I still think about that now, and it holds true for me too. I think it is to those that through their own efforts and against all odds, manage to outperform their potentialities, that this world should belong. And instead, we often value more the others, gifted by nature, which is remarkable indeed, but that are not necessarily as motivated or do not necessarily pursue their dreams with such fervor... They, the ones that overcome their chances, that fight with all they have to achieve their dreams, are the true winners of this world, because they prove to us that nothing is impossible.
I just watched Gattaca. The message that this movie conveys is much more profound than what can be presented in 1h45, still I think the film is remarkable. The passion with which Vincent pursues his goal and is ready to risk everything to be even "5cm closer to the stars" is what determined that 1% chance of success to come true. And at the end, when I saw him actually climbing in the spaceship, I could still not believe that he actually succeeded.
It's the children of fate, the children of chance, the imperfect ones, that are to be admired - not programmed perfection... with it, you have no more surprises, you cancel out nature's sparkle, you kill evolution. If everything is given, then what more could you achieve, as a human? Where would be your merit for all these achievements, your satisfaction once you made your dream come true? I always felt that our humanity is in our aspirations, ideals and goals, and in the endeavors that we are ready to spare to accomplish them.
"Consider God's handiwork, who can straighten what He hath made crooked?"
I say Man, because God gave him the means.
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