Know Yourself and Free Your Mind

"Don't think you are, know you are"
Morpheus - The Matrix

Do you know that there is someone that you have to believe more than your parents, friends, teachers, brother, sister, president, king or anyone else??

Well about a year ago,, I wrote my first blog about "Who I am?". I didn't actually write about who I am like my biodata of stuffs like that, but I basically write about how I see the world and what my dreams are 1 years ago. So I think since its about 1 year ago, I guess this might be the right time to review about how I see the world now.

In just one year, I've faced different challenges and experience many new and exciting things that gave me just so many lessons for my life. Something that I understand even more is nothing else than me myself and this world. Maybe its kinda hard to understand, but worry not. Last Monday, I watched one of my favorite movie "The Matrix" and I noticed that "The Matrix" is a movie that have some similar understanding with my vision of the world and we as people. So I decided to write a blog about it.

Anyway also wanted to use this opportunity to Greet them one more time. Ci Yenny's Birthday was on 28th April. Boim, Dd, Melia and me called her on a conference call at midnight wkwk. Yenny is one of the people that I can say watched me growing up and she has been like a kind big sister to me just like Ko Dickson and Ko Fred. Happy Birthday Ci Yenny!! All The BEST!! 29th was Vicky's birthday, who was my dancing partner at Felicia's sweet17 party, she's a kind and nice dancer well Happy Birthday Vicky!!!

Alright back to the topic,,,

In this fantastic movie there are some parts that really fits my philosophy and so I'll talk about some of them.

The first part is, when Neo meet Morpheus for the first time,,, it goes something like this..

Morpheus: I imagine that right now, you're feeling a bit like Alice. Hmm? Tumbling down the rabbit hole?
Neo: You could say that.
Morpheus: I see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up. Ironically, that's not far from the truth. Do you believe in fate, Neo?
Neo: No.
Morpheus: Why not?
Neo: Because I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.
Morpheus: I know *exactly* what you mean. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?
Neo: The Matrix.
Morpheus: Do you want to know what it is?
Neo: Yes.
Morpheus: The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work... when you go to church... when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
Neo: What truth?
Morpheus: That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else you were born into bondage. Into a prison that you cannot taste or see or touch. A prison for your mind.
This conversation reminds me about this world. Honestly many people are not satisfied with their life. However many just simply accepted their life and just say things about fate, without effort to change. Take a note about the some words there, Neo's answer to Morpheus question about fate is similar with my thought about fate. I believe that each one of us is in charge of our own future. Like the principle Ernest told the SuperTeens, "Action has Consequences" and so our future is the result and consequences of our action now.

Who we are now and what we have now, what determines them? Did they suddenly just happen or is there a meaning of it? I believe that everything that we have now is because what we chose to do in the past. Right or right? Example I chose not go to my friends birthday party, of course I'll miss the fun and if I went there, I probably will enjoy that party and had some fun. Still thats all our choice and we are free to make our own choice. Therefore I also believe that whatever will happen in the future is determined by what we do now and that we're simply in charge of our own life. So if you make many enemies now, don't blame anyone if you got many problems in the future, because it actually is the result of your decision in the past.

The way Morpheus describe the world is actually just the same as our real world is, I mean there are actually so many things in our life that are hidden from us just like Morpheus said about "It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth". Yes, i believe many people are tricked and is trapped in a prison, a prison of our own mind!

The prison that limits them and holds them back. From their dreams and who they really are.
Thats why many people can't see the truth, trust the wrong people, hang out with bad friends, didn't care about their life, waste their time, make enemies, etc. Thats actually because they are blind they don't know what they are supposed to do and thats why they just do the things they had in mind without thinking how it will impact them in longer terms.

Morpheus: Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?

Whats "real"? How do you define "real"? Is everything written in books real? Is everything your parents or teachers said real? What do you think?
I believe that many people and all the other things like TV, newspaper, books and everything might no be true. I mean look at your history book, do you think everything there are real? Or are they just some fairy tale that is written?

For me I believe that NOT everything is right. Why? Because there are always possibilities of distortion and biased in everything. So Not everything people say is really "Real" in our live, its just about how you look at it. Lets take war as an example. After a war ended, which country or army is the right one? Well in almost all cases it will be the winner, because the winner can say anything about the war and actually make up the whole story, how come? Because their enemies are simply not there anymore to say anything.

You will only see things you wanted to see. Everything that I told you might be right, but it might also be wrong. In the World War II, the German invade other European countries. Was that wrong? Maybe for some country that seems wrong and evil. However for some citizen of German nothing is wrong about it, since they believed it was their right. They wanted justice for the 1st World War, when some of their territories are taken away after their lost.

In this film, Neo and the other humans fight against agent Smith and other agents. The human wanted justice and the Agents are doing their job and their justice to stop the human. So which justice is right?? Everybody wanted justice, but everybody also have their own justice and that's what they are fighting for. In other words it means that everybody things they are right and they will fight for it. In our world its similar there are so many people saying that they are right and fight others, well for me I didn't see anything wrong with that since they are fighting for their own justice. So nobody is wrong its just about how they see the world. If you really think about this maybe you won't believe me, but like Morpheus told Neo, I didn't tell you it will be easy, but that's the truth.

Then The part and the words that I really love is ,,, "Don't Think You are, Know You are". Morpheus said this when he was sparring with Neo and that he beat Neo. This sentence was so amazing for me and it inspires me a lot. I mean everyday we'll always be thinking about something, however sometimes some things just aren't worth to think even think about. Where do we get them? Mostly from other people many people can try to tell us anything alright, but when people said/did something bad about you (or even if you just think/feel they did) and you think about it your whole day. Sorry to say mate,,, Waste of time.

Sometimes we have too much thought in our mind about anything and yet research show that we can only think about +\- 7 things (5-9) once, more than that will leads to,,,ERROR. Well thats one of the reason why I like the words "Don't Think You are, Know You are". However there is something else about it. I was a captain, when I was on the soccer team and million times I heard people saying about "You can do it!!", "Think about it" etc. Sometimes I think its nonsense, why? Because sometimes you can't actually THINK in certain situation!! Think about it not only in soccer but in daily life, sometimes we just don't have enough time to think and so what shall we do? Know it yourself!! Know Yourself!!! Do what you want to do, I mean knowing ourself means that what you are capable of don't just think about it, but know it! Notice Your Talents!!
If you don't know what you can do, what can you do?

So we simply have to Free Your Mind...
People can say anything about you, they can say lots of things they think you should do or you shouldn't do rite or rite? and yet,,, everything is up to you!! You're in charge of your own life!! Let go of the doubts in your mind, Know Yourself and Free Your Mind!!!

...and so as The Wind blows...
Cya @ The Top!!!

Recca L.

@roninsleader