Groundhog Day

I thouroughly enjoyed Harold Ramis' Groundhog Day. Although getting stuck in a time loop seems basically impossible at this time, I think that many of the ideas of Groundhog day are very realistic. We may not be reliving the same day over and over again, but we do lead very controlled and pre-planned lives. We go to school five out of the seven days of the week, nine out of the twelve months of the year, for 12 to 16 years of our lives. We go to the same classes at the same time every day, with the exception of the switches at semester. Once we graduate from high school and college, we find a job, and then, from there, we continue to attend that job 5 out of 7 days of the week, every month of the year, until we are either fired or retire. We might wonder if such a repetitive life is worth it. In Groundhog Day, Bill Murray's character, Phil, shows us that, yes, it is worth it. It's worth it to help others as best you can, and do what you can to enrich their lives.