My Matrix Philosophy

Most of us have seen the movie The Matrix. If you haven't I highly recommend it. Even though its 13 years old (that's right those of you who saw it in a theater 13 years ago) it is still a good action flick. The original movie chronicles the journey of an average person as he escapes from a fantasy world into the "real" world and realizes his potential.

So many of us sleep walk through our daily lives, doing what the "machine" tells us to. We accept what happens and expect that we cannot change it, its just a part of life. Some of you want more. Some of you see more but don't know how to get it or how to get there. The first step is to believe in yourself.

Throughout the movie the main character "Neo" doubts his role in life. Doubts his abilities and never fully gives himself in training or doing what is needed. As he trains he learns techniques but never fully commits to them. He holds back, is afraid of what he might be able to do. His fear holds him from his potential. I believe the same thing happens to so many of us.

"He's beginning to believe" is what Morpheus states when seeing that Neo takes on the challenge. Believing in yourself is the most powerful force you can have. As in life, in the Matrix believing in your mind allows the body to follow. Once you make that commitment, as Neo did, you can take on anything. As Neo tells the machines in the end, he will show all the humans that "anything is possible."

"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path."



Now, get out and get some.