I signed up for a writing class this quarter where I was to write a poem titled "Why I am." I dropped the class later due to schedule overlap but, haven't stopped thinking about this poem. I said to myself that there are many reasons "Why I am." My family, my friends, my society, my environment, school, and different circumstances at different points in my life. One thing I know that has been constant through all the different phases, has been my ability to take the best out of each factor and carry on without distractions. So, instead of "Why I am", I started dwelling on "Raison D'Etre" (The reason to be/of being.) Looking at the cloudy skies with silver edges in the distance while on the bus ride home from school today, I found the answer summarized in these short lines...
My horizon is immeasurable
And knowing that I'm able
I can be who or what I want to be
The only limitation is me
The journey may be long
I'll hold on strong
There may be spikes along the road
I will not fold
Until I come to the place
Not too far in the distance
Where it all comes together
My Raison D'Etre
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
C.R.A.Z.Y
I have watched this movie 3 times and don't think I will get tired of watching it soon. C.R.A.Z.Y is a movie about a child (Zachary) born on Christmas day, and his struggles to be accepted by his father. In his journey to walk away from who he really is, Zachary found and came to complete acceptance of who he was born to be.
The movie is well crafted so much that I found myself embarking on the journey with Zac. When he waded his way through the blizzard, praying he'll be healed if he made it home, I found myself believing that he was healed because he made it home through the storm. Was he really healed? Zac's struggles & journeys were not made any easier with a father who refused to accept that his son is gay, and siblings who made fun of him every chance they got.
Another moving, and probably the most interesting and eye-opening part of this movie is the inability of Zac's father (Gervais) to see that Zac was not the only child in the family that had a "problem." Gerard was not aware that Raymond was knee deep in drugs and needed help more than anyone else in his family.
C.R.A.Z.Y raises the questions: How do you love your kids? Enough to accept them for who they are and are meant to be? Accepting of their dreams for themselves parallel to your dreams of who or what you want them to be?
Though this movie is in French, these are universal questions that parents should answer clearly for themselves and find ways to love their children, unconditionally without suffocating them.
Enjoy part one of the movie below. The entire movie can be found on Youtube.
The movie is well crafted so much that I found myself embarking on the journey with Zac. When he waded his way through the blizzard, praying he'll be healed if he made it home, I found myself believing that he was healed because he made it home through the storm. Was he really healed? Zac's struggles & journeys were not made any easier with a father who refused to accept that his son is gay, and siblings who made fun of him every chance they got.
Another moving, and probably the most interesting and eye-opening part of this movie is the inability of Zac's father (Gervais) to see that Zac was not the only child in the family that had a "problem." Gerard was not aware that Raymond was knee deep in drugs and needed help more than anyone else in his family.
C.R.A.Z.Y raises the questions: How do you love your kids? Enough to accept them for who they are and are meant to be? Accepting of their dreams for themselves parallel to your dreams of who or what you want them to be?
Though this movie is in French, these are universal questions that parents should answer clearly for themselves and find ways to love their children, unconditionally without suffocating them.
Enjoy part one of the movie below. The entire movie can be found on Youtube.
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