The Peaceful Warrior

“The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.” (Millman) This quote can be interpreted in many different ways. When applied to Peaceful warrior one can deduce that it could mean when people chase dreams it is not the destination or the goal that beings us the most joy but it is the path that we take to get to that goal that makes us the happiest and that benefits us. When one applies this quote to the theme of “The value of purpose and dreams” it could be determined that it the dreams one sets are not what matters it is the path and the things someone that matters most. First off, one of the earliest examples of “The value of purpose and dreams” is when Dan attempts the triple flip and fails. That part in the movie shows that no matter what someone’s dreams are they must keep going and that just having those dreams has value. The dream is very important but what is more important is the journey they take to reach that goal. Every time Dan failed at his flip he always got back up and tried again. Him doing that shows how determined Dan is and how much that journey means. His couch kept trying to make him stop attempting the flip but Dan would …show more content…
In the peaceful warrior, they show many examples of this theme weather it is through things that happen or things that are said in the movie. Throughout the whole movie Dan is chasing his dream of becoming a gold medal winner in the Olympics. Due to his hard work and dedication Dan would come to achieve his goal and win that gold medal with his whole team. As this dream comes to an end a new dream takes it is place and starts. Dreams are always there no matter how small they are very important. It is the dreams that give people that purpose so, without those dream they would have no purpose. Dan proved that things that most people think are impossible can be possible if you try hard enough to achieve