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ForrestGump---justbehimselfAbstract:lifeisalwaysthehotbedoftemptationsowetendtolosetherealoneslieinourselvesunconsciously.Wearealwaysimmersedinthatpompwhichwewillnotfindnecessaryorimportantatalluntilwehaveachievedit.Successseemstobethecommonultimategloriousgoalforallhumanbeings,whichcouldinvolveusintoaeverlastingcirclefilledwithlure.ForrestGump,Amandoghadcreateddisabledbothmentallyandpsychologically,butheshowedusanincomparablysuccessfulandhappylifehimself.Whatbehindhisperfectlifeisnotthattopursuesomethingonpurpose,butthatjustbehimself!Keywords:temptation,pomp,success,himself.IntroductionTousall,“tobeyourself”isasentenceeasilysaidthandone.Itisbothridiculousandnormalthatthesimplestthingismoreoftenthannotthehardestonesforlivesinthesociety.Money,reputation,property,beauty,socialstatus…whichareundoubtedlythedevelopmenttendencyofhumanity.Wehavethrownthosebeautifulcompositionsofouractualselveslivedeeplyinourheartsinthewindbeforelong.Thepursuitofhappinessisthecommonthemeofourcosmos,butit’shardlyimaginethattheeasiest,fastestandthealmostonlywaytothisroadistheonewehaveabandonedforalongtime---tobeyourself,andweevenneveritssignificantroleinlife.ForrestGump,an“unusual”manwhoperfectlyinterpretedthevirtueof“tobeyourself”inhissimplepersonallife.Hewasa“fool”whodidn’tunderstandtheordinarypeople’s“strange”thoughtsandbehavior,amanjustfollowedhisheart,hedealtwiththingsoccurredinhislifeinhisown“stupid”wayswhichwerehisrealthoughts,whichbroughthimenviablesuccessandsimplehappiness.Ⅰ.facedwithlove，behimself!Jennywastheonlygirlthatlivedinhisheart,andtheyhaddevelopedadeeploveandfriendbetweeneachother.Forrestdidn’tunderstandallthose“ordinarythings”thatjennyacceptedsowhenhesawastrangemandosomethingbadtojennyhecouldn’thelptobeatthatmanwhohethoughtwashurtingjenny.ThatisForrestGump’swayoflove---hejustknewthathelovedjenny,andhewouldtryhisbesttoprotecthernomatterwhathappens.Heinnocentlylovedjennyinhisown“stupid”way,butthat’stheman’sholylovethatnobodycoulddoubt,anditworthourrespect.Ashealwayssaid,“stupidisasstupiddoes”,onlystupidwillneverabandonhisinnerthoughtsaswellashisdivinelove;onlystupidcanpersistinandkeephispureloveeveniffacingwiththebetrayalofhislovedone’s;onlystupidcouldendureallofthosepainslifehaddealthimandtakingwiththemkeepgoing,keeptoloveandkeeptobehappy.ForrestGumpconfrontedhisloveinhisownway,hejustdidwhathethoughtwasright,hejustbehavedashimself,andhegainedhisownhappinessfinally.Ⅱ.Dealingwithfriendship,behimself.Ifthereisamanwhocanchangethemoststubbornandnegativepersonintheworldintoamildandpositiveone,itisForrestGump.WehavewitnessedthemostdramaticchangesthatoccurredtolieutenantDan,itwashardforanyonetoacceptsuchahopelesslife,soitwasthesameforlieutenantDan,amanfullofintelligenceandenergy,hecouldhavelivedagloriouslifeifallofthosethingshadn’thappen.ButitwasForrestGumpamanwasregardedasfoolbyeveryoneelse;hechangedhisrespectablelieutenantintoaactive,warmandsuccessfulmaninhisown“stupid”way.Bubbawashisbestfriendwhodiedinthewar,Forrestlovedhimsomuch,astheonlysurvivalhedidn’tcarethegreatdangeraroundhimthatcouldhappentohimanymoment,hejustcouldn’tgiveuphislovingfriend,hejustwantedtosavehisfriend.That’sthe“fool”,onlysuchkindofpeoplecouldkeepsopureandgreatquality.HewentbackthentostartabusinessjustbecauseofthewordsBubbahadsaidtohim.Thatisfriendship,theworld’smostgrandone!Forrestdidanythingjustfollowedhisownheart,hewonallthosesuccessonlybecausehewashimself!Ⅲ.ConclusionLifewaslikeaboxofchocolate,youneverknowwhatyouaregonnaget.Yes,that’sForrest’smagicallife!Lifeischangeable,lifeiscomplicated,lifeisbeyondanyone’sexpectation,andlifeislife,aroadwejustneedtofollowthecompassofourhearts.ForrestGump,adisabledmanachievedmoney,love,happiness,friendshipandreputationbyhissimple“stupid”way,butitwashisnature,hisstyle!infact,thosewhoinsistinpursinghislifegoalswithhis“smartest”waysalwaysdeviatefarfromhisoriginalintensionswhentheystillontheway.Thesocietyfloodedwithallkindsoftraps,weoftencouldn’twaitjumpinginthembecausewearesoambitious,wearesoanxioustoourideallife.Itisthesethingsthatalwaysdriveusfarawayfromouroriginaldreams,andthenwesurprisedtothatthehappywewishedsolongcanbepurchasedunexpectedlyinthesimplestway---justbeingyourself.AnytimewhenForrestfeltdepressedorpainful,hecouldsurviveandkeepgoingbyhimselfforheknewtobehimself!