Chiron and Life

I watched Rocky Balboa, the last movie and I really like Sylvester Stallone. For one, I think he is a successful and admirable artist in every way. He is known with a most of single named movies; there’s Rocky, there’s Rambo, The Expandable. I feel that Sylvester is trying to teach us some lessons about life and there is no other artist out there who has the right to do so. This guy is legit. I hate to be fanatical but he deserves so much honors and awards than he probably is getting. I mean come on. Anyway, in the Rocky movie, there’s this scene where he told his son about life, about lessons in life. He said… it is not how hard you get hit, but it is about how hard you get hit and still move forward.

I believe, my friend, he is talking about Chiron. Chiron is that guy who is blamed all his life for everything, he’s been hurt more than that boxer, Rocky. Chiron represents that part of us who always doubts and who is always wounded. And yet, Chiron fights, still try, and keep trying to get better, to be better and that’s inspiring in every way. The only thing that Chiron wants is to be better. We all do. We all want to get pass that old selves and outgrow them. The journey of Chiron, is life itself. And if you want to learn about Chiron and life, ask that person next to you who have been so bullied all his life and being told you’re not good enough and yet keep on living life. Not because he allows other’s to help hurt him by accepting his punches but because it is part of the journey he needs to take on.