It’s about 2:45 am, and I have been awake unnaturally late. On nights like this, sometimes music soothes enough to lull me to sleep eventually. But if I am not careful, I find music videos on YouTube that actually inspire and further waken me. This can happen after a period of darkness/reflection emotionally, when my senses suddenly awaken again. Alas, the music from “Frozen 2” can certainly be such a video for me.
This is especially true of “Into the Unknown”, where Elsa is experiencing a late night calling to find and embrace purpose she is otherwise resisting out of fear of the unknown. I find the message of this song and movie especially poignant right now, as we venture into a new year where it seems that everything we are about to experience is feeling like unknown territory. That can strike fear in pretty much anyone who is aware of what’s going on in the world. The song and story of “Into The Unknown” and “Frozen 2” urge us to acknowledge our fears, ask clarifying questions, and brace for adventures not yet known.
It’s frightening. And, we do still have choices in this future. How we respond in love will surely, with hope, bring the world peace and perhaps a renewed sense of purpose.
~Jen Garrison
