It seems that there are many people like Ben in this world, who originally thought that life should be like this: responsibility; work; marriage; having children... following a predetermined trajectory. But one day I woke up and found that everything was wrong.
There is a dialogue in the film:
Samantha says to Ben, who is determined to go west: "It's not right, it's immoral. You're an asshole, you should get treatment. You think you're hopeless?"
Ben replied: " I don't want to be sick. Because that's probably pointless."
Samantha "So you run away? Not even trying to fight the disease? Does it make sense?"
Ben: "What if travel was a struggle? The best thing to do?"
Samantha: "I know; things change. But why? It can't just be because of the diagnosis."
Ben: "Because I saw a glimpse of a wall I couldn't cross; because I was no longer Know what is the most correct answer."
Facing Samantha's questioning, Ben said something like "I built myself all the life I didn't want, and that was the crux. Why did I buy so many insurances? Why do I always have to emphasize responsibility? Why do I care about which kitchen utensils to choose? I don't want to be a copy of my father, so it's not that I don't respect him, I love him. He has a decent life, but that's not the life I want ."
When Samantha asked him what he really wanted, Ben said "These. That's what I want. I want to buy the last bit of time, and it's better if I can grasp the real life of the rest of the day. Choose
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How many people are facing Ben's helplessness and confusion now? Including me.
This film suddenly made me feel hit; because I had experienced the same entanglement and confusion as him; And when travel becomes a choice, a way of life; a lot of questions suddenly have answers.
Is travel an escape from responsibility or a spiritual sublimation? When everyone around you starts to remind you of responsibility, should you choose to surrender or continue to travel?
Sometimes I really wonder, when I walk on the road I feel satisfied with everything, I know very well that is the life I want, but when I go back to real life, when faced with daily trivial matters, my heart begins. indecisive.
When people want to hold on to something, the obstacles they encounter often become a shackle, and some people are chained; some people bravely break free and go away, but are those who break free really freed in their hearts? Is there peace of mind inside?
"Struggle, seek, pursue, and never compromise."
The meaning of travel is to seek, to find what is most important in life. When night falls, ask your heart, are these what I want?
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