Blog Entry 9: English 101 Practice

       Are we living in The Matrix? If the world we are living is a fake from somewhere, and our disbursements and happiness don’t have any impacts to our futures, will we still strive for goods? In the movie “The Matrix,” the protagonist, Neo, could not recognize the truth in what is real in his life and who he is. Later on, he was found by Morpheus and his crew to be the person who can distinguish appearance from reality and help the human rebellion. Significantly, Neo choose the red pill to discover the reality of the matrix. Thus, the competition between their crew and agents began in the matrix.

       If I were Neo, I would also choose the red pill, to discover the real world whether it is painful or pleasant instead of having a constant life, because everyone can only experience his or her life once. Having a positive attitude can make our one-time life meaningful and happy. Otherwise, if we choose not to fight with the difficulties when we are awaking, we are nothing difference as dust in our earth.

       As human beings, we all have different thoughts, feeling, beliefs and opinions about the various aspects of our lives. The attitudes we hold have a direct impact on our ability to succeed. Therefore, having a positive attitude plays an important role in achieving our goal. For example, the previous CEO of Apple company, Steve Jobs, faced hundred times of failures before he succeeded Apple. He was adopted by his parents when he was a boy, then he dropped his college to create his business. During the road of success, cancer comes to him along with the company’s collapse and liabilities. However, he finally overcomes the troubles by keeping a good attitude and confidence in self. Eventually, he succeeds himself and owns rich experiences in life. In another word, if we choose not to chase our goal and freedom, we won’t have a memorable life experience just like him. Suffering makes our life beautiful.

       In addition, I can always taste the pleasure after the long way of chasing. For example, I once have traveled the seacoast of South China by riding bike with my best friends, the total distances of the trip is 200 miles. Despite the feelings that other people had about our crazy plan, we had already headed on the way. When we were riding on the road along the seacoast, the music from the sea, the fresh air and beautiful sea color offered a backdrop for a powerful shift in perception. At that moment, I felt my energy shift and I noticed my thoughts had changed. If we hadn’t discovered the adventure, I wouldn’t have enjoyed that refreshing moment and found the meaning of life. Enjoying our life and never give up.

       The attitues we hold in life has a direct impact to our fates, there is not ways to prevent ourself encountering difficulties in life. However, we can overcome them by holding a positive attitue and working hard. Whether we are living in the matrix or not,  life still goes on. Let’s keep overcoming with troubles in our life, thus, we will have meaningful life.