Dragon Training

We recently re-watched the movie "How to train your dragon." I was very impressed with it when we first saw it in the theater, and I was not disappointed watching it again. It follows the same storyline as many great movies and books--conflict and rejection that requires sacrifice but ends in peaceful resolution.

Let's look at the details:

1. Father rejects and is ashamed of son.

2. Vikings fight dragons because they think they are bad, but they really just don't understand them. Stories are told of the dragons, stories told as though absolute truth, but Hiccup discovers that the stories are not true at all, and that the dragons are feared because they are misunderstood.

3. The young generation stands up for what they discover is right, acting with much courage to change tradition. Risk and sacrifice are involved in finally helping the older generation to understand, and years of fighting and fear end up in peace and joy for both the vikings and the dragons.



But for me, the story is not just about Vikings and dragons. There is much more to it than that, a message of hope in youth and in the future.

So, here's to hoping that the new generation will change tradition and bring understanding and peace. Here's to my brave LGBT students. Here's to my loving and accepting children. Here's to hope of a beautiful future and the courage to fight the battle that will get us there!