Life Lessons from "BREAKING BAD": A Deep Dive into the Transformation of Walter White

Through the years I've watched 100th of movies and it's been awesome, while some have valuable lessons to learn and if keenly understood could aid our journey in life, others are just pure entertainment with little or no lessons, but today I'll love to write about one of my favourite movies of all time and the reason why I rate this movie this much is because of the invaluable lessons I've learnt from it and how that's has been one of my life guide going forward.

The movie I'm talking about is no other but the popular American TV series titled BREAKING BAD, which was aired between the years 2008 -2013, and it has five seasons, numerous episodes and lessons to learn, I first watched this movie when I was an undergraduate in the university and the main thing that attracted me to it was the title breaking bad, you see, I'm a lover of action movies and seeing such a title made me have this belief that I'm for an action pack tv series.

In truth, it was, although not in the way that I expected or the regular kind of action movies out there, what this movie did is exactly what the title means, because it showcased the life of a man who transits from being an innocent and law-abiding citizen to building a crime empire, and the fact that all of this happens gradually, simply shows how futile happenings can influence our actions and decisions and could literally changes the direction of our lives if we let such overwhelmed us.

Before I delve into the lesson learned from the movie, I'd first love to briefly summarise the movie and thereafter, I'd delve into the lessons learnt.

So this is a movie based on the life of a man known simply as Walter white, he happens to be a high school chemistry teacher, but after being diagnosed with terminal cancer that would claim his life in a few months, his world went upside down, because he was burden with the thought of how he'd secure a financial future for his family, and along the line, he ran into one of his old students who's into the production of blue meth, one thing leads to another, that once Walter figure out how much us former students jesse was earning from his illegal stuff, he also decided he wants to be a part of it, and being a chemistry teacher, he knows everything about preparing this high-quality drug that's massively in demand and that's how they became a team.

That small team that began in his old Yard grew big into a drug empire that's notorious in the community, becoming a drug lord, and drug trafficker, and gradually all of these overwhelmed him till he was consumed with greed, lust for power, and overall, it believes the biggest message it carries is the consequences that follow one's choice.

Now to the lessons learnt;

Consequences of choices: As I said earlier, this is the biggest message from this series and it simply shows that all our actions in life have consequences be they positive or negative action, they all come with consequences and that's exactly what happened to Walter in the end.

Moral Obscurity: One of the core lessons I learnt from this movie is that good and bad reside in everyone and as we go on in life, we'll arrive at a junction where we're expected to make a decision that could make or mar our lives or that of others in our bid to achieve our goal of survive.

Loyalty and betrayal: Although Walter's family wasn't the best, delving into his newfound lifestyle dents it all and also helps me learn that there are consequences of broken trust and it has a huge impact on the lives of those involved, as it ruins all that has been built through the years.

Pursuit of Power: The series teaches a lesson of how one can derail from a morally upright individual into a ruthless menace in society and that's how Walter went from being a teacher to a drug lord, a murderer and several other offences to mention but a few, the quest for power can be somewhat and the path is consuming if one isn't mindful.

Forgiveness and Redemption: The last part of the story and one of the vital learns learnt from this series is that nothing is really over and you can still have a turnaround in life, and that was made evident in the life of Jesse, Mr Walter partner who gave up and was given the privilege to right his wrong, and I believe its a strong message to everyone indulging in one thing or another that's not ideal, so they'll learn and realised it's never to late to change.

That's about all of the lessons I learnt from Breaking Bad, that's so compelling and navigates its storyline around human nature, consequences of our choices, morality and the like, and I'm sure this is a movie to watch and one that'll impact lives in the best way possible in our world today, although I'm no longer watching the series presently, it's still on my to watch movie on Netflix and I'd do well to watch it once again shortly.

Thanks for your time, have a blessed and productive day ahead.

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