Hit me!

The Matrix is a great movie. Full of good stuff that. I watched it again two nights ago, the first time in eons that I had done so. And in less than two days after the fact, two things that I saw in it manifested themselves in a way in my experiences. One of which I shall share today.

There is the scene in the movie where Morpheus challenges Neo to hit him in a sparring construct. This challenge was issued after Neo told Morpheus that he knew Kung Fu. Try as he would, Neo did not hit Morpheus. When asked why, he responded that Morpheus was too fast. To which Morpheus responded, asking Neo if being strong had anything to do with anything in the computer program they were in. He told Neo that he (Neo) had the technique down pat, and that he was fast too. But he was not letting his mind go and exploiting his full potential.

That is the situation I find myself in. I keep telling myself that I still need to get this piece of equipment, or that kind of break, or this kind of opportunity in order to take my photography to the next level. This, I have come to realise today, is hampering my ability to grow. For quite some time I was wondering why I felt like I had stagnated, and now I realise it is because of the limits that I have imposed on myself. There is much more that I could achieve, if only I can let my mind go and just let these limitless posibilities engulf me.

I do intend to hit Morpheus. I know I can! So from now, no more holding back. It's all out war!