I must have been like 10 years old when The Matrix came out but it was such an epic movie, I kept watching it over the years along with the sequels. It had just enough philosophical insight and healthy fight scenes to influence my life. One concept that really inspired me was the idea that there is more to life than what one is given. There is this idea that Neo is capable of more than what his rule driven world suggests. More specifically it was his physical capability that he realizes he can push. The body is not just for walking around, eating noodles, and pushing papers. I probably got into parkour for this reason. In the beginning I was quite idealistic about my potential. I thought anything was possible and always pushed my limits. I still have a little of that idealism in me now, but it is tempered by the knowledge of progression I managed to get earlier on. I mean it was obvious I had to start strength training when I saw some of my peers learning in a day what it took me years to progress to.
The movie also inspired me to think more philosophically about things and eventually to pursue a degree in philosophy. I think it's important to live a philosophy laden life. There should be deep reasoning for why we do what we do. We should all investigate our motivations and uproot our most basic assumptions in order to grow past our earlier confusion. I'll post more parkour philosophy stuff when i get a chance.
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