"This Escalator-Squash champion, this indefatigable lover (it was said that he had six hundred and forty different girls in under four years), this admirable commitee man best mixer had realized quite suddenly that sport, women, communal activities were only, so far as he was concerned second best." -- Aldous Huxley, Brave New World. (67)
Helmholtz Watson is a character that has it all. The problem is that he does not value any of this because is was just given to him. He never had to fight for it, so he just takes for granted. Many people in his society will die for the features that he has been gifted with. The conflict this character has is that he has all this exceptional features, yet he is not happy with himself. He feels as if he is totally empty. He wants to know what he can do, but he does not what to do. I can relate to this because I was given the opportunity to get an education, and maybe sometimes I take that for granted. Sometimes I feel like I have opportunities other kids will love to have. Sometimes I know i am not doing what I was sent to do, but it just sometimes I just do not know how to accomplish this.
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I think a big part in life is realizing what you were given. You obviously realize you were given this great opportunity, and that's a big step. A lot of people often forget that another side of taking that opportunity is keeping yourself motivated to always want that same opportunity. You have to find inspiration. I'm a big believer when it comes to finding inspiration. Anything in life has the power to inspire you, you just have to find what works best for you. Always know that you took the opportunity and that is going to make all the difference in your life even if at times you get side tracked. In the book everything is given to everybody. Nobody has to struggle or fight for what they want. Do you think in our world the constant competition between each other is good?
ReplyDeleteBryan and Eduardo, very insightful on both your parts. Stay tuned!
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