Life Lessons from the Movie ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’

Hey Monks, this is Rick again. Marvin asked me to lend another helping hand. I just picked up Pirates 3, which lead us to write up a top 10 for the Pirates series. This is what we came up with. If you come up with any more, let us know.

1. Sometimes rules are just guidelines.
2. You can be a pirate and still be a good man or woman.
3. Every desire, gold, jewels or love… they all come at a price and sometimes a nifty voodoo curse.
4. You can’t run from whom you are. If you’re a pirate, you’re a pirate accept it.
5. Everyone can be a Captain of his or her very own Pirate ship and is a master of swordplay.
6. You have to know what you want to be able to get there.
7. If you make plans 10 years in advance, you better show up.
8. Leverage can go a long way.
9. Cannons can shoot out anything
10. When scrambling to escape from a life threatening situation, always remember to stop, smell the… wiff of rum in a flask just shot out of a cannon and take a swig.

Well. I hope you have a great weekend. The third movie wasn’t so good but I highly recommend the first one!