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27th November 2009 by Rusty Hodges

The other day I came across a new movie being released in the US called "to save a life". I was scrolling through the movies website and I was struck by the issue of saving lives.

The story goes...(www.tosavealifemovie.com) as:

Jake Taylor has it all: friends, fame, a basketball scholarship and the hottest girl in school. What could be better?

Enter Roger Dawson. Roger has nothing. No friends. No hope. Nothing but putdowns and getting pushed aside. Things couldn't get worse...could they?

Jake and Roger were best friends when they were kids. But the politics of high school quickly pulled them apart. Now Roger doesn't fit in Jake's-or anyone's circle-and he's had enough. He walks onto campus with a gun in his pocket and pain in his heart and makes a tragic move.

Jake's last-ditch effort can't stop Roger, and the sudden tragedy rocks Jake's world. Something breaks loose inside and sends him questioning everything. Most of all, he can't shake the question could I have saved Roger? In a quest for answers, Jake finds himself looking for the next Roger and reaching out to the outcasts and lonely. But he quickly finds that talking with those outside his peer group threatens all his world is built on. And it could cost him his own friends, his girl, his dreams and even his reputation. Is it worth the price to find the answer to his ultimate question: What do I want my life to be about?

This storyline had me hooked, and I'm hoping it comes to Australia. I was inspired but just watching the trailer for the movie. How easy it can be to help save a life. Some people are just dying to be heard and accepted. The thing is they don't and shouldn't need to die or fight to be heard. The challenge from this movie is to choose to be the one who takes the time to show people they have value. Listen. Reach Out. Engage. Imagine knowing the time and courage you took to show someone you care actually saved a life.

Rock band, The Fray also asks this question in their song ‘how to save a life':

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life.

The answer to the question of how to save a life is simple but not easy. If we choose to Listen, Reach Out and Engage we can make a world of difference in someone's life. In fact we may even save a life!

Just a thought...

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