money

Last Friday, a friend and I attended the opening of Cine Europa 8 sponsored by the European Union at the Shangri-La mall cineplex. We had cocktails, listened to speeches, then watched one of two featured films that night. We decided to watch "Millions," a British fantasy film about two young boys who came upon a bagful of stolen pound sterlings that were originally intended to be burned for becoming worthless as in 12 days time, Great Britain would convert to the EURO. The movie was superbly directed by the same director who did "Trainspotting." I enjoyed the movie immensely, although most of the time, I had trouble deciphering the dialog. You know, British accent. The story was very heartwarming, funny at times. Its premise was that, money only makes things worse. While the older of the two boys wanted to keep the money, the younger one--who believed so much in saints he actually saw them and talked to them--wanted to give it to the poor. It was a tale of faith and courage and of the belief that if you stick to your convictions, things will turn out ok in the end.

I am now an avid fan of European movies and I intend to watch all of the featured films in Cine Europa 8. It's free admission anyway.

forgiving

We cannot experience what loving is all about until we learn how to forgive--ourselves and others. This is one of the most fundamental truths in life, the most stirring manifestation of which is found in the greatest prayer found in the Bible. "Our Father . . . forgive us our sins as we forgive . . . . God--who is LOVE--moves in mysterious ways.

loving

This business of loving, it's so heavy on the heart. Some days, you keep running like a headless chicken. This is one of those days. You're trap in a situation where you keep analyzing what went wrong, and why you keep on hurting yourself by hurting others. There's a certain numbing that you can't explain. Are you finally letting go, or are you just in a "calm" stage, ready to explode once more. When will this cycle end? I'm not sure. Perhaps when you have stopped loving?