+ I am hoping the reader has a good day and something good happens to you today! Whether it's finding cool new music or getting accepted into your dream school. This and everything in between!
Woody Pride from my favorite childhood movie franchise "Toy Story" and the first movie is still my favorite. Of course I'm biased but his personality was wildly different then the later movies and I still like that better because he was funnier. I recently found out he was supposed to be one of the main villains of the movie, so that explains his sarcastic and arrogant personality in the first movie.
Re-watching this as a young adult was still enjoyable. Woody's jealousy that inspired his actions through out the movie was just still so funny and goofy to see. But of course, in the middle he admitted his wrongs and true feelings and actually used his great leadership skills for the good of all the toys in Andy's house and in Sid's. Instead of using them to rule over the other toys and stay as Andy's #1. I've noticed that I get easily inspired by things lol.
Recently, I read an article that said analyzing your favorite childhood movie can give you big clues on your purpose in life because when you are younger you are much closer to a purer version of yourself. And after interpreting the first movie for myself and really looking back on my life and making comparisons. I can say that it's pretty interesting and I recommend giving it a try, it's fun even if you don't believe it.
Lucy Seven Sampson from "Schoolhouse Rock". When I was a kid learning the times tables, this was one of my favorites because it was really catchy. But about Sampson, he was made to have a positive attitude and outlook on life because he's very lucky, having the number 7 birth mark on his left foot. So everything in his life works out for him and he doesn't worry when thing go wrong. Kind of a nice way to live life... And I know there is a sort of "philosophy" that goes "Life live like everything is rigged in your favor".
And I think it's a more spiritual way of thinking but I believe some religious texts have said the same thing in a different way. This is actually something i'm adopting into my mindset as well "Everything is happening for me and not to me". It does seem to help with disappointments and redirection in life, to keep moving forward because there may be something better. Also to step back and look at the positive side of things, in a broader sense of what certain challenges can help you with.
First off is Maka Albarn from the anime "Soul Eater". From Maka, the thing I like about her the most is her bravery which is the biggest part of her character. And her independence, she is headstrong and holds on to her values. In the show, they emphasize the power she has in her courage because fear in that world is what drives the villains among other things. So the direct antidote to that is courage. And I know I can definitely bring out my own courage in my daily life, so I see that’s a reason why she’s one of my favorite characters.
I believe that wherever you get the inspiration to better yourself is “valid” even if it comes from something fictitious, because these still have real world consequences in the way that you change yourself based on the things you engage in. So even if I want to change a part of myself because I see a character that I like, then that’s great too. Because either way I’m still changing myself, and I believe the drive to do that will feel pretty similar even if it comes from seeing a real person I’m inspired by that I haven’t met.
P.S. Soul Eater is pretty entertaining and I recommend watching it, the dub is really good in my opinion. It has a Halloween "aesthetic" if you like that kind of feel.
Spongebob Squarepants. It's pretty obvious why anyone would like him. His positivity. Even though it spills over into him being generally naive. But I don't think that's a bad thing for the most part. Because even though he's not exactly CHOOSING to see things positively and have a positive mindset, he is actively doing it and he can even shift the the perspective from seemingly bad situations. Of course he does get insecure and scared from time to time but his disposition is optimistic and helpful. He usually always finds a way to come back to himself by then end of the episode. But when you think about it, Spongebob's worldview would be generally positive, because he thinks that mostly good things happen in the world. Because he can even see the positive in bad things (though sometimes he can miss the point entirely to the detriment of himself and others) In a fictional show it happens occasionally but he still sees his life as generally good even if bad things happen to him. And he lives a more fulfilling life based on his own perception alone. So I think that's pretty inspiring even if it comes from a goofy fictional character and show, there is some truth in these things as long as we adapt them to our means and change our way of living or thinking in a small way. And that's what I choose to do.
Do you have fictional characters that you try to learn from, and adapt those helpful traits or ideas in to your life within your means? I feel like as long as you make it reasonable to you and your life, it's more than good enough. Because you are starting within your current ability/situation and slowly building off it.
Here are some of my favorite characters at the moment. Hopefully I can hear about yours when that function becomes available.