"I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful... I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful... I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful..."
Bob Wiley
- What About Bob? 1991
Baby steps.. yes... shall we all start reverting back to those days where we step awkwardly in motion like babies; yet, tumble in aspiration to reach our goal? Can we slow down enough to stop in our tracks before we crash and burn? Can we find the littlest steps to be the most grandest endeavor? I ponder the thought of walking backwards. Taking those steps slowly; yet stepping forwards in constant stride. The question is...
Can you slow down once in awhile and ask... "What about Bob?"
What is it about Bob that fascinated movie goers so many years ago? Was it Bob's reluctant humor, his world view on life and its offering? Or was it that we witnessed the trouble of a man who hesitated to face his fear of the unknown? Some of us related to Bob on a more personal level. We should as individuals relate more to the groups in which we surround ourselves with; but, we sometimes don't because we're not accepted.
Is a phobia meant to classify itself as a mental disorder?
Doctor Leo Marvin, in his attempt to publicize his book "Baby Steps" and discuss it on talk show, "Good Morning America" was the preface to the film. As the Doc inherits a patient with fears of the world grander than the Grand Canyon; he test himself, his book and his message. That patient was BOB. Bob is reluctant; yet manipulative, and borderline neurotic. He tests the boundaries of his therapist; and captures the annoyance factor of a man with repetition and consistency.
Are mental disorders worse than mental obsessions?
Think about the people in your life that annoy you. Do they really annoy you? Or are they just interrupting your time, and that makes them annoying? We often don't understand why we can stand ourselves; but, maybe, just maybe, some people just don't find us as interesting as we think. Our greatest competitor; if you can see within many of my postings; is ourselves. Yes. We compete ourselves more than the world allows us to compete each other.
The approval of a man is equivalent to the approval of water and food and shelter. It is a need, it is key to survival. That survival is power, it is worth; it is neurotic.
Bob; maybe in his neurosis; finds the courage to walk outside his door, get on a bus and travel to the countryside to find more of a path into his doc's prescription. Can we safely assume that we are followers to the word of reason? If we believe in the message that is implied, are we interpreters for mixed messages? I ask you questions in each posting to seek interpretation within yourself. Can you interpret you; do you make sense to you?
"Wait a minute, I haven't even told the joke yet! So the doctor draws trees, "What do you see?" the guy says "sex". The doctor draws a car, owl, "Sex, sex, sex". The doctor says to him "You are obsessed with sex", he replies "Well you're the one drawing all the dirty pictures!" - Bob Wiley
I believe it is okay to relate to the world through commonality and acceptance; yet, we must relate to one another more personally. We must take baby steps to find the courage to leap, and we must take the leap to know we sometimes act like babies and we need to fall and get back up.
Waaaaaah... waaaaahh.. (Ya..that's supposed to be a baby crying)
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It is called being an adult and it is hard to achieve. Hilarious film, and a beautiful insight. rated.
Thanks Thoth!