"Groundhog Day": The best courage is to cycle a day into a life

Alberto 2022-04-21 09:01:03

If your life is stuck on a certain day, and every day you wake up and repeat everything from yesterday, can you still move forward?

In the movie Groundhog Day, the hero named Phil is trapped on February 2, Groundhog Day, and wakes up the same day day after day. He was very depressed at the beginning, why did he repeat the day he hated:

The alarm clock at six in the morning, the street scene with the curtains drawn, the salesman who is difficult to get rid of, the repetition of the broadcast that is not new.

But gradually Phil realizes that since tomorrow is a repetition of today, all people and things will be the same: there is no need to worry about uncertainty.

So the depressed and nervous Phil disappeared, and he began to use his ability to predict the future to date different girls, and robbing a bank became a piece of cake. There is no fear in such a life, and Phil becomes the only prophet in that world.

But no matter how careful planning is, you still haven't caught up with true love, because quick things are always easy to break. Even if you correct the dialogue over and over again to make the girl happy, it will not be attractive.

Phil was finally exhausted. He dragged the groundhog with the same name as him and raced down the cliff, as if to make a break with this omnipotent and boring self. He tried all the ways to die, but he still couldn't escape the day of February 2nd.

It was the same morning again, and Phil, who had experienced extreme despair, suddenly had an epiphany. He began to change his self-righteous character, shifted his focus from himself to others, and helped others like rushing to the field every day; he learned a new skill in 21 days, and he took good care of the works of playing the qin and ice sculptures. Then he became the most popular bachelor in town, and true love came as promised.

Faced with an environment we hate, we, much like Phil in the first half, choose to escape. It doesn't matter where you escape to, the point is to get out of your current environment. But is it really right to do so?

If you're still who you are, that new environment isn't necessarily better than it is now. The world is beautiful because you are beautiful.

When you are depressed, your next path has already given you a lot of clues, whether you want to see it or not. Phil was a little confused after being slapped 800 times by the heroine. Walking step by step in the snow, there is a row of delicate and elegant ice sculptures on the side of the road. He looked at them absently, not knowing that it was a small hint of fate.

Later, he began to learn to face life in a playful way, learned many new skills including ice sculpture, and successfully attracted the attention of the heroine.

Everything is said to be good, and the opportunity will not be blocked. Later, Phil accepted any problem that someone else gave him, and developed a number of skill points.

Many children's shoes now have social phobia, mostly because they don't like drinking and are uncomfortable with strangers. However, it is still necessary to encourage everyone to socialize more, such as small group building in the company, and small gatherings of a few friends.

If you don't go, you may not know what's going on in that circle now, and you will block some possible new opportunities.

Phil, who has regret medicine, can become a Phil who knows every aspect of every stranger, is also a normal person in this matter - can't stop others from dying.

On his way to work, he always encounters an old man begging. After Phil witnesses the death of the old man one day, he wants to prevent the death from happening, just like he has helped so many people avoid harm.

He tried many methods, went to say hello to the hospital, and gave artificial respiration to the old man himself... But he still failed to reverse the established fact.

Then what should I do? Phil decided to take this homeless old man to a restaurant, so that the old man who was hungry on weekdays could have a complete meal.

Even if we can't keep those around us who are leaving, there's a lot we can do. We don't have to wait until the deadline at all. On weekdays, it's great to talk to them and meet their little wishes.

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Extended Reading

Groundhog Day quotes

  • Phil: You want a prediction about the weather, you're asking the wrong Phil. I'll give you a winter prediction: It's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life.

  • Phil: Do you know what today is?

    Rita: No, what?

    Phil: Today is tomorrow. It happened.