Saturday, July 26, 2008
Stayed at home today. It was a good rest from this long week. I just like it when I spend my saturday lazing around at home. Took some time to catch a movie with my parents in their room. The movie is called "Away From Her". It was a really good show and it touched me deeply.
This show revolves around a very simple yet realistic plot. It is about an old couple that have been married for 50 years. Their relationship have always been very loving and they were just like the model couple for all to follow. However, the wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and she started losing memories. She started to lose memories of her husband. Slowly, they transited from lovers to strangers. It was a painful process filled with endless emotions that can never be described. 50 years of romantic love just faded away, yet at the same time, it surfaced a different kind of love from the husband towards his wife. I was touched.
It made me realise what I wanted in my future relationship. Really, love isn't just about now. It is about tomorrow, about steadfast loyalty. I feel for the husband when I saw how his wife that he loved so much slowly just forgot about who he is. Are we able to love our other half when they love us no more? It is a challenge, a test of faithfulness and the foundation of the love. I guess love isn't just about romance that is so overly depicted in movies nowadays. It is about stamina, the stamina of one's relationship, how long it can last life's journey.
Relationship is serious and not something to be flippant about. It is a serious committment from both parties, to be there for each other, in health or in wealth, for better or for worse. I guess God will prepare that special someone that will walk with me through life's tough journey, and I will walk with her too, till the end of our time......Till then, we'll meet someday.