"All I think is, if you can find work, stay healthy, find somebody to share it with, you're the ultimate success."
I think, we live in a world where society tricks you that success is when you have all the riches in the world and you have a career that makes you popular in the field. Frankly, nakaka-pressure iyon. Kasi hindi lahat ng bagay kaya mong gawin. Hindi lahat ng tao kaya mong pakisamahan. At hindi lahat ng pagkakataon, umaayon sa mga gusto mong mangyari. Kahit pa ginawa mo na lahat ng makakaya mo at kahit pa nagplano kang mabut para sa future mo.
Pero ano bang meron ka na wala ang iba?
Yung ibang tao, nagpapakahirap magbuhat ng mabigat, mainitan sa makina, tumayo mula umaga hanggang gabi, magtiis ng mabahong amoy ng basura, magpuyat. matulog sa basang kalsada habang umuulan, samantalang ikaw, nakaupo sa harap ng computer, air conditioned ang opisina, nakakakain sa labas paminsan minsan kasama ang mga katrabaho pagkatapos ng oras ng trabaho. Yung iba, halos tumira na sa ospital dahil sa malalang sakit; baldado, bulag, bingi, samantalang ikaw, vitamins lang ang maintenance araw-araw. Yung iba, nagiisa sa buhay at depressed kasi pakiramdam nila, walang nagmamahal sa kanila. Ang drama di ba? Pero ikaw, may mga kaibigan, pamilya, o special someone na nakakausap at nagpapasaya sa malulungkot na moments ng buhay mo.
Are those not considered as success?
Nakakalungkot pero lagi tayong hindikuntento. Lagi tayong may hinahanap. Lagi tayong may gustong patunayan. Human nature na yata ang hindi makaramdam na sapat na ang lahat. Kapag may ginusto ka at nakuha mo iyon, may gugustuhin ka pang higit pa. It's endless. So some people live a lifetime of failure because they neglect the little successes they get everyday. I guess we all have to learn how to be mindful of the blessings we are given everyday. The fact that you are breathing right now is a success because someone in the world today has his last.
"When you're young, your potential is infinite. You might do anything, really. You might be Einstein, you might be Di Maggio. Then you get to an age when what you might be gives way to what you have been. You weren't Einstein. You weren't anything. That's a bad moment."
Minsan isang araw, nagising ako na galit na galit sa sarili ko kasi lahat ng plano ko, hindi ko naisagawa, given the circumstances along the way, wala talagang choice. And it happens. That's the reality. Unexpected things might get in your way pero ganun tlaga eh. Hindi naman pwedeng habang buhay mong sisisihin ang sarili mo dahil sa mga bagay na hindi mo kontrolado. I don't believe in luck, destiny, or fate but I believe in chances and hardwork and connections. Kapag ginawa mo na lahat ng makakaya mo at nasubukan lahat ng options na meron ka, and you think it's your full potential, leave it to chances and pray for your success.
Realizing that you weren't anything is a bad moment, yes. Pero not everyone becomes something big. We just have to accept that fact. If you want to become what you want yourself to be, work hard. After all, we have our own strengths and abilities . We just have to learn how to use and embrace them.
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Sam Rockwell played Chuck Barri's role.
I watched the movie out of boredom and because at that time, it was the only movie left in my laptop. The film has a lot of artsy scenes and profanity but I will not forget the things I realized from it.
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