Let’s make a toast to ‘Ghost in the Shell’

Everything that we believe in that consists of who we are is continually constraining us within the boundaries. I feel that is why I would unconsciously refuse to say what my identity/identification is. I would prefer to stay liquid and just let it flow. We don’t usually question our desire to hold on to something stable, to ‘who I am’, and I understand that because it is almost like an unanswerable, fruitless, rewardless path of thinking that would bring us discomfort. But I believe only through remembering this and dealing with our conflicts and obsessions bravely through all the signs given out by our system, can we be closer to the truth and be freer. This is the essential chapter for our journey to enlightenment/‘般若’, where we are at peace with ourselves and the universe.

Let’s make a toast to ‘Eddie the Eagle’

It is so easy for us to just say that ‘every bit of the journey along the way is meaningful in its own right’ or other inspirational slogans like this, to comfort others or ourselves who are in the middle, breaking down, sick, and tired of what we are doing but knows we should not give up because otherwise, all the work would be just ‘nothing’ and for ‘nothing’. But I am sober and honest enough to see the deep, solid contradiction and that such ‘stimulation’ from time to time is not helpful in the long run. Shall we just admit it? We want, praise, and love the gold. Not the digging process with your sweat everywhere, every one of your pores being attacked by burning hot air, every muscle soring, your clothes stunk out, your face and body all dirty, being looked down upon by others, literally and figuratively. And I believe if we don’t handle this conflict, covered under our disguise and excuses, we are doomed to be unhappy.

Let’s make a toast to ‘Rocketman’ (chapter five):

To truly embrace every bit of one’s true self and love yourself no matter what is one of the toughest goals. It is of vital necessity to bravely face our own demons on our own. It can hurt you so bad. But please see it as you are approaching the edge just so you can know that you have gone too far and should be back, rather than see it as an endless falling into the abyss. Only through experiencing this, can we be closer to ‘般若’ – enlightenment.

Let’s make a toast to ‘Rocketman’ (chapter four):

To truly make peace with ourselves, we need to accept the ‘no-good’ in ourselves, forgive our flaws, let go of the past, and move on to live bravely without regrets, self-blame, or worries about the future. This is much more complex and difficult to achieve. In my opinion, one key factor here is to achieve true self-love and believe your true self-worth, which is also complicated and so often confusing.

Let’s make a toast to ‘Rocketman’ (chapter three):

This bravery to face up to the inner demons is precious, both in a rare sense and in an important sense, throughout the journey of life.

Let’s make a toast to ‘Rocketman’ (chapter two):

From the stories in ‘Rocketman’, we may have a chance to reflect on what is really at stake behind our urge and constant rush to quest love from others.

Let’s make a toast to ‘Rocketman’ (chapter one):

To truly live it out takes a great deal of self-awareness, bravery and mental effort in introspection. I hold the belief that learning about true ‘self-love’ and its place throughout this journey of life is the key.
If you are willing to hear, this article is the chapter one of my freewriting about my thoughts on this inspired by those moments from ‘Rocketman’. Here, the first step is to remember to care about the true self that we are likely to leave out or even abandon.

Let’s make a toast to ‘Soul’:

I need to be willing to live first. That’s why I turned to ‘Soul’.