve lived through a few decades now. As I go into another one, I think about how much things have changed in the past several years. There are some things that I miss … and quite a lot that I don’t miss at all. You can read about my musings and reminiscing in growingupgenx.blogspot.com
That business of going in and out of different decades reminds me of this person we all met back in 1994. While history changed around him, he also changed history - that’s pretty cool, even if he is just a fictional character. There’s quite a lot of inspiration we could pick up from that guy. I mean of course the smartest dumb person the world has ever seen, from the most quotable 90s movie, Forrest Gump.
Secrets to Successful Living
as Learned from Forrest Gump
(Images and quotes property of Paramount Pictures)
My names Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump.
1. Remember that smarts dont secure success
Stupid is as stupid does.
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You have to do the best with what God gave you.
- Mrs. Gump
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I’m not a smart man… but I know what love is.
- Forrest
2. Have a good mentor
Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.
3. Have people in your life who will enrich, challenge, and look out for you
Me and Jenny goes together like peas and carrots.
Jenny taught me how to climb. And I taught her how to dangle.
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Bubba: Im gonna lean up against you, you just lean right back against me. This way, we dont have to sleep with our heads in the mud. You know why we a good partnership, Forrest? Cause we be watchin out for one another. Like brothers and stuff. Hey, Forrest, theres somethin Ive been thinkin about. I got a very important question to ask you. How would you like to go into the shrimpin business with me? Forrest: Okay.
4. Seek a sense of identity and purpose
Jenny: Do you ever dream, Forrest, about who youre gonna be?
Forrest: Who Im gonna be?
Jenny: Yeah.
Forrest: Arent I going to be me?
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Forrest: Whats my destiny, Mama?
Mrs. Gump: Youre gonna have to figure that out for yourself.
5. Know how to take instructions
Drill Sergeant: Gump! Whats your sole purpose in this army?
Forrest: To do whatever you tell me, drill sergeant!
Drill Sergeant: God damn it, Gump! Youre a god damn genius! This is the most outstanding answer I have ever heard.
Forrest: Lieutenant Dan was always getting these funny feelings about a rock or a trail or the road, so hed tell us to get down, shut up.
Lieutenant Dan: Get down! Shut up!
Forrest Gump: So we did.
6. Have a good pair of shoes
Mama says they was magic shoes. They could take me anywhere.
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My momma always said you can tell a lot about a person by their shoes, where the go, where theyve been.
7. Maximize your assets
Bubba: Anyway, like I was sayin, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Deys uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. Theres pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- thats about it.
Lieutenant Dan got me invested in some kind of fruit company. So then I got a call from him, saying we dont have to worry about money no more.
8. Invest in something that will outlive you
Death is just a part of life. Its something were all destined to do.
- Mrs. Gump
Jenny: His names Forrest.
Forrest: Like me.
Jenny: I named him after his daddy.
Forrest: He got a daddy named Forrest, too?
Jenny: Youre his daddy, Forrest.
9. Be resilient
Shit happens.
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My Momma always said you’ve got to put the past behind you before you can move on.
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Sometimes, I guess there just arent enough rocks.
10. Put your faith in perspective
Lieutenant Dan: Where the Hell is this God of yours?
Forrest: Its funny Lieutenant Dan said that, cause right then, God showed up.
11. Keep things simple
Momma said theres only so much fortune a man really needs and the rest is just for showing off.
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When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go… you know… I went.
Forrest: I had run for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours.
Man: Quiet, quiet! Hes gonna say something!
Forrest: Im pretty tired... I think Ill go home now.
13. Adopt a good attitude
Jenny: Were you scared in Vie
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