Lessons Learned From The Movie 'Finding Forrester'

Julius Caesar once said “experience is the teacher of all things”. As we grow older, we also get wiser after every time we face our own obstacles and they later on become our experiences. Our own experiences are not just problems that we solved. They are also our lessons that we learned through our life journey. Experiences help us find the meaning and value of life because it is the only way for us to gain knowledge and wisdom. We learn from our past experiences. A great example of that is the movie “Finding Forrester”. One of the main character, William Forrester, was a reclusive novelist who learned from his experiences in writing. He shared his experiences with his friend, Jamal, to help him improve his writing talent even more. One of his lessons he shared with him was, when writing, always write with your heart first and then with your mind after. He also used his own work as a starting point to Jamal. This changed Jamal’s view on writing and …show more content…
By sharing our experiences, we are also teaching others the lessons we have learned and we might not know it but we may be changing someone’s life. We are simply teaching them to be brave and take risks on making mistakes because that is the only way they can learn. From experiencing things that have never been happened to them before. To learn new lessons and be wise next time they do something again. William Forrester learned lessons from his experiences which he had shared with Jamal and it changed both of their lives. Experiences touch us in many different ways but it will still end up teaching us lessons we do not know before. I, therefore, conclude we shall never regret our experiences. For they are the best teachers that gave us knowledge and wisdom. Whether if it’s good, bad, wonderful or sad, they helped us mold ourselves into who we are