The most beautiful lines when spoken wrongly can come out sounding totally absurd. I wish I was interesting. In every gathering I can do the needful-- exchange pleasantries and search for common topics to mull over, but if that turns out a no brainer then I am lost for words and an awkward silence prevails. In the past month I have been streaming various shows from 'How I Met Your Mother' to 'Brothers and Sisters'. I love drama. I guess this wasn't a surprise really but I love the feeling when I watch shows like the latter. You witness a family's journey over the years, celebrate their imperfections while watching and learning that no matter how many debates or disagreements they may have, at the end of the day, everyone is there for each other. It makes me think of my own family and how much I appreciate each one of them for all they are worth.
One of my favourite characters in the show Kitty Walker-Macallister, played by Calista Flockhart, has to decide for or against euthanasia in the first episode of the final season. Since a horrific accident a year back, Robert (played by Rob Lowe) has been lying in a vegetative state. While everyone tells her that she needs to let go, Kitty holds on because she is too afraid. In the end she makes the heartbreaking choice after all. As she visits the accident site and places a bouquet by the roadside, she says,
"Like I said it took a long time to get back here. I did the right thing, I know that now. I would have done it sooner if you'd have been there to help me but you weren't. But I had this feeling that I'm going to be okay.I think we're going to be okay."
I think I absorbed every word in the paragraph. There is so much depth when you mix mundane words with the context, time and place. She made me wish I were a magician with words. Oh! I envy PSP so much right now!
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