............"I'll know what i think when i see what i say" -- graham wallas............
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just when i wanted to keep a memory of my 'pondering by chance', i found an avenue to share, if not view alone, what runs in my mind AS LIFE GOES ON.in her shoes
in her shoes is a movie about two sisters with nothing much in common. as the plot tells us, maggie and rose feller are exact opposites when it comes to values, goals and personal style. maggie barely graduated from high school, recycles jobs and men in life as quickly as yesterday's newspapers, and is virtually homeless. rose, on the other hand, is an educated lady and is at all times sought for help as maggie’s poor decisions take a toll on her life.
this movie caught my attention as the tale comes too familiar in my heart. i happen to know a never-ending story, much like the parable of maggie and rose, which begun in a small town back home. here is how it goes:
once upon a time, there were 2 sisters, gina and grace, who, from birth, already carved their destiny unrelated to each other. gina grew up not challenging her intellectual capability; when grace grabbed every opportunity for further studies. gina always found time to be mischievous; as grace unconsciously remained less of a burden to the family. gina always acts as the victim and never takes blame for her bad luck; while grace seems to have eternal good fortune, forever able to assist in the eyes of mankind.
i used to seek definitive answers on why the big difference in fate between them ever happened when they came from the same parents, lived in the same house, even shared the same room in the early days. this movie offers an excuse. when art imitates life, we learn a lesson or two.
with this story, it occurred to me that, perhaps, we all could take just one of two roles in this world: you either choose to be the receiver, or agree to be the giver. when one is already a recipient, the other can only be a donor; hence, gina's role was molded the way it is in the story, and grace’s character was shaped as a consequence.
grace is tasked to share whatever richness she worked for. if grace delays, people judge her to be limiting charity when society expects generosity. should she complain for humanity’s one-sided judgment? i guess not, as the movie suggests.
grace should be happy to serve as donor; the hard role of being the less fortunate has been taken away from her by gina. it was sure, after all, that grace's meek abilities would not survive to be the poor.
they say in every family there is a black sheep. after much thought, i say every black sheep could only come from the longing for a family.
if indeed i am a donor, i shall not complain; for i take it from john d. rockefeller jr. who said, "think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege."
by the way, i have a sister called gina; and my real name is grace.
some odds..
as life goes on..
this movie caught my attention as the tale comes too familiar in my heart. i happen to know a never-ending story, much like the parable of maggie and rose, which begun in a small town back home. here is how it goes:
once upon a time, there were 2 sisters, gina and grace, who, from birth, already carved their destiny unrelated to each other. gina grew up not challenging her intellectual capability; when grace grabbed every opportunity for further studies. gina always found time to be mischievous; as grace unconsciously remained less of a burden to the family. gina always acts as the victim and never takes blame for her bad luck; while grace seems to have eternal good fortune, forever able to assist in the eyes of mankind.
i used to seek definitive answers on why the big difference in fate between them ever happened when they came from the same parents, lived in the same house, even shared the same room in the early days. this movie offers an excuse. when art imitates life, we learn a lesson or two.
with this story, it occurred to me that, perhaps, we all could take just one of two roles in this world: you either choose to be the receiver, or agree to be the giver. when one is already a recipient, the other can only be a donor; hence, gina's role was molded the way it is in the story, and grace’s character was shaped as a consequence.
grace is tasked to share whatever richness she worked for. if grace delays, people judge her to be limiting charity when society expects generosity. should she complain for humanity’s one-sided judgment? i guess not, as the movie suggests.
grace should be happy to serve as donor; the hard role of being the less fortunate has been taken away from her by gina. it was sure, after all, that grace's meek abilities would not survive to be the poor.
gina, like maggie in the movie, paved the way and chose to be ‘in her shoes’. now grace has to carry gina to survival until eternity.. as to who is heroic, only HE shall decide.
they say in every family there is a black sheep. after much thought, i say every black sheep could only come from the longing for a family.
if indeed i am a donor, i shall not complain; for i take it from john d. rockefeller jr. who said, "think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege."
by the way, i have a sister called gina; and my real name is grace.
some odds..
as life goes on..
