Borrowed Tomorrow

#74: My Gattaca

From what depths do you draw out the courage to face the crash of the waves to swim to the other shore?

When the horizon folds unto the slope of the round earth, do you say that is the end?

When the sand opens its mouth to embrace your feet, do you take that as a sentence to remain?

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Vincent Freeman, the main character in Gattaca, defied his limitations to achieve what no Invalid or Degenerate can. He turned his back on his past and fought each day against the cards he was dealt to follow his dream of being a space navigator. A borrowed face. A borrowed name. But the heart that craved it was his alone. In the end, he went beyond what was possible because he refused to accept the definition of impossible that was imposed upon him. That was his design. And that spelled his destiny.

It is no accident that I was able to catch Gattaca at HBO again today. This is my 3rd or 4th time. And every time, the movie just becomes more profound. More relevant. More mine.

Today is May 8, 2005 and today I borrow courage from Vincent.