Being forced to stay at home, I took time to watch the famous movie Forrest Gump. I am an impressionable person. After reading it, I can't be calm for a long time. A question hovers firmly in my mind: Why do most of us with normal IQ live worse than a fool?
This question has been bothering me for a few days, and finally I can't help writing something to sort out some of my feelings.
Forrest Gump's IQ is only 75, which is a little short of the minimum standard of 80 for normal children acceptable to schools. Besides, his leg is slightly disabled and he needs a pair of special shoes to help him walk. According to our usual definition, he is an honest man who is a little stupid, not very stupid, but by no means a normal person who meets the standards in all aspects.
But it is such a silly boy who is despised by the headmaster, bullied by his friends and despised by his boss. He went to college and won the championship of the football team. During the Vietnam War, he was awarded the honor of the army because he risked his life to save several injured comrades. In the army, he had the opportunity to get in touch with table tennis, and he actually practiced the ball to the level of international competition with China. In order to fulfill the wish of his comrade-in-arms and only friend Babu, the man who has never been in contact with sailing really bought a boat to catch shrimp. Due to various coincidences, he became a multimillionaire. In the end, his beloved woman Jenny left without saying goodbye. Unable to deal with his frustration, he began to run. This run lasted for more than three years, and it traveled all over the United States, with numerous followers and high popularity.
Forrest. Grump, Mr. Forrest Gump's long list of achievements, in the eyes of the general public, even one of them is dazzling enough. But he was never proud of his achievements, and he always influenced and redeemed Captain Dan, whom he admired all his life, and Jenny, the only woman he loved all his life.
Obviously, this dull man has no utilitarian pursuit in his heart. These honors are not what he did on purpose, but a fruit he picked casually when he did it. What made Forrest Gump do all this? People who have seen movies should have different interpretations of Forrest Gump.
What impressed me most about Forrest Gump are two points: first, he only focuses on one thing at a time, focusing on one thing and doing nothing else; Second, his heart is full of love, and he has no love for a few people around him. The result is an extraordinary Forrest Gump who doesn't match his IQ.
Forrest Gump will only focus on one thing at a time. According to his own words, I am not a smart man. His brain is not so bright, so there is only one thing in his eyes every time.
When I was a child, I was chased and beaten by a group of bad kids riding bicycles. Jenny shouted behind her: Forrest Gump, run, run, don't look back. Sure enough, he ran as hard as he could, running without distraction, escaping from the mechanical shoes that bound him, defeating the bad boy on the bike and running out of his confidence. After going to college, joining the football team also won the honor that others can't run.
During his military service, he was sent to Vietnam. Once attacked by the enemy, he will be wiped out. After receiving the order to retreat, he turned around and ran away, far away from the enemy's range and left his companions far behind. Running too fast, he turned around and found himself lost.
? He suddenly remembered that his good friend Babu was not out of danger, so he rushed back to look for Babu. In the process of search and rescue, every time he saw an injured comrade-in-arms, he picked them up and ran, put them by a safe river, and then turned around to find Babu. It was not until he found Babu that he took a bumpy and funny step and held Babu seriously. He was chased by gunfire and fled the forest that was immediately blown flat behind him. Save his only friend, he won't stop until he is found, and he is too focused to take care of danger.
The veteran who taught him to play table tennis told him: always keep an eye on that ball and you can play well. Sure enough, he caught the secret and found another advantage of himself. He has been practicing, sleeping and dreaming, and as a result, he has trained himself into a world-class table tennis player.
When he was forced to leave the army, he remembered his promise to his good friend Babu to buy a shrimp boat and be the captain. Although he has little experience, he invested almost all the money he earned playing table tennis and bought a boat. There was nothing at first. But he always insisted on salvaging shrimp. Until one day, a hurricane destroyed all the shrimp boats around. He and Captain Dan's boat are the only survivors. The God of Wealth takes care of this unprofitable imbecile and helps him become a multimillionaire.
Then he gave his career to Captain Dan and went back to town to mow the grass for free. His scarred goddess Jenny, who has been pursuing the world of flowers and flowers but got nothing, came back, and he greeted her with joy. Jenny suddenly disappeared after spending a warm night with Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump can't bear the gap psychologically, but he doesn't know how to solve it. So he started running. Run and run, and finally affect Jenny again.
Focus on one thing at a time. He doesn't have many rules in his mind. He remembered Jenny's "run, run", and then he stared straight ahead and ran forward desperately. Remembering the old soldier's saying "always stare at that ball", I practiced day and night; Thinking of the shrimp boat that my good friend Babu talked about every day, I spent all my money to buy a boat, and later let Babu's family live a good life.
The power of concentration makes people get twice the result with half the effort. This truth is vividly reflected in Forrest Gump.
Forrest Gump is a caring person and has no fear of the world.
He loves his mother, who is his only relative; He devoted his life to a woman, Jenny; For his only friend Babu, he repaid their friendship with the love of his life; He has always been full of respect for Captain Dan. No matter how much Captain Dan hurts him, he can't be turned away.
? Forrest Gump has a great mother. But she didn't give in to the secular eyes and said to Forrest Gump, you are no different from others. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. She gladly accepted such a child, gave him the deepest love, let him experience the baptism of a box of chocolates in life, and rejoiced in his achievements every time. I think the reason why Forrest Gump, as an imbecile, lives so well in the normal world has a lot to do with his mother's unconditional love.
As Forrest Gump's little friend Jenny who grew up through thick and thin, I don't think she has ever liked this person who seems to have no interest in life, and he is always inadvertently ruining her good deeds. Jenny is a child of a poor family. She wants to get a place in the outside world. She wants a colorful and free life, but Forrest Gump can't give it to her. So she has been looking for the life she wants, fleeing Forrest Gump again and again. When she can't get along, she will look for Forrest Gump as a refuge, rest and go on her own way.
However, Forrest Gump loved Jenny all his life. There is only one woman in his eyes. He wanted to protect her and give her everything. Finally, Jenny, who is terminally ill, came back with little Forrest Gump's son. Gump, who is full of love, got what he wanted. He lost Jenny and had a child with them as his love sustenance.
Captain Dan is the most respected person in Forrest Gump's narrow life circle. Captain Dan comes from a military family. It seems that he has enjoyed the honor of this kind of soldier for generations. As a result, during the Vietnam War, Captain Dan escaped because of Forrest Gump's search and rescue, but there was no honor. Life was worse than death, and he was degraded and confused, giving up on himself. Forrest Gump always looks at Captain Dan with puzzled eyes. He could not understand the depravity and resentment of Captain Dan. But in the end, Forrest Gump invited Captain Dan to run the shrimp business together, and made a fortune unexpectedly, and Captain Dan was completely rescued from pessimism. It was Forrest Gump's lifelong love for Captain Dan that helped him complete the redemption.
As normal people, can we learn these wisdom from Forrest Gump? In fact, almost everyone understands these truths. What we lack is Forrest Gump's stupidity. If everyone concentrates on their own goals, does it wholeheartedly, has no utilitarian heart and is not influenced by secular judgment, even God will come to help you send a good result. There is also Forrest Gump's love for people, which is only his wishful love and dedication, and there is no purpose and no return. As the saying goes, the blessed are blessed, and there is a force to make the world fair.
Forrest Gump really lived up to my expectations. It is said that the writing style is more exciting, and I will definitely find time to read it in the future.