Great piece as always. You put your thumb on it when you mentioned control, imo.
Living in the present requires surrender and oppenness, and often it’s easier to just control a situation rather than allow. As humans we (or at least I) don’t like ambiguity
But the fruits of ambiguity and surrender are often the most valuable.
Though, to play devils advocate, there is something beautiful in living an experience and just allowing it to be what it was.
“We’ll always have Paris” —Casablanca
Or the themes Lost in Translation explores.
Sometimes an experience is beautiful because it is transitory
It’s a delicate balance but I think it goes back to the route of your premise. Living in the present with grace.
Absolutely agree with all of your points (as always) 🫡 there is a lot of beauty in something just being what it was, and nothing more or less. As there’s a lot of beauty in surrendering to the present.
I love what you’re saying about the fruits of ambiguity and surrender being the most valuable, because that’s pretty much what I meant in my earlier “playing pretend” essay, it all comes back to giving up the need to control everything and accepting the flow of life I think. Thank you for reading ✨
This was so very beautifully written. I’ve never seen these movies and now they’re on my list!
thank you!! <3
Great piece as always. You put your thumb on it when you mentioned control, imo.
Living in the present requires surrender and oppenness, and often it’s easier to just control a situation rather than allow. As humans we (or at least I) don’t like ambiguity
But the fruits of ambiguity and surrender are often the most valuable.
Though, to play devils advocate, there is something beautiful in living an experience and just allowing it to be what it was.
“We’ll always have Paris” —Casablanca
Or the themes Lost in Translation explores.
Sometimes an experience is beautiful because it is transitory
It’s a delicate balance but I think it goes back to the route of your premise. Living in the present with grace.
Absolutely agree with all of your points (as always) 🫡 there is a lot of beauty in something just being what it was, and nothing more or less. As there’s a lot of beauty in surrendering to the present.
I love what you’re saying about the fruits of ambiguity and surrender being the most valuable, because that’s pretty much what I meant in my earlier “playing pretend” essay, it all comes back to giving up the need to control everything and accepting the flow of life I think. Thank you for reading ✨
Of course, always a delight
love the before trilogy!! i also choose to watch the first two more often than the third one haha 🫶