Ragamuffin: untamed

To love what is untamed inside of us

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ot too long ago I watched the movie Flicka. The 2006 film is a sweet type of movie, one for all ages.

The story is about Katy. She is the only daughter of a rancher who hopes to take over the family ranch someday. Her father hopes that the older brother will take over the ranch. After failing to complete an essay for her school exam Katy returns home to face her father’s disapproval. Her love for a black Mustang filly starts her on a new adventure.

Katy’s father does not approve of her actions with Flicka and Katy disobeys him by training and riding the horse behind his back. Later Flicka is sold to the rodeo. Katy rescues her beloved horse with the assistance of her brother by posing as a man and entering the race. The film ends with Katy and Flicka riding together through the Wyoming mountains. It is a wonderful movie. But this quote hit me…

Katherine “Katie” McLoughlin:

“I believe there is a force in this world that lives beneath the surface.
Something primitive and wild. That awakens when you need an extra push just to survive.
Like wild flowers that bloom after a fire that turns the forest black.
Most people are afraid of it and keep it buried deep inside themselves.
But there will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside of us.”

Especially this part: “…there will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside of us.”

I guess spiritually it would be the sin nature but I guess I did not go that deep or that “theological”.

I guess it is the rebel that says enjoy life to its fullest in the greatest sense of the word. A John 10:10 kind of joy in life. An Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 kind of enjoyment of life.

“People can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment? To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness…” (TNIV)

Maybe a few more people getting into touch with the “untamed” is a good thing these days? C. S. Lewis in the Naria tales states that Aslan is not a tame lion but he is good. Maybe we should be the same?

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