When watching this movie, I was constantly moved by the persistent behavior of the male protagonist. I have been thinking, what is the motivation for him to work so hard to make cheap and hygienic pads? If the original motivation was for his wife's health, what drove him to do a series of "crazy things" after being refused to try it by his wife: let his sister try the pads he made, and be treated like a madman Opened it; let a little girl who had menarche in the same village try it out, and was caught by the little girl's mother and yelled at "perverted"; asked a butcher to make a "blood bag" and put on the pads to test the effect, but blood spilled on the villagers He jumped into the river in full view. Not to mention all kinds of behavior in India, even in the more open Western world, it will be considered "different". In the end, thanks to his perseverance, his wife was taken home by his brother, his mother and sisters ignored him, and he was forced to leave the village and wander abroad. However, even if the situation is reduced to this, the people closest to him do not understand him and regard him as a lunatic. He still hasn't given up on his original idea of making hygienic, inexpensive pads for women.
Like all inspirational stories, after the protagonist's unremitting efforts, encounters with noble people and a little luck, he finally succeeded. Building cheap machines that have been successful in producing pads has reduced production costs dramatically - 55 rupees of imported goods cost him 2 rupees in his hands. It has to be said that it is really a great initiative, which has benefited too many Indian women and provided them with job opportunities to make pads. When he began to receive invitations from the United Nations to give speeches in New York, to be awarded medals by the Indian government, and to be on the front pages of major media, those who used to regard him as a lunatic began to welcome him like a god. Such a big contrast is really embarrassing, and I can't help thinking of a piece of advice many years ago, "When you succeed, people will only look at your appearance." He succeeded, so he was called Padman, just like Superman, Like Spiderman, he has a hero-like name.
What if he doesn't make it?
Being forced into debt by loan sharks, homeless, and always regarded as a lunatic by the people in the village, there would be no Padman at that time, maybe there would be a "psychopathic man who just wants to be a pad" in the villagers' mouths.
But I believe that no matter whether the result is successful or not, he will not give up the belief in his heart and will insist on doing the right thing to do. It's just that I don't know, what is the motive force that supports him to keep moving forward? Where exactly did it come from?
Later, I found Arunachalam Muruganantham's speech at Ted, in which I was impressed by a few sentences "I classify the people into three: uneducated, little educated, surplus educated. Little educated, done theis. Surplus educated, what are you going to do for the society?"
As I typed this text, I suddenly realized that I understood what kept him going. The reason why I didn't understand it before is because there is not only one constant driving force, but the driving force of continuous iteration . When I first tried it, my motivation was to protect my wife’s health; when I was not understood by people around me, my motivation was to do this thing to prove my idea was right; when I met a beautiful partner, my motivation was to hope to be in New Delhi. 100% of women can use sanitary pads in India.
The so-called consistent motivation does not exist from the beginning, but is generated while exploring. When I look back, I find this consistent driving force. So, for mortals, stick to what you currently think is right, don't care about other people's Judgement (although it is difficult), work hard to achieve that goal, and move forward step by step. Any great achievement begins with a bud, matures with constant effort, trying and never giving up, and finally reaches its peak with the help of luck.
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