Personal Essential Question #5: Response to Harold and Kumar

I believe that having a goal is important. It's not what the goal is that matters - that much is up t you. What matters is if you are up to the task of completing the goal. If you can ignore the people that try to stop you, battle through the hardships of the journey, and have the courage to pursue whatever it is you want. A good example of all of these traits I just discussed was the hilarious movie Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. In Harold and Kumar's case, their goal was to get some white castle. Yes, it seems trivial, but throughout the movie Harold and Kumar have to struggle with crazy cops, escaped cheetahs, a rival group of posers that try to ruin their lives, hateful businessman that have no acknowledgement of Harold's life, and even singing hillbillies. But Harold and Kumar find he drive to go on. Harold's quote sums it up: "I don't care about all of that stuff in the past now. I want to feel what it's like when a man gets exactly what he wants." Along the way, Harold and Kumar learn a lot about themselves and each other. Harold even summons up the courage to go after his next goal: asking out the woman across from his apartment. To sum it all up, goals are vital and you should find the courage it takes t pursue them.