Desperation

It is the first Korean drama to top Netflix’s top 10 weekly and it also became the top 10 most-watched TV show globally. Yes, it is Squid Game that I am talking about. You may not watch it yet but I assume you already heard about it.

I have this one thing that is lingering on my mind upon watching the whole series and it is the word desperation. All of the players have one thing in common, all of them have huge debts and their desperation for money leads them to do things that are unimaginable.

Desperation leads them to take the risk.

As what the famous Filipino saying goes, “ang taong nagigipit, sa patalim kumakapit”. (A desperate man in need, clings to the knife.) Despite knowing the risks of the game, the players still decided to go back to the competition because they are so desperate that they didn’t have a choice but to cling on the knife knowing that their life is at stake.

That’s how it works too in reality. There are so many people who are so desperate that they are choosing to take the risk. There are people who are in desperate need of money that they resort to loans, to loan sharks, even though they’ll know that they will end up having more debts because of the huge interest. There are also people who are willing to do illegal things because of desperation to provide for their family.

Desperation leads them to cheat.

On the episode 6, Gi-hun or player 456 faces a moral dilemma. They were paired into two and in order to win, they have to get all the marbles. Being desperate to win, to stay alive, and to survive, he was about to lose but decided to cheat when he sees an opportunity to do so.

How about you? How about us? Have you ever faced a moral dilemma wherein you chose to do the bad thing because of the desperation to save yourself?

Desperation leads them to betrayal.

Pertaining to the same episode, Sang-woo or player 218 betrayed Ali or player 199 to save himself. Like Gi-hun, he’s already on the verge of losing when he deceived Ali into making a way to save both of them. Ali trusted him yet he betrayed his trust and chooses self-preservation because of his desperation to stay alive.

Have you already faced a similar situation as Sang-woo? Was there ever a time wherein you get to choose between others and yourself? Was there ever a situation wherein you betrayed someone just to save yourself? Like simply putting the blame to others instead of owning your own mistake?

Desperation leads them to look for ways.

Still with the same episode, Jang Deok-su or player 101 is also on the verge of losing already, he only have 1 marble left but because of the desperation to win the game, he was able to look for a way on how to turn the situation.

He was able to think of an idea to change the game and start over again. And in the end, he was able to win the game and survive.

I’m not saying that what he does is right but this is the only positive thing that the desperation has made in the film. And that is to look for ways even though it might feel that we’re already on the dead end.


To sum it up, desperation can lead us to do so many things. Things that we don’t think that we can do but we still did. Desperation seems to be a bad thing in this film and yes, it is bad. It leads them to kill, to betrayal, to forget their moral values because of the desperation to survive.

But that also made me realize that desperation is a nice factor to push us to our limits and to unleash our potential. That made me realize that we can do so much than what we could ever imagine, we just need to have the right forces for us to actually do so.

So, instead of thinking about the desperation negatively, why not treat it as the force that we need for us to do things that are unimaginable too, but not in a bad way.

What if we became so desperate to learn?

What if we became so desperate to help?

What if we became so desperate to pursue our dreams?

What if we became so desperate to explore new things?

What if we became so desperate to change?

Wouldn’t it drive us to do everything in our power to do all the things that we want to do because of so much desperation in wanting it. What I’m saying is that let’s use this desperation as our motivation to do more than what we can do right now. Let’s turn that desperation into motivation and let’s use that motivation for us to become so eager on what we want to do or to achieve.

Let’s be desperate!



I know I have to be confident on what I have written but can you please tell me if I did make some sense in here? You can be brutally honest like how brutal Squid Game is. LOL

Anyways, I appreciate you reading this far. Thank you so much. Till next time! :)

Article No. 146 - October 9, 2021

 

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Desperation is never bad. Depende lang talaga kung paano mo i deal and gagamitin yung desperation mooo.

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3 years ago

it can be bad. but it is really great if we use the string force that the desperation brings in a right way.

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3 years ago

Indeed, money is the root of all evil. People would go to such lengths for money even if their lives will be at stake. Hahays...

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3 years ago

True. When money talks, everybody listen, as they say. Sad truth, sad reality.

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3 years ago

That part of Ali ang Sang Woo, una pa naman talaga ganyan na sya ee. Sa pangalwa na game palang. Alam na nya kung anonh lalaruin pero di nya sinabi sa kay Gihun, in desperation. Ayaw nyang e give up ing easy way if pano matatapos ang laro. Ang dami lang talagang aral ng series na yan ano.

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3 years ago

Yes yes! Desperation palang tong napansin ko, madami pang lessons doon about gambling, financial literacy at kung ano ano pa.

Yung character ni Sang woo talaga, may part na ayaw ko pero basta maganda character niya doon

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3 years ago

Kaya nga,and friendship akalain mo yon in just a short time nakabuo ng friendship si Sae Byeok at Ji Yeong. Isa pa din yan, or maybe din dahil sawa na si Ji Yeong sa life nya.

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3 years ago

Naiyak ako dyan ih haha. Grabe season 2 bilisan mo hahaha

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3 years ago

Same same huehue, naiyak din ako dun sa babae na tumawag ng police para ma save yong lalaki. Kala ko talaga walang tutulong sa kanya huehue. Pero wait, maiba tayo abt sa brother nong isa, tingin ko talaga buhay yun. Sa balikat lang sya natamaan ee.

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3 years ago

101%, he's alive hahaha para saan pa ang season 2 kung hindi. Basta sure ako, he's alive. Haha

Grabe, nakakaiyak nga yon kahit di naman ako iyakin

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3 years ago

I've watched squid game twice already.. All of the players are desperate to win hence they will do eveythung even though if it means killing others..

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3 years ago

Because they are desperate to survive. And if killing others wi be the reason for their survival, they are willing to take such length as that.

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3 years ago

Right.. They will do everything in order to survive

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3 years ago

I never heard of this tv show. It is true, that desperation can lead you doing things, that you would not do otherwise. It is sad to see, that what you have written and goes on in the tv show is actually happens in real life too.

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3 years ago

Yeah. That's a sad news. Not that kind of brutality but it still happens in real life. So let's start seeing desperation as a positive thing and let's be desperate the right way.

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3 years ago

I support you in what you say. Desperation can lead to doing things you never thought of doing. And if we use that same strength to spur us on and grow. That would be great. Good read.

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3 years ago

Indeed. We can do something good out of desperation. It's a great force, we just have to use it right.

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3 years ago

I do watched it but not the whole episodes. Yes they were all desperate which makes them think that everything can be done easily without thinking of the consequences. Money is the roor of all evil if not used wisely

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3 years ago

Yeah. They know the consequences, but they are too desperate to care about it.

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3 years ago