Battle Of The Heroes

Since the previous blog post was first posted on Friendster, lemme officiate my blogspot with this rambling...
Good versus Evil... Hero v Villain... Friend v Foe... Protagonist v Antagonist... Fresh v Rotten...? (For those who are Law degree students or are familiar with court proceedings, I am not talking about court cases, plaintiff v defendant :p) hehehe *Rewind....*
The constant struggle between the good and bad is much like "yin" and "yang", both trying to find the middle ground, equilibrium... This is not the same as "Survival of the Fittest", as like in the history of gladiators or Wild West gun duels at high noon... *thematic wistling followed with a tumbleweed rolling by...* the latter is just "Every man for themselves" while the former is with a intention for the betterment of the general populace... Good v Evil is what some people call the 'good fight', it gives individuals a sense of purpose, much like in every movie there is a villain to warrant the presense of a hero...
Be it a rival sniper in Enemy at the Gates, a power hungry angel in Constantine, war-mongering crusader in Kingdom of Heaven or even the all-round baddie, the tabacco companies of The Insider (the latter is one that the world can relate to as the number one killer... silent, smelly and uncool lil sticks of death!)
Villains are what compltes the hero (whether we love to hate them or not) cause without trouble there is no solution, no poison there is no antidote, no ghosts there is no need to call the Ghostbusters, you get the idea...
As everyone tries to find the perfect balance in life, one must understand that it is a never-ending endeavour and there are no short cuts... one much also know that the way to find the balance and peace of mind is not collecting an overabundance of wealth... as the saying goes, "Money does not buy you love...", so think about it the finer things in life... (one way is to sit in a car with it's air-conditioning broke, under the scorching hot sun of a sunny afternoon) Be generous and feel the warmth of having helped someone less better off (Glazer, gets your hands off Manchester United, they are better off without your meddlings)

This whole thing about Good v Evil is an allusion to the tug-of-war between the Jedi v Sith... Since this coming 19th of May that Episode III of the Star Wars saga is being released worldwide, I am tributing this post to the Star Wars universe made by the great writer/director/innovator/inspirator/creator George Lucas... No one else crafted such an engaging tale of Good v Evil than Mr. Lucas (the only person who has come close is J.R.R. Tolkien of Lord of the Rings-fame)
The Force, something measurable yet not... The Force is to the Jedi & Sith, what a sense of drive is to us, a purpose, desire, ambition... Finding the balance to the Force is the same as finding the equilibrium in life...
"Male is the positive, while female is the negative" -Ms. Thama, LAN subject tutor (not Local Area Network, mind you), on the definition of "yin" and "yang"... In your quest to complete your life, find the balance, your other half of the sphere of life, your significant other, your soulmate is the final piece of brick that seals the purpose of living... Have you found that other half?


My ramblings will be at times incoherent, random, and full of movie references... but I try to reach out to anyone who would spare me some time. Thanx for your time and would appreciate your 2 cents of comments. *Braces for criticisms & compliments, if any*

Kwan Wen Ching, 2005