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The Philosophy of "Naruto"

I never thought of getting addicted to this anime. I was having my extension at the novitiate when I get to be introduced to the series. I just saw one episode and I found myself craving for more and more. My two months stay in Cebu was sporadically a period of watching 140 episodes of Naruto. That would mean 40 hours spent at length watching the anime.

In a concealed village, a young man hides within a bunch of leaves. His name is Uzumaki Naruto, a mischievous boy attending Ninja Academy.

Everyday, he does nothing but cause mischief and making his teacher Iruka-sensei mad. And above all, it's doubtful that he'll be able to graduate from the Academy. But Naruto has a dream... A dream that he'll become the head of the Ninja village, following Hokage and will become the best ninja around.

However, all the adults in the village give Naruto cold looks. The truth is, Naruto has a secret about his birth. 12 years ago, "Kyuubi no Youko" (Nine Tailed Fox - A kind of evil spirit who tormented the village), was sealed within Naruto's body who was, at the time, a baby. That is the reason of the cold and hateful looks. For the villagers, Naruto is a demon.

Naruto strives to be recognized. It is amazing how he was able to overcome the painful realization of being treated as “nothing.” More often, young people at his age would cope up by subjecting themselves to further hateful damnation as they stir the world or the society to pay for whatever the cause of their misery.

His life story is a journey of “becoming.”

“I will never give up,” is his battlecry. His outlook in life inspires me. For no one is born a ‘trash’ or dropout. No one is doomed to his own defects and limitations. That is why no matter how many times he falls, he never stops rising from his knees. He would die striving and trying.

For indeed, no matter how traumatic our past experiences may be, it does not and it can not determine our future. We decide the path we are taking and we decide our own path to growth and happiness… if only we strive to surpass ourselves… if only we hope…

I share with him the philosophy of hope, a hope where everything ends in God.

About me

brodiz

Location:
Calamba, Laguna, Philippines

I am a pilgrim by life's occupation, an accountant by bachelor's degree, a Tarlaqueño by place of birth, a Salesian by specific vocation, a teacher by profession, a student by formation, a writer by passion, a youth minister by life's mission, a son of God... My Philosophy of Life: "To be is to become" "To be is to hope"

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