Weekends with Archie

Lessons from Mr. Forrest Gump

March 24, 2007

Isn't it true that there are many moments in our lives when we complain and worry too much over some problems we ourselves create? We usually blind our eyes from the most important things in life and in the end we always find ourselves preoccupied and burdened by nothing but by our own actions and doings.  This is very true about me especially at this time when I am so worried, so preoccupied and so concerned about the things beyond my control.

I am worried about the uncertainties of the future, you know, about finding and having the best possible job, about looking for a new place where I can stay after graduation, about living an independent yet stable and sustainable life, about finding the best career that suits me, about maintaining a good and healthy relationship with my loved one, about supporting the needs of my family, about my mission in life, about my life. 

In the same way, I also always look back at the past and question the things that I thought I should have never done or the things that I thought I should have done - like shifting to other course where I can put more my interest and passion in, or like putting much effort in extra curricular activities and not compromising my academics, or like reading more books when I was growing up to better equip myself, or like aiming for a latin honor as early as freshman year to help me get started about it - pretty much like the things unresolved, like the things I am not happy about in the past.

I worry too much that I sometimes forget to treasure the present moment, the time when I can really be the best I can be. Life is still beautiful; life is still life. There are many things to be thankful for and I just have to be humble enough to see the brighter side of the picture. Live and never stop living. Run and never stop running!  And even if I stumble or fall, I shall rise up and run again. The world does not stop revolving. The world is not just about me. I may not be the smartest being but I surely knows what love is.  And in life, that's what matters most.  Love thy life.  Live thy love.

Two hours ago, I watched for the first time the award-winning movie Forrest Gump.  And after two hours, I cannot help but play the whole uplifting sound track over and over again.  It reminds me how beautiful and how good life is no matter how difficult or uncertain it is. After all, life is like a box of chocolates.  You never know what you gonna get. Thank you Mr. Forrest Gump!

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