Comments on: The past vs the future

By: Gijo

Gijo — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:49:27 +0000

I love these lines from
"You gotta put the past behind you before you can move on."
"Life is a box of chocolate, you never know what you're gonna get."

By: Aw Guo

Aw Guo — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:12:51 +0000

Yes, maybe that's why the "god" just "removed" some minutes from his life, not some years. But I don't think this movie is going to tell one that how to change his life. It just tells us don't be a dreamer of changing your past: just look forward, never look back.

By: Chrisding

Chrisding — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:12:08 +0000

Generally speaking I don't really enjoy watching such movie. But I think this movie tells us one thing: creating favorable condition will not have enough influence on making a better future. It's just like butterfly effect in the weather system. I don't know exactly what tomorrow's temperature will be. Maybe it's 24.5, maybe it's 26.7. God damn it who knows. Why? because a little change in condition can grow much larger with time passes. Thus when Evan Treborn changes his past, he will get a different ending. But chaos doesn't mean "totally unpredictable". I can't predict the exact temperature but I know It can't be above 60 nor bellow -100 no matter how you change the condition. If you want to make a difference, change the weather system instead. Evan Treborn changed the condition, but NOT his life philosophy, his way of life and what's most important---the SOCIETY he stayed in. As a result, all he had were bad endings.

By: Aw Guo

Aw Guo — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:13:14 +0000

Of course Lisa.
Really thanks very much!
You could be my friend and teacher!
If you have any tips or warnings, just write to my Gmail Box.

By: lisa

lisa — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:05:04 +0000

Could I join your friends to remind you or even push you to manage yourself well? lol

By: Aw Guo

Aw Guo — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:54:32 +0000

Yes, I would really ask my friends for help.
I am not a computer. People need help from each other :)

By: Jia

Jia — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:43:55 +0000

Sometimes we all know this kind of facts, or theories, or whatever, the only thing hurts is our powerlessness towards persistence. If you feel the challenge to continue, find a friend and let him/her push you to go ahead. Or even, change your environment and build up a new self.

By: lisa

lisa — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:51:55 +0000

aw, so good a post!

I was surprised that you young people could think about such topic in early life while I did it when i was in my 50s, lol..........

People often said there is only 3 days in a life, which is Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. I do think that Today is the key what links Yesterday and Tomorrow. And of course, Today is the yesterday of Tomorrow as well as the tomorrow of Yesterday. Haha, sounds like tongue twister.

I totally agree with your idea that we need to live in present while leave Yesterday as it was and hold on Tomorrow with hope. No matter what life will be, your life is yours after all. One can not avoid or get rid of what he/she has had already!

By: Aw Guo

Aw Guo — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:04:53 +0000

I don't think images in comments is a good idea. For it's hard to control it (especially the size). The image may mess up this layout. Anyway, thanks very much for your reply, it's really a creative one. :)

By: Cathy Hu

Cathy Hu — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:16:16 +0000

Good writing!

Present is the best present we can get, so enjoy life at present!

p.s. why can't I add pics in comment? Would that be more interesting?
only suggestion to make it better:)