I rewatched the movie "Ping Pong", that old Japanese movie that talks about that kid who dreams of becoming a great ping pong player and about his best friend, a shy and introverted guy who dreams to see his friend succeed and wishes to be inspired by him. Well, there's probably more to it but anyways... I watched it at first when I was still going through my Ping pong fever, which most people can't quite understand... If you've never played the sport, don't think it's easy... cuz once you get into the games, it can get quite intense... Of course, in a very different way than other sports...
Anyways, at one point the shy kid asks his friend and then his coach:
"Do you believe in heroes? The kind that will appear when you need them to and will protect you from whatever lies ahead?"
In the movie, the guy's hero was his friend. He was his inspiration to become a better person and succeed in fighting his fears and his insecurities. When he saw him with a beaming confident smile, he felt like he could go forward too and succeed in his own way. In a certain way, the friend also appreciated the guy's presence and also used him as an inspiration to try harder for himself. To think that someone respects you and admires you to that point... doesn't it make you want to become better so that this person can always look up to you?
In some way, I can understand how both those guys feel.
But where's my hero now?
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