right. i almost broke every single freaking rule i set yesterday. but i still wanna share this amazingly inspiring film i watched on HBO today: Front of the Class.
it's about this guy who suffered from tourette syndrome,an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, grew up learning to accept it and live with it without letting it take over his life. he did not give up even when the whole world seems to be teasing him, and eventually achieved his dream of becoming a teacher.
okay my limited vocab can't describe how great the movie is, so go see it yourself! but it did let me see some hard facts and touching moments.. how even kids in elementary school can look at the brighter side compare to adults (which shows that we pay as we grow up: we lose the ability to accept and appreciate simple things rather than digging on the dark side), and how life could be made perfect even when you are born imperfect (as everyone is, actually).
the main character encountered many difficulties and cold hard rejections throughout his search for a job as a teacher, and lost confidence even when he met someone he loved because he couldn't be sure if anyone will be willing to live with him and his disease for LIFE. though the movie showed generally the cheerful side and happy ending, i think the real character which the movie adapted from must have had a much harder time. and that's the reality, sometimes it blinds people, sometimes it makes us stronger.
it really makes me reflect a little. how did i usually view people with such unfortunate disabilities? maybe i tried to be sympathetic but what was i REALLY thinking? i guess it's "luckily i am not like that". but i can't imagine life like that now, which is both fortunate and unfortunate. i might not have to worry about being discriminated and having to withstand those hard times, but at the same time i lose the opportunity of being challenged and made stronger in life. and i guess that's why at the end of the movie, brad cohen (the main character) regarded tourette's as his best friend.
i think that was the only two hours i can deem as well spent today among all the slacking. lol.
now, back to mugging -_- maybe with a slight change in mindset.
