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ununoriginal) wrote2003-12-24 08:26 pm
ununoriginal) wrote2003-12-24 08:26 pm
if i could be like that...
i love lord of the rings. i totally, completely, utterly adore it. in fact, it's probably a safe bet to say that i'm more than half obsessed with it. the movies, i mean, tho the book is rather good as well. what's not to like and worship? it has all the elements of everything i could ever want: the good-looking leads, the strong ensemble performances, the incredible sets and scenery, the powerful storylines, the homoerotic elements, the totally gorgeous costumes... i could jus go on and on.
but more than that, it's the story behind the making of the movie trilogy that truly has me enraptured. it was the process the cast and crew went thru that really struck a chord. 'it is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.' and those experiences they went thru, the hardships and the joys, that sense of accomplishment and pride that comes thru when they speak of how they made these films - that great adventure that they had, is something so completely appealing.
i guess i want my own great adventure: a time that will come when i leave to some foreign place where my life will be utterly changed. i'll meet new ppl that will embrace me, and i will feel like i'm truly working towards accomplishing something. i will have the most fun and experience the most passion and enthusiasm i have ever had in my life. and one day, i will realise that, i've come home, in a roundabout sort of way, cuz this place, on the other side of the world, has actually become where i really want to be. always.
lord of the rings is so good because it has elements that can be related to so many aspects of life. at the most simplistic, it's the basic never-ending struggle betwn good and evil, tradition vs progress, nature against industrialisation. it's also about wanting to do something, been willing to go that one step further, just because u noe it will make a difference, however small, not to you, but to the greater team/environment. it's about having no choice sometimes, no luxury to decide whether or not to accept a responsibility, a burden or a task. taking on something that daunts you, that fills you with apprehension and fear, and having the courage and determination to see it thru. finding that tenacity within you to keep going forward, to stop yourself from turning back. it tells of the long hard trek you endure before you finish, the instances when you falter, the unbearable drag of time before the end, before that final plunge. and at the end of it all, u're sorta changed, for the better or the worse, and u would have learned that some things never turn out the way you thot they would.
and i could be referring to the film, the making of it, even the writing of it, but i could also be talking about life as we know it for most of us.
for the past 6 months, i've been having the time of my life, working in an area that i have great enthusiasm for, and a lingering passion to learn more, try more, know more. i'm on a roll, and the ppl around me are great, and in a sense, it's been such an amazing ride. i've learnt so much, done so much, but it's coming to an end, and i will be leaving to work in a new area, and i'm still in great denial over it. but i'll carry the memories with me, immortalised behind rose-tinted glasses, so that even the worst days seemed beautiful.
i dunno if the next area i'll be working in over the coming months will be as good as before - i suspect it will be like coming down from some major high. but i hope i can hold on to this enthusiasm, this joie de vivre, so that it can sustain me into the next stage of my life and work.
i started writing this thinking i lacked this great adventure, this event that would change my life, but when u think about it, life is made up of all these adventures, one after another - u just have to see it for what it truly is. i've already had one of my great adventures, please let me be ready for another one.
but more than that, it's the story behind the making of the movie trilogy that truly has me enraptured. it was the process the cast and crew went thru that really struck a chord. 'it is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.' and those experiences they went thru, the hardships and the joys, that sense of accomplishment and pride that comes thru when they speak of how they made these films - that great adventure that they had, is something so completely appealing.
i guess i want my own great adventure: a time that will come when i leave to some foreign place where my life will be utterly changed. i'll meet new ppl that will embrace me, and i will feel like i'm truly working towards accomplishing something. i will have the most fun and experience the most passion and enthusiasm i have ever had in my life. and one day, i will realise that, i've come home, in a roundabout sort of way, cuz this place, on the other side of the world, has actually become where i really want to be. always.
lord of the rings is so good because it has elements that can be related to so many aspects of life. at the most simplistic, it's the basic never-ending struggle betwn good and evil, tradition vs progress, nature against industrialisation. it's also about wanting to do something, been willing to go that one step further, just because u noe it will make a difference, however small, not to you, but to the greater team/environment. it's about having no choice sometimes, no luxury to decide whether or not to accept a responsibility, a burden or a task. taking on something that daunts you, that fills you with apprehension and fear, and having the courage and determination to see it thru. finding that tenacity within you to keep going forward, to stop yourself from turning back. it tells of the long hard trek you endure before you finish, the instances when you falter, the unbearable drag of time before the end, before that final plunge. and at the end of it all, u're sorta changed, for the better or the worse, and u would have learned that some things never turn out the way you thot they would.
and i could be referring to the film, the making of it, even the writing of it, but i could also be talking about life as we know it for most of us.
for the past 6 months, i've been having the time of my life, working in an area that i have great enthusiasm for, and a lingering passion to learn more, try more, know more. i'm on a roll, and the ppl around me are great, and in a sense, it's been such an amazing ride. i've learnt so much, done so much, but it's coming to an end, and i will be leaving to work in a new area, and i'm still in great denial over it. but i'll carry the memories with me, immortalised behind rose-tinted glasses, so that even the worst days seemed beautiful.
i dunno if the next area i'll be working in over the coming months will be as good as before - i suspect it will be like coming down from some major high. but i hope i can hold on to this enthusiasm, this joie de vivre, so that it can sustain me into the next stage of my life and work.
i started writing this thinking i lacked this great adventure, this event that would change my life, but when u think about it, life is made up of all these adventures, one after another - u just have to see it for what it truly is. i've already had one of my great adventures, please let me be ready for another one.