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Everybody wakes up this morning, and before her eyes are open, a passage from the movie < Soul Surfer > (Soul Surfer) kept echoing through her mind:
I've learned that life is a lot like surfing. When you get caught in the impact zone, you need to get right back up, because you never know what's over next wave. (Life is a lot like surfing.) When you are stuck in the shock zone, you must stand up immediately. Because you never know what the next wave will be. ）
Film poster
The film is based on the growth experience of American professional surfer Bethany Hamilton, and it is close to 100% restored to real people:
Bethany Hamilton, a family member of the Hawaiian sea, was a surfer, and she started surfing as soon as she could walk, in the film's words: Her blood is salty.
But misfortune came when she was 13 years old – she was attacked by a shark while surfing! The behemoth clenched her arm to death, and at the critical moment when her whole being was about to be swallowed, she struggled with the last bit of strength to get rid of the shark's clenched teeth and swam back to the shore.
Shark's escape was immediately taken to the hospital for treatment, losing 60% of her blood in one arm and body, and miraculously survived...
If most people encounter such misfortune, even if they can survive, they will probably be in a state of panic, resentment, and frustration. Yes, she was also in pain, lost an arm, even daily life is difficult, she asked the people around her with tears: Why does God do this to me?
She went to the beach to watch her friend Alana shoot an ad — which was supposed to be a highlight moment for the two of them to enjoy together, because they had won a surfing competition at the same time and were signed by sponsors at the same time — but at this point, she could only watch from the sidelines, and Alana enthusiastically asked her to shoot together, which she refused.
However, the lament of fate finally gave way to the desire for the sea, after all, the sea is her blood! Bethany decided to keep surfing!
Accompanied by her parents and brothers, she returned to the sea. This time, she had to relearn surfing like a novice.
Everything has to start all over again. She was already a well-known local surfer before the shark attack, but now she can't even lie on the surfboard steadily, falling into the water again and again, again and again.
Finally – she got up on her surfboard!
Probably everyone in the audience who saw this scene will cry with joy like her family!
The next plot is still ups and downs, often making the audience's heart hang up. She practiced over and over again, going through failure-failure-success-failure-success-success...
This is the real-life Bethany as a professional surfer, the life of the award-winning experience:
There are also many themes worth exploring in the film, such as when the wounds were just healing, in order to regain her confidence, she went to Thailand with a charity organization to help the vulnerable. During that time, she taught many children to swim and felt the joy of bringing happiness to others. As her story spread, more and more people wrote to her, and she was more determined to live a wonderful life, because she knew that there were still many people who needed to move forward through the light of her!
Another scene that impressed me was a conversation between her and her mother. The background of this conversation is:
A prosthetic manufacturer brought her a prosthesis, and when she put on the prosthetic leg that was a little too realistic to be, and asked if she could surf with it, the manufacturer said: No, it can't be forced, but you see, if you want, you can also apply nail polish.
She asked eagerly: Then how do I use it to surf?
The manufacturer said: You still have to use your own hand.
Hearing this, Bethany was disappointed and went back to the room, lying in bed in a depressed mood. At this time, her mother walked in, and the two had this conversation:
Yes, the world values normal too much, and everyone emphasizes "should": you "should" have two hands, you "should" look stable, you "should" do something at a certain age, what kind of clothes you "should" wear, you "should" never look discouraged... Over time, we even regard what others think "should" as our own dreams, and regard this "should" as normal, otherwise it is a shameful "abnormal" and feel that we are mutilated.
But the real law of life is: if you want others to think you are beautiful, you must first feel that you are beautiful; if you stare at what you don't have, you can only feel lack.
Everyone is born crippled, but at the same time, everyone is born perfect. God has already given everyone everything they need to live.
On the left is the actor of Bethany in the film, and on the right is the real character Bethany. Personally, I think the live-action Bethany aura is far stronger than the actor who played her, not just the height factor
The reborn Bethany has kept the surfboard he used on the day of the shark attack
One-armed Bethany surfing style
Bethany with her husband, two children, and dog Ginger
In writing this article, I consulted a lot of audio and video materials about her, including various documentaries and interview videos. I couldn't find a trace of gloom in her, and she had a smile on her face all the time, from the heart, the most beautiful kind, full of gratitude for life. Looking at her, you can't help but think: Which is this a person who is missing an arm? Compared to her, I am disabled!
Life is like surfing, the waves come one after another, if this wave knocks you down, you don't get up right away, the next wave will soon follow, maybe you will have a harder time standing up.
Adult life, there is not much time for you to slowly return blood, after a moment of respite, you must get up quickly! If you only stare at the broken parts, you will only see the bottomless abyss and forget how complete you are. Only when you realize your perfection can you stand up and walk faster and more steadily!