#7 To*be*free

18 months ago I took a pact with a man, who held my hand for a while.

It wasn’t him but me who fought with myself. 

I want to be free but that is all up to me.

And my choices.

Living with my choices.

Accepting my decisions and learning from mistakes.

I’m coming home. The man who gives when not asked, but through his understanding-is the example of life. The one who gives with joy, receives joy as his temporary reward.

Free

18 months ago I took a trip into reality of my mind

It was so easy to leave my lineage behind.

Everyone who’s anyone needs some soul time to get away

But now I’ve found myself at home.

And I’m free. Free to be me.

18 months from now I’ll show the world their future supernova

As stars give way to the light, He’s taken over

But how many times do we have to play the ace of cards

And believe me when I say, I’m free. Free to be me.

The hardest part of living is to love yourself.

If you can tell me how to do this well then,

To finally be comfortable with who you are

In front of those who look into your eyes.

I look into your eyes and see you can be free today.

AWAKENING (SWITCHFOOT)

Facedown with the anchors and endings and the ones and zero’s. Downtown was the perfect place to hide.

First star that I saw last night was a headlight of a memory sky but man-made never made our our dreams alive/collide

Here we are now with the falling sky and the rain we’re awakening. Here we are now with the desperate youth in pain we’re awakening.

Man’s called it ambition, we’ve been talking in our sleep about a dream, we’re awakening.

Last week so I’m living for news and deadlines with my deadbeat sky. This town doesn’t look the same tonight.

These dreams began singing to me out of nowhere, but I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so alive.

I wanna wake up kicking and screaming, I wanna know that my heart’s still beating, I wanna live like I know what I’m leaving, I’m bleeding.

Respect is higher than authority.

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

God is a verb, a strong word.

Breakdown means breakthrough.

You have to possess something to be able to give something.

 Be proud of your roots.

Change what you can.

Today is hopeful.

Tomorrow is courage

I can’t sleep tonight

My dreams are too real

I wanna be there now

I don’t wanna wait till the wind catches these sails

I wanna be there now

Boom!

Gonzo has always been classified as a "whatever," but after he begins to have disturbing dreams of abandonment, he begins to realize just how alone he is in the world. After an alien race appears to be trying to send him a message through bowls of cereal, Gonzo realizes that he may not be so alone after all and climbs to the rooftop to start watching the sky. His dreams are realized when he's hit by a bolt of lightning that serves as a conduit that allows him to communicate with a pair of cosmic fish, revealing to him that he is, in fact, an alien from outer space.

When Kermit and his friends refuse to believe his wild raving, however, Gonzo is lured into the clutches of K. Edgar Singer (Jeffrey Tambor), a government agent who has also taken note of the aliens' attempts at communication and believes that Gonzo is his key to convincing his superiors that aliens do in fact exist. Gonzo, along with Rizzo, are arrested by the army. Kermit and the gang spring into action to rescue Gonzo, with the help of some handy inventions (door in a jar, a rubber duck that sprays gas that makes you invisible when you squeeze it, and mind control spray) courtesy of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew.

A talking sandwich asks Gonzo where the alien ship can land, and Gonzo suggests Cape Doom. At the military base, the gang arrive to rescue Gonzo and Rizzo. While on their rescue, every one uses invisible spray, but Fozzie Bear (Frank Oz) uses the restroom and accidentley washes his hand, making them visible to see. However, a female security guard sees Fozzie Bears hands and points a gun at him, threatening to shoot him dead unless he cooperates. She then tells him to put his hands up and prepares to handcuff him and take him to jail. The guard, who does not know that the hands belong to Fozzie Bear, tries to handcuff him, but he refuses to do that idea. She fights to get the handcuffs on him in order to take him into custody, but however, one of the muppets grab the security guard and lets him escape. The Muppets go there after rescuing Gonzo and, along with a crowd of alien-happy spectators, await their arrival. The ship comes to Earth and the aliens, who all look like Gonzo, explain that many Zultans ago they lost him but welcome him back to the fold. K. Edgar Singer turns up and tries to kill the Aliens, but thanks to Bobo the bear who has ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************cometospace*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************disabled his weapon, he cannot and is laughed at. Gonzo considers going in to space with the Gonzo-like aliens, until he realizes his true home is on Earth with his surrogate family and friends, and K. Edgar Singer goes with the aliens as Earth's ambassador due to being so amusing.

The film ends with the Muppets watching the stars on the roof. Gonzo tells Kermit he wonders why did his family ask him to build a jacuzzi. Pepe chuckles because he and Rizzo had pretended to be them and asked him to do it.

[edit] Muppet cast

Like Sigmund Jähn, those who have gone into space have come back with a changed perspective and reverence for the planet Earth. Gone are the political boundaries. Gone are the boundaries between nations. We are all one people and each is responsible for maintaining Earth's delicate and fragile balance. We are her stewards and must take care of her for future generations.

Our perspective on Earth can be very narrow. We may not see the effects of one tree that is cut down. Only by expanding our perspective can we see entire rain forests that have been devastated. Humans can destroy in a matter of days that which nature took thousands of years to create. We might ask what harm can one factory do to the environment by not meeting proper pollution controls. The effect from space is obvious. Pictures taken by Gemini astronauts almost 30 years ago are much clearer than those taken by space shuttle astronauts today.