JARHEAD
If you only plan to see one movie this year, then this is the one you have to see. I know, it is pretty early in the year still, and I am making such statement. Well, you'll see what I mean...
Jarhead - nickname to the US Marine Corp. The story is a chronicle of ex-Marine Anthony Swofford's pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.
I was sitting in the cinema, after 5 minutes into the movie, the only thought I have in my head was: This is the reason why we are, or I AM, in AIESEC. I kept on thinking to myself the conversation that we had with Riaan, it is obvious that the people were never in AIESEC. Because if they were, then they would not be so readily going to war. Fighting in war(s) will not be their aspiration. If they understood the meaning of cultural understanding, then perhaps the world will be somewhat different. Ok, so maybe that is not exactly the movie's message. But surely this is what I got out of it.
Why would I have this thought to begin with? Perhaps it's because that is exactly what has been on my mind for months now... What the hell are we doing here in AIESEC!? We are often so caught up in "company meetings", "strategic plans", and blah blah AIESEC jargon. What difference are we truly making? How does it take us closer to our vision? Better still, does what we do on a daily basis contribute to the vision of AIESEC?
Do I have an answer to my question? I am not quite sure I do. I am not even sure I will find that answer soon. But at the very least, I am a little closer to finding my answer to the question. Do I think I'll ever figure it out? Sure, I'll figure it out, but not today, not tomorrow. It will only come slowly. Am I happy about questioning such question? Well, some may think that I don't have enough commitment to the organisation. But to the contrary I think by asking such question allows me to explore more sides and more in-depth of AIESEC. It actually makes me have more and more conviction why I'm in AIESEC.
And what do I think of the movie? Some said that the movies carries anti-war message. I say it doesn't have to. Because war itself is ugly enough to be anti-war. Paradoxical? But that is the TRUTH about war. No one wins in a war, it is a loose-loose situation. Will humans ever learn from its own lessons? I guess not, and that is what makes us human...
Peace and fulfilment of human kinds potential
jule
If you only plan to see one movie this year, then this is the one you have to see. I know, it is pretty early in the year still, and I am making such statement. Well, you'll see what I mean...
Jarhead - nickname to the US Marine Corp. The story is a chronicle of ex-Marine Anthony Swofford's pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.
I was sitting in the cinema, after 5 minutes into the movie, the only thought I have in my head was: This is the reason why we are, or I AM, in AIESEC. I kept on thinking to myself the conversation that we had with Riaan, it is obvious that the people were never in AIESEC. Because if they were, then they would not be so readily going to war. Fighting in war(s) will not be their aspiration. If they understood the meaning of cultural understanding, then perhaps the world will be somewhat different. Ok, so maybe that is not exactly the movie's message. But surely this is what I got out of it.
Why would I have this thought to begin with? Perhaps it's because that is exactly what has been on my mind for months now... What the hell are we doing here in AIESEC!? We are often so caught up in "company meetings", "strategic plans", and blah blah AIESEC jargon. What difference are we truly making? How does it take us closer to our vision? Better still, does what we do on a daily basis contribute to the vision of AIESEC?
Do I have an answer to my question? I am not quite sure I do. I am not even sure I will find that answer soon. But at the very least, I am a little closer to finding my answer to the question. Do I think I'll ever figure it out? Sure, I'll figure it out, but not today, not tomorrow. It will only come slowly. Am I happy about questioning such question? Well, some may think that I don't have enough commitment to the organisation. But to the contrary I think by asking such question allows me to explore more sides and more in-depth of AIESEC. It actually makes me have more and more conviction why I'm in AIESEC.
And what do I think of the movie? Some said that the movies carries anti-war message. I say it doesn't have to. Because war itself is ugly enough to be anti-war. Paradoxical? But that is the TRUTH about war. No one wins in a war, it is a loose-loose situation. Will humans ever learn from its own lessons? I guess not, and that is what makes us human...
Peace and fulfilment of human kinds potential
jule
