Unknown White Male

My dear friend Jill always has her ear to the ground for which movies are upcoming that are sure to strike up thoughts and conversations of the deep. Here’s a documentary she recently posted that I found particularly fascinating. A few statements from the trailer and the official website left me thinking…

“A person is the sum of our memories…if you wipe that slate clean, how do you figure out what is relevant to you?”

“We watch how he reconstructs a life for himself by retaining what he admires about his former self while casting off what—and whom—he dislikes. It is at once a nightmare and a dream come true: a chance at rebirth.”

What a thought…we are who we are because of the decisions we make along the way, building deep memories that shape and mold us into the person we are today. Our memories tell our stories – the good, the bad, the ugly, the pains, the joys. If those memories are wiped out and we must start over, will we become a different person? Can we become a different person? Or, do you think those memories and events are so deeply ingrained us that even if we can’t consciously remember our own past journey the buried subconscious will inevitably still shape our present?

While I haven’t seen the outcome of this particular story, I wonder what the storytelling might reveal about the deeper journey of Doug Bruce’s soul…and the God-story upon his life that can never be erased…