The amazing weather predicting rodent Punxsutawney Phil poked his nose out of his stump up on Gobbler's Knob this morning and predicted six more weeks of winter.
I love Groundhog Day.
For two reasons:
1) It's such a silly holiday.
Granted, it's not as silly as National Static Electricity Day, but still.
I think it's great to revel in the silly every now and then. So, yeah, why not celebrate a weather predicting rodent who, by the way, has his own fan club and merchandise line? Heck, there have been whole religions built on less.
Plus, what the hell else is holding up the economy of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania? They need this. So I say, let's support them.
2) I really like the movie "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray.
Yes, it's funny. But it's also kind of Zen, if you think about it.
Phil (the cranky weatherman, not the 120-year-old prognosticating groundhog) learns that every action does have consequences, even if you can't see them right away; He learns that there is no self that is separate from others; He learns to live in the moment and to serve others; and, when he finally stops trying, he succeeds in breaking the cycle that held him back.
Other people might see something else in that movie. But those are the things I see.
That, plus, Phil the weatherman driving through town in a stolen pick-up truck telling Phil the Groundhog on his lap, "Don't Drive Angry" just makes me laugh every time.
What a fabulous analyis of Groundhog Day! You are making me want to go out and rent it! :-)
ReplyDeleteLove it!