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Zootopia and ME - Not another bloody Zootopia Review
9 years ago
Zootopia made me think about myself - how I see myself. How others think of me. What I want my life to stand for. Who I am and who I want to be.
I want to be someone who doesn't think of himself as a shy individual with social anxiety problems - who has problems talking to people and knowing the right things to say. I want to be someone who doesn't fear uncomfortable silences.
I want to make the world a better place. I want to bridge gaps and just get people together and do amazing things. And...
...I've lost sight of that. I have been sucked inward - freaking out about myself and my job and my career - instead of CARING. I have been so stressed about money. Money in our society is often times the measure of one's success. But it's not the only measure. I need to focus on my mission first and money second. I want to serve the furry community and make it a better place and empower people. And I want to make fursuits so the people that get them can live their dreams, and by doing what they love, they can inspire others, and the ripple effect goes on. Money is a happy byproduct of making fursuits, but it can never be the focus. It has to be about spreading the love.
And it's gotta be about bridging gaps. Even within the furry community, there are groups working against one another and there is animosity and egos at play and.. there is a lot of vilification. And I'm not saying that's all that is going on in this fandom because there's wonderful things happening. The focus has to be on the good that we can do, and not ranting about someone you barely know because they are in a rival furgroup or they sold FA to IMVU.
So that's my NOT a review of Zootopia. Sometimes it's not about the movie itself. It's about how the movie makes you feel.
I want to be someone who doesn't think of himself as a shy individual with social anxiety problems - who has problems talking to people and knowing the right things to say. I want to be someone who doesn't fear uncomfortable silences.
I want to make the world a better place. I want to bridge gaps and just get people together and do amazing things. And...
...I've lost sight of that. I have been sucked inward - freaking out about myself and my job and my career - instead of CARING. I have been so stressed about money. Money in our society is often times the measure of one's success. But it's not the only measure. I need to focus on my mission first and money second. I want to serve the furry community and make it a better place and empower people. And I want to make fursuits so the people that get them can live their dreams, and by doing what they love, they can inspire others, and the ripple effect goes on. Money is a happy byproduct of making fursuits, but it can never be the focus. It has to be about spreading the love.
And it's gotta be about bridging gaps. Even within the furry community, there are groups working against one another and there is animosity and egos at play and.. there is a lot of vilification. And I'm not saying that's all that is going on in this fandom because there's wonderful things happening. The focus has to be on the good that we can do, and not ranting about someone you barely know because they are in a rival furgroup or they sold FA to IMVU.
So that's my NOT a review of Zootopia. Sometimes it's not about the movie itself. It's about how the movie makes you feel.
I spent the rest of the con trying to find you again. And could not. This kind of tore me up because the more I thought about it the more it was a metaphor for my life. Hugs are always free pretty much, but if you don't go get one that person might be gone forever so you have to hold on while you can. I went home from that con and hugged my mom for the first time in years. You made me appreciate the people in my life more and helped me break down the walls so to speak that perpetuated my depression. Just thought I would let you know you had made a difference for one person.