Caught a wist of Honour last nite at the movies. Brave fronts, gritted teeth and unbelieveable guts were the order of the nite in "Men of Honour". The story of a nigger farmhand who aspires to be Master Diver in the U.S. Navy had his dream fulfilled. Not a simple ambition when he had to overcome tough racial discrimination and prejudice to become the first African-American black in U.S. history to graduate from Navy School. Graduate he did not, he excelled and overcame, and became the Best! Poignantly, he achieved his dream almost at the expensive price of losing his lovely wife and son. He was rightly accused by his wife, Jo, of living only for himself and how she only demands a Little out of him, which he was not even willing to spare. Dreams, per se, are selfish. Sometimes people are accused of letting life slip by him, as he told Jo in reply to her statement that her dreams are much simpler and much less...i.e. to be a doctor. He had a point...small dreams in a simple lifestyle seems fleeting and big dreams make one's life appear noble and purposeful. Both of them are right and wrong...the idea is to strike a balance...not to get obsessive of the dream. Kiwi Bruce Kendall (2-time Olympic windsurfing champion) once said "Conquer your dream or your dream will conquer you!" It's important not to let the dream control one's consciousness such that one forgets the more important things in life, the non-perishables so to speak. Nonetheless, this movie shows this one man's courage, determination and single-mindedness which we can't help but admire and embrace. His dream was inspired by his late father's last words to him "Dun give up on me...BE THE BEST!" He was reminded of these words by the wooden radio which his father gave him, engraved on it "ASNF" -- A Son Never Forgets. With these, he pressed on toward his dream, against all odds, even when everyone around him rejected him, jeered at him, mocked at him...He endeavoured against all principalities of unbelief as if just to prove that they are wrong. He stuck on what he believed in and believed in himself when others did not believe in him. He made diamonds out of junk and rainbows out of raindrops. Ultimately, it was the simpler things in life that caused him to realise who and what he was fighting for. When he turned and saw his wife and son in the courtroom, as he was fighting the fight of his life to get reinstated back to active Navy duty, he turned to the judge and said that he understood traditions, he was standing there for a Tradition, called 'HONOUR'. This, silenced the tongues of cowardly men and stirred the hearts of everyone else. He saw the bigger picture through the loving eyes of his wife and son. He managed to grow his dream out of selfish ambition to encompass his family, country and values. Love helped him do that...that his wife's unceasing support, love and belief are by no means, tiny pillars. Unconditional Love changes a person for the better, solidifies his values, sharpens his perspective and and unveils revelations in his mind. The Honour of Love makes men of honour as well.