Thoughts & Perspective An insight to the mind of Darrick Lazo

When You Do Things Right…

The other night, as per my late night schedule, I was up watching re-runs of Futurama on Comedy Central - I happened to catch a very interesting episode.  Episode no. 52 entitled, "Godfellas" (in short) is much more in-depth intellectually than you might consider at first perception.  Basically, Bender is hurled through space, destined to spend it alone - but whilst passing through an asteroid field a small asteroid fragment crashes into him leaving a "shrimp-sized" society on his belly.  The people of the society look to Bender as a 'god' of sorts.  Bender has some mishaps governing the society and non-believers prove their immanent self-destruction is assured.  Bender then hears something signaling in binary code and comes to find that the mysterious object is what he deduces is God.  The voice of "God" advises Bender that,

"When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all."

By no means do I suggest that this is a divine revelation, and as stated on the Wikipedia page, theology writer Mark Pinsky reminds us that this is just a cartoon - but I think that as a quote in-of-itself can be very valuable to any individual.  I know that in my life there are many things that I do that follow along with that quote.  As a video editor this rings especially true in the work you do, if there is a cut - you don't want people to see it.  It needs to feel organic and natural, as if the audience were there experiencing it live, and not a pieced together set of clips.  Ultimately, this is a small lesson from a simply entertaining show.  To me it proves the pessimism of our society, in that everyone is always searching for what is wrong with others, and what is wrong with themselves (furthering my point - the preceding comment is inherently pessimistic).  But the things you do in life shouldn't be for the attention of others, and should be done so well that one would assume that, that is just how it is.  Most of society, myself included, seems to live by the wayside in "not...know(ing) what you have till its gone," when really we should be grateful and do everything in our power to be that "un-easy" feeling when we aren't around.  We should be the security of others who don't feel as strong and positive as you might be, so that one day when you need strong arms around you they will be there.

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice." - Indian Proverb

More information about this Futurama episode can be found on wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfellas