Can't get to the end, back to the origin

Levi 2022-12-30 09:29:32

In "Infernal Affairs" once said: "If you don't get to the end, you will return to the starting point." Life is like this, we are all constantly on the road, in fact, we have long since found a way out. And in the end, we'll be back to square one like a spinning Trojan horse.
When my life is lost, I always think of the movie "Infernal Affairs". Liu is an informant placed by the gang boss in the police station, and Chen is an undercover agent placed in the gang by the police station. In the years of war between police and bandits, both sides have known that there are traitors under their hands. In order not to reveal their identities, Liu and Chen continued to cover up their real selves and played false roles. But in the end, the thief is still the thief, and the police are still the police. Turning a corner, they still returned to the origin of life.
Back to square one is due to the original choice. Why Liu finally wanted to be a real policeman but couldn't clean himself up? This is because he chose to be a gang informant in the past. Our life is not like this. When faced with a choice, we make hasty judgments without careful consideration of the consequences that we will bear in the future. If we know in our hearts that we will regret choosing this path, then why should we bear the pain of falling into the endless hell?
Don't trust others, stick to yourself. Chen eventually died, but was restored to his police reputation. Although the only police officer who knew his undercover identity had been framed to death, he still did not join forces with the underworld, and thus identified himself as a gangster. He chose to stick to his police duties until the very last moment of his life. he made it. And we can see from it: no matter how the external environment changes, it doesn't matter how the people around you identify with you. The key is to see how you identify with yourself. Our subjective identity of our own identity cannot be changed with the objective changes of fate. Only by doing this, no matter how disappointed you are, you will be satisfied, and if there is a future, you will pursue it. Your beliefs will burn, your goals will finally be achieved, and your life will finally have meaning.
So we have to realize from the beginning: believe in yourself, make the best choice, and go your own way, no matter whether it will return to the starting point in the end.

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Infernal Affairs quotes

  • Dr. Lee Sum Yee: I'll dream of you, Officer Yan.

  • SP Wong: Let me tell you a story. Two men need an organ transplant, but there's only one organ. So they play a game. They each put a card in their pocket. Whoever can guess the other's card wins the organ.

    Sam: You know I can see your card.

    SP Wong: I see yours as well.