There are no ordinary moments

Recently I watched a movie called "Peaceful Warrior". The story is about a young talented gymnast Dan Millman, and his struggle to make sense of his life. Even though he had been a successful gymnast star who had gone to the top university, he couldn't sleep well and always felt lost and empty when he woke up at midnight. By chance he met "Sorcrates", an old man who worked in a gas station, showing him how little he truly knew about living. In the months that followed his career-threatening injury, Sorcrate imparted to the young man the wisdom that he needed to leave the past behind and follow the path of destiny and fulfill his transformation into the peaceful warrior.

In this movie, there are a lot of scenes that let me feel touched and inspired. For example, when the lead character first met Sorcrates, the old man asked him, "Are you happy?" Most of the time, we  thought we were happy when we get something we want like winning a competition, getting a promotion or doing something which is considered as successful by people etc. In contrast, if we try really hard to get something but in vain, we feel upset. Someone might keep asking "why?", some might choose to escape from reality. Yet, we just realize it's all waste of time.

In this movie, the director try to convey some concepts such as "Everything has a purpose" and "There are no ordinary moments". These words might sound like cliche, however I was kind of aware that they make sense a few weeks ago--after I spent a lot of time, effort, money etc. to chase a dream but failed eventually. Every time we chase a dream, it was the journey what brought us something, not the destination. Life itself is a journey, so there is no starting or stopping, all we have to do is doing.