Buhl- reading blog 4

Stuck in Time: Kairos, Chronos, and the Flesh in Groundhog Day

This reading mentions a passage in Paul “For whatever a person sows, that he will also reap.” In the movie Groundhog Day Phil repeats the same day over and over again.  He is stuck in time; he was such a nasty person before he became stuck in the same day. As Paul said Phil sowed what he reaped; in a way Phil almost deserved to undergo a transformation. Before Phil was transformed he went through a period of trying to escape; nothing mattered yet again to him. He lived life like it was his last day in attempts to break the cycle.

As days went by, with tomorrow never coming, Phil understood that life and reality were not about living for himself but about living for other people, which brought him to the realization that he does not have to live in a chaotic world. Before Phil’s transformation he was not satisfied, nothing fulfilled him. As the ritual of living the same day over and over, the ritual changed his life for the better. Phil understands that life is something that is full of joy, love and relationships.