The dead poets' society. i think it's one of the most awesome movie ever. other than the fact that it reminds me so much of my poetically darling boyfriend, it's really inspiring : Carpe Diem. Seize the day. because you'll never know what will happen tomorrow.
Another thing that got me thinking was drive. drive as in driven, motivation in doing something not drive a car. What is the thing that drives us in doing something? In the movie, the students, Neil Perry, Todd Anderson and Knox Overstreet were very much inspired and driven by their english lit teacher Mr. Keating to seize the day and do what their hearts tell them and not be afraid. It really got me thinking about motivations.
In the movie though, Perry died. He shot himself after a confrontation by his father. everybody was blaming Mr. Keating for planting ideas in his head about doing what he wants which is to become an actor whereas he was already well on his way to achieving his father's dream: to become a doctor. At this point, i was questioning something. was it really Mr Keating's words that forced this boy to kill himself or it was the father's? again, it's all about the motivation. this time, the drive that made him decide to kill himself.
How strong can or should a motivation to make people do what they do? will it ever be enough to even change a person's life? A person becomes a drive, a motivation, an inspiration to another's life when they give so much impact in that person's life. but how big though? It astounds me if i'm told that i am a lifesaver. i still maintain that i haven't done anything to be that much of an impact in one person's life.
This is simply because, i myself do not have that much motivation. i want to do so many things i'm just not driven enough to do it thoroughly. i guess in a way, that's what made me lost in the first place. having something, doing it without that drive and in the end, abandoning it.
Art, piano, badminton, bowling, skateboarding(at one point), guitar. i never actually finished learning any of them. To say i'm sufficiently good in any of them is actually the highest honour anyone can give me. I am yet to find something that i am passionate about. or at least the drive in doing something.
As of now, i am yet to seize the day. but i am taking it one step at a time. basking in every second of it and thanks to one special person i am trying to find things i might be good at. so far, i have no problems in writing, at least. i want to be better and ideas are pouring in i just need to start thinking a lot more critically so the course i'm taking helps in that. Don't stop being a motivation for me.
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