Redemption Song

What was it that Bob Marley was trying to impress upon us with this song. Should we all be looking for some type of redemption in this world? Personally, I am, I feel that I have to in many instances. But the question here is how to go about achieving this goal. Recently I have found myself relating to stories of redemption that have appeared in recent films. Not to argue that these are correct representations of how we should each go about attaining redemption, but they are a comforting note for comparison purposes only. Looking beyond the actors portrayal or what transpires during the course of the film is the story being told, the larger picture beyond the ugliness and violence which are apart of these films. The Last Samurai and Man on Fire reflect examples of men, men who have been involved in atrocities earlier in their lives. These men are haunted nearly on a daily basis and seek out addictions which do nothing else than medicate the pain they feel as a result of their actions. During the course of the films the journey each is on leads them to re-evaluate their conditions and seek redemption through the environment which they are in. By the end of each of these films they have each found the redemption they have been longing to find through actions of self-sacrifice. A noble cause led each of them to a better understanding of themselves, an identity which they had sought for so long. I believe we are all on similar journeys and we will each find redemption as long as our heart is focused on the eternal constant.