[Movie Reflection] Henry's Crime

Saturday night.

Never knew that this will be appealing except the fact that Keanu Reeves is acting.

I can tell you what this movie is about in simple terms: A story about a man learning how to say "no".

Henry could not say "no" to:-

1. His wife who wants a child from him

2. His routine boring job

3. His faded love to the wife

4. His demanding friends

5. The life that he thinks he suppose to live

Temporal time out in jail appears to be his alternate from the jail in reality. Good choice I have to say. I would go to jail too if prison is not that dark...

When we learn to love ourselves, things change. We find ourselves being able to love others and for others to do the same.

Meet me in Moscow.

Good night!

[Movie Reflection] White Ribbon - German

Ever since I started working, I do not have the me-time to watch the me-type-movie.

I extracted my teeth on Tuesday and I kinda have a little of time to have some moment for myself. Downloaded this for a while already. Finally get to watch it.

I don't remember where I found out about this movie. Nevertheless, it is one of those thought provoking ones.

Reflection:-

1. It depicts the environment where women and children listen to the man in the house and no one else.

a. The doctor not only finger his daughter, he despise the midwife as and when he wishes to.

b. It's actually okay for the father to beat the son to death.

c. Women are objects. They do not have choices. Probably the rich ones do.

2. There were real love.

What a man would do for his love? At those times, women marry the one the father grants permission to. What kind of life would that be?

3. It remind me of my high school life. I was forced to keep my hair short. I was forced to take part in one of the club activities which I never fond of. Things that I love never happen in high school. Either it was not of parents' desire or it-is-just-not-how-things-works-here.

Soon after I left high school, I was free like a bird. It was as if I have came out of the shell. Just like the pastor's children. They do things they love without the knowledge of the parents. The more they do not like it, they do it more frequently.

These are just my thoughts. It never tells who committed the crimes.

[CG] Smarter People Do Not Believe in God

Referring to the cell group discussion last Friday. I wanna say something.

*Yeah, I am always ready to say something. Thank you for sharing.* something only Canaan CG members will know =P

Bernadette pointed out her realisation in University where smart people do not believe in God. Or SMARTER people do not believe in God.

Well, of course Ah Weng explained most part of it. Here are my two cents worth.

Yes, it doesn't make sense that God creates people if we put science and all the relevant studies into perspective.

I can only ask you one thing to basically conclude it all. IS CONSCIENCE OF NATURE OR NURTURE?

*A question which is always debatable*

I personally think conscience is of nature. No doubt about it. If we are meant to learn the rights and wrongs from others, what make you think others derive that from? Facts about religions are for the betterment of human kind is definitely discounted. Nobody should learn from anybody if that is the case. Where is the basis for that person is better than the other? Kinder than the other?

We believe in the Higher Power because there are always things that we cannot explain. Chicken or egg?

We are made in His image and if we do not carry the one thing that He wants us to have, I guess we are then merely puppets. How you want your puppets to be?

"If He wants us well, why are there sufferings? Why are there devils?"

Simple. Because then only you can compare.

"Compare with the devils so we know His existence?"

You got that right.

"Making some to suffer so we can understand that? That may be too shallow."

That's how men understand most things - through the lens of the superficial eyes. Those who are suffering never suffered with faith. What is external can never affect a person if there is no possibility to make sense out of the pain. Same thing applies, if you do not believe it exists, it will never be real. What you chose to believe is what you aspire to be.