The Blind Side

This past weekend I had the opportunity to watch the recently release movie, The Blind Side, a story about a pro football player that had to go through great lengths to become the man he is today. If it weren't for the help of a christian, southern women who had great compassion and care for this young man, he most likely would have ended up dead before his high school graduation.

As you may or may not know, this athlete is Michael Oher, an athlete for the Baltimore Ravens. Like I mention in my first blog, I am the last person to know anything about personal lives of athletes, but this movie was so touching and emotional on so many levels.

It was incredible for the mother of two children to be so willing to bring a stranger into her house without knowing anything about him or his situation. Eventually, the family makes the decision to legally care for Oher and officially become part of the family.

Although, what is more incredible is the living conditions Michael Oher had to endure before a caring family took him in and cared for his well being. It was amazing that this young man was not in a more physical or emotional state and was willing to trust others after his family was torn apart at such a young age.

Because the family took the time to care for Michael, they showed him how to become successful and strive for better things in life. The family coached him on the fundamentals of sports and Micheal took each piece of advice to heart and put in hard work and dedication to reach his goals of becoming an athlete, and a great one at that.

In the mean time, not only did he Michael have to put forth hard work towards football, he was also encouraged to succeed academically and many people were more than willing to assist him. I understand the movie portrayed the main reason the family encouraged a good education was so he could further his football career; however, I feel as though the family wanted him to achieve all together. If they were willing enough to take him in off the streets without knowing anything about him, they would be more than willing to help in other areas.

I think this is an important movie for people to see as it has many great values that people sometimes forget in the shuffle of every day life. It show shows the importance of family relationships, taking chances, changing lives, and has a strong sports background.

This is a success story that everyone will enjoy, even sports lover.