The Most Powerful “Leaving the Nest” Scene
Leaving the nest is an important event in your life.
Leaving the nest refers to the first time you decide to leave home for good.
It means that you are denying yourself the comforts of home. No mommy. No daddy. You are deciding to take control of your life. With that comes responsibility.
Once you leave home, you are responsible for your destiny. You are the one who will reap the benefits of your success. More importantly, you are the lightning rod for your failures.
That’s right when the going gets tough and life hits you hard, you are the one who will deal with it. You are the one who will determine whether you continue to fall or claw yourself to the top.
I hope all of you guys “leave the nest” at some point. In my opinion, it’s an important part of life for a man… going out into the word and trying to make a living (and name) for yourself.
It is a significant step toward “freedom”, which is a popular topic in the red pill community.
More importantly, it is a significant ignitor of the competitive spirit. Nothing sets off your “I must win” instinct like self-sufficiency in your early adulthood.
I want to share with you my favorite scene from one of my favorite movies ever, Men of Honor.
The movie details the life of Master Chief petty officer Carl Brashear, the first African American master diver in the United States navy.
This scene shows Carl leaving the nest for the first time. He is leaving his life behind as a sharecropper in small-town rural Kentucky to move on to bigger and better things.
He is saying goodbye to his father for the last time and promises to come back and visit when he can.
Right then and there his father stops him. Out of pure love he tells his son to never come back.
He tells him “Go out there and fight.” Within the context of the movie, these powerful words have 2 meanings. Both meanings revolve around not being a coward.
1) Go out there and fight for your country. Do your job.
2) Go out there and fight. Fight for your dreams. Fight for what you believe you were born to do. There will be adversity, but don’t you ever. Don’t quit on me (the father) and most importantly, don’t quit on yourself.
Carl’s father gave one hell of a last minute father son pep talk. Again, he emphasizes that life will get hard and there will be a lot of obstacles. This is a no-brainer given Carl’s goal and that fact that it’s the 1950s (and he’s African American).
Honestly, this scene brings tears to my eyes every time I see it. I think it’s because you get the sense that the father knows. He knows that Carl’s destiny lies far beyond the nest.
He was born to be a somebody. But in order to fulfill that destiny, he had to leave it all behind. That was the only way he could become a fearless competitor who was capable of doing whatever it takes to win.
*** I encourage all of you guys to watch this movie at some point. You could probably find somewhere online for free.
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Just watched the whole movie. makes you realize how lucky we are to live in such a time as now and how easy we have it. Might as well take advantage of it…..
Yea man it’s an awesome movie.