Beyond Belief was about an amazing baseball player, Josh, who had his parents taken away by a bad car crash. This also took away his baseball career as he quickly turned to drugs. Over the years he became an addict. In the end, Josh found a way to get past his addictions and weaknesses and went back to playing baseball. He is currently one of the best base ball players out there and set a new record for the home run derby. What Josh's story revealed to me that even when you dig yourself in a deep hole, there's always a way out if you're willing to find it.
The Other Side of Heaven was about a Morman missionary who goes to Tonga where there is no water, electricity, or technology. He never cared that he was poor. When Josh went to Tonga, there would be many obstacles facing him. For instance, he was the only white man and none of the natives spoke english. Also, he didn't know how to speak their language. He lived in primitive ways compared to his life before and faced much discrimination from the islanders. Josh felt sorry for them because they have so little. One day, and old man on the beach told him that he'll never be happy because he seeks self pleasure. The message that this story told me is that although some people live in poverty and have less material goods, they may be happy with their lives because they value morals and are happy with the people who make up their lives.
Making Mavericks was about a surfer in San Francisco who aspires to be one of the best and wanted to ride deadly waves. His training is intense and part of it includes having to hold his breathe for more than three minutes. Surfing teaches him life lessons and he gains priorities, morals, and characteristics through his pastime. This showed me how the composition of our very being depends largely on the people, events, and activities that we encounter.
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