SOMEONE PAID THE PRICE

The other day we watched this Disney movie called 'Inside Out'. A girl named Riley is born in Minnesota and within her mind, five manifestations of her emotions—Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger—come to life. The emotions live in Headquarters, Riley's conscious mind, where they influence Riley's actions and memories via a control console. Her new memories are housed in colored orbs, which are sent into storage at the end of every waking period. The most important or "core" memories are housed in a hub in Headquarters and power five "islands", each of which reflects a different aspect of Riley's personality. Joy acts as the dominant emotion to keep Riley in a happy state, but she and the others do not understand Sadness's purpose.

One day Riley's parents moved to San Francisco and she got to readjust to a new home and new school. Alone in the new school, she missed her old friends. Sadness accidentally caused Ridley to cry in front of her teacher and friends on the first day of school, producing a sad core memory. Joy insisted that none of Riley's core memories should be sad so she tried to dispose that memory before it entered into the central hub. In her tussle with Sadness, she, Sadness, and the core memories are sucked out of Headquarters through the memory tube leading to the rest of Riley's mind. They end up in the labyrinthine storage area of Riley's long term memory and set out to return to Headquarters.

Joy and Sadness find Bing Bong, Riley's childhood imaginary friend, who is desperate to reconnect with her. He tells them they can get to Headquarters by riding the Train of Thought. After exploring different areas of Riley's mind, the three eventually catch the train, but it derails when another personality island falls. Joy and Bing Bong try to use Bing Bong's discarded wagon rocket to get out of the Memory Dump, but after several failed attempts, Bing Bong realizes their combined weight is too much and jumps out and fades away, allowing Joy to escape. Well, eventually Joy and Sadness made it back to the headquarters in time.

I just want to highlight the scene which touched me a lot. It was when Joy and Bing Bong fell into the Memory Dump. Joy tried several times to climb out of the Dump but it was futile. Bing Bong dejectedly said 'We are stuck here and forgotten forever.' But Joy refused to give up. That was when she thought of using the discarded wagon rocket to get out of the Dump. They tried the first time but there wasn't enough power to bring them over so the rocket crashed into the Dump. They got back and their feet and tried again. They nearly made it but unfortunately they crashed into the Dump again. This time Joy was really discouraged. But Bing Bong said 'We can try again.' 

I believe Bing Bong already made up his mind to jump out of the wagon so that Joy could make it to the island. When Joy finally made it, she shouted happily but as she turned around, she realised Bing Bong didn't make it. When she looked down, she saw him cheering 'We made it!' down at the Dump. Slowly Bing Bong faded away. Joy wiped her tears away and set out to make her way back to the headquarters. After all that Bing Bong has done for her, she had to make it back. 

This reminded me of how Jesus went to the cross, suffered all the punishment I deserved, sacrificed his life for me so that I could make it. So that I could have the abundant life that He came to give. I was so touched at the scene that I cried. I told myself I will never allow Jesus to fade away, to be forgotten in my life. I will tell as many people about Jesus and what He has done for me so that His name will be glorified. I was in the pits, feeling stuck and forgotten by the world when Jesus came, lifted me form the pits and set me on a high place. Grace always reminds me that the price was paid so that I could enjoy all of God's blessings. Don't let Jesus sacrifice in vain.