There is a fantastic scene in Groundhog Day where Bill Murray's character is committing suicide for the umpteenth time and he lets the groundhog drive the car over a cliff. He casually says "Don't drive angry."
It is such a simple scene and wrapped in so much humour that you laugh it off without a second thought.
As someone who has watched that movie more than twenty times, it is poignant. It has meaning beyond a navigator guiding a rodent.
Life is this journey that you have to take. A road trip that you are destined to drive. An excursion that you must go on because you've been told to.
Awful stuff happens. Awesome stuff happens. Sometimes you don't want to participate. Sometimes you want to punch someone. Ok, maybe that is just me.
Bill Murray has it right when he says "don't drive angry."
Do not live an angry life. Do not hold contempt for others. Let it go and enjoy the new moments.
Malachy McCourt was right when saying "Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die."
Let the things that have been done, be done. Enjoy the rest.
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