Life-changing travel

Reading "Motorcycle Diary", when Che Guevara was young, he started a journey through South America with his friend Albert. They rode a broken motorcycle and set off from Buenos Aires. , Passing through the grassland, passing by his girlfriend's castle house, passing by Chile, using medical techniques and newspapers to "cheat" to get free board and lodging, car repairs, and girls. They climbed up to Machu Picchu and missed an unknown world. They visited the "Heart of America" ​​in Peru and were shocked by the life of the poor aborigines. In Lima, they were helped by leprosy doctors and were able to take a boat to the village of lepers. Volunteer-at the stern of the luxury ship, Che was shocked by the indigenous boats behind, while Albert was attracted by the beautiful indigenous girls. They have done a lot of work in the village of the leper. They used their own way to eliminate the boundary between the patient and the health. The important thing is that these people who are caught in disease and discrimination receive equal and selfless care and dedication. When they leave At that time, people in the whole village went out to see them off.
There are very "humanistic" photography in the film, which was shot in the same way that I took pictures on the road. I think this part is very moving. In a dynamic world like the movie, the way the characters stay still and solemn, like ancient sculptures, leaving eternal images.
His friend, Albert, seemed energetic at the beginning, but the subsequent journey was more sophisticated and smooth. For example, in order to get a house, he would lie to him and say that we are a doctor who specializes in treating leprosy, and he is ready to do it by himself to help. This country, and the entire continent of South America. In fact, he is not qualified to practice medicine. He said this only to get help from the locals. Ernest appeared to be more honest. He couldn't treat the tumors on the necks of the locals. He told the truth and would not claim that he could be treated to get food and lodging. In a small town in Chile, when he heard workers say that he When his mother was seriously ill and hoped that he would go to see, he did not shirk because of the girl’s kind invitation, but resolutely left the girl to visit the patient; when the doctor in Lima wanted to hear their opinions on his novel, Albert said a lot of flattery, while Ernest told the doctor honestly that "It's terrible and difficult to read. In fact, you should do what you can do"-the other party was startled for a long time and said: You are the only one who tells me the truth, the only one.
When they finally arrived in Venezuela, Ernest had to fly back to Buenos Aires in advance for his studies. Before leaving, he said to Albert: We have traveled for so long and something happened. I saw There are too many injustices in this world. ..."I am no longer me, at least I am a different me." This trip contributed to Ernest's ideal of changing the world. It can be said that it is precisely because of the motorcycle trip that Ernest has become a "cut" in the future. If there is any meaning of travel, maybe this is it. It makes people see the truth of the world, makes people change, and makes me no longer me.
(January 3, 2011)
Supplement: Just after watching this movie, I soon heard of the characters in the play, the illegal doctor Albert, Albert who took the young Ernest on the road, and finally settled in Cuba. Bert, passed away on March 5, 2011, remembering...

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