Queen of Walking

Written on 18 June 2017

I watched a Korean movie in the plane titled Queen of Walking. It is about a girl who has severe motion sickness whenever she takes a ride regardless of its mode whether it's a bus, car, motorcycle, or boat. The teacher then asked her to join race walk sports under track and field. What attracted me was the part of the trailer saying that it's ok to be slow and to walk on our own path.

There are three things I learned from the movie.

First, we need to focus. She joined track and field because she thought it's easier than study. We need to keep practicing and persevere by giving it all and taking things seriously.

Second, we need to know when to stop. In the midst of the rigorous training, the characters had injury. It is very hard for them to let go of the competition. But at the end, they accepted their limit and stop.

Third, having passions and dreams are not necessarily to be equal to wild dreams and being competitive. One of the teachers was always encouraging the students to be the best on something. If the students are not good in studies, they are directed to music or sports and encouraged to be the best in that field. If the students excel in their academics, they are directed to wanting to become a president. It is good to be encouraging but at the same time need to know the limit. At the end of the movies, none of the characters become very "special" to the standard of many. One becomes the doctor of the athlete. One becomes ordinary civil servant. There is one that becomes the best but the best in providing cleaning services, not something that we usually call dream.

I hope it can remind me that it is ok to be an ordinary person and it is ok even if I cannot be the best on something.