this is what he wants

"Sledgehammer" Randy Robinson was a pro wrestling superstar in the '80s, and 20 years later, he's still in small bouts, but he's so poor he can't even pay the rent for the trailer room. To make matters worse, the drugs he had been taking for years to strengthen his muscles caused him to suffer a heart attack and doctors warned him he could no longer compete. Like a fighting beast, he finds it difficult to adapt to life in a civilized society. He faced many difficulties, in addition to the pain and poverty all over his body, he also had a daughter who almost cut off his relationship with him. But this time, he's sincerely eager to make up for it all and get his life back "on track." It's just that fate has not been kind to him... In the end, he decided to return to the ring, which is the only thing he is good at, and it will also be his destination and destiny.

Randy is not an unknown person, he has achieved great success in the past, so it is inevitable that he is a bit "self-inflicted" when he is reduced to where he is now. Indeed, it is not difficult for us to find that he is not the kind of person who can "plan his life", and he does not understand and is not interested in things other than wrestling. Like us, he had many flaws: wayward, stubborn, impatient, childish. He never made good use of his success to make himself live a "good life", so as not to fall into the predicament of "spoiled wife" and "poor and poor". He simply likes one thing and tries his best to do it, invest in it and enjoy it. He only sees the present, the present, and sees no future and consequences. He is a born existentialist, someone who dares to embrace his own destiny (desperation). Except for his daughter, no one else has the right to criticize him. He never complains and needs no sympathy from others. He loves his career (wrestling) and has made outstanding achievements. Of course, he also paid a heavy price. For example, the relationship with the daughter broke down.

If Randy's fate was tragic, wouldn't it be even more tragic for those who lived mediocrely all their lives, never pursued what they really liked, or even knew what they liked? As human beings, we inevitably have many responsibilities, but on top of all the mundane responsibilities, there is a higher innate responsibility: to maximize our unique gifts and talents. Destiny will give us some guidance, or through interests, or through specialties, or through special experiences, etc., we will like certain things from the heart, in these things, we will find that we will reach that no one has ever reached before. It is a unique individual achievement, an irreplaceable testament to our existence, of which we are fulfilled, ecstatic, and proud. And this is destiny. Only the fearless dare to pursue it and embrace it at all costs. We don't have to point fingers at Randy, and we don't have to sympathize with him, we just need to remember how glorious and proud he was in the ring.

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