One of my roommates love to tell stories. And I just find myself listening. She's very enthusiastic and you just can't help but want to watch whatever she watched since,well, you got the excitement.
One of the stories that she told me was about the movie called "The Giver". The plot is really cool (not to mention Taylor Swift is there) and it made me so curious. I downloaded it the next day.
Last night, I met The Giver. After watching it, I came to think a lot of things.. there were revelations and I love it!
Can't help but write. I need to write them. I'm not a film critic. This is not a review. I just know when I'm inspired or not..if a movie is good or not..
It's when it made me write, I know I was charmed.
Appreciation
Suddenly there's an appreciation of colors... of our world, pains and heartaches...music, joy, book.. true emotions... home...love..
The little things, the sunshine... komorebi (Japanese term for the sunlight that filters in the leaves) perhaps.. friendships..hugs.. (I hugged my friend after watching the film) etc..
When I'm inspired it also means I somehow connect things with the Gospel, with what Jesus did for us, His love for this world.. and all .. I don't know how but yeah you can just connect things and call them,
Revelations:
The joy. You just can't contain it.
The joy. You just can't contain it.
When Jonas received different memories like the music, dancing and singing.. He just can't help but adore and to express it to his little siblings. It just shows. Great experiences are to be shared.
I pray that just like him, I could also dance, sing and show His love. I pray not to contain the joy. :)
The boldness of sharing Love
When Jonas learned about love, he was so fascinated by it's idea. I think that's the greatest thing that he could ever discover.. love. I love his boldness of sharing it..of saying it...even if.. he will hear "precision of language" afterwards, even if..it's against the rules.. even if it will make you different...
Love. God's love. Such a wonderful Love to fight for, to go against all the rules for, to accept whatever's gonna happen, to not be afraid of rejection anymore. Just proclaim it. Proclaim.
The Giver
How could there be a Receiver without the Giver? He passed them on..He knows that those wonderful things are meant to be shared.
“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
― Lois Lowry, The Giver
How could you do great things without someone there who went before you? A guide. A mentor is very important.
Friends. Brothers. Sisters. You just can't do it alone. ('nuff said)
You can't run the race of faith alone. There must be people who will believe in you.
Next generation ! :)
Do the right things today not just for the here and now but for the next generations as well.
There is more! More ! MORE!
My favorite part of the film is when Jonas is trying to convince Fiona that there is MORE. THERE IS MORE. More than what they are experiencing now.. more than what you think is right and good and perfect. THERE IS MORE.
My favorite part of the film is when Jonas is trying to convince Fiona that there is MORE. THERE IS MORE. More than what they are experiencing now.. more than what you think is right and good and perfect. THERE IS MORE.
I want to shout that to the world. THERE IS MORE. More than music, more than stories, more than dance, more than romantic love, more than an inspirational movie ... more than having great memories.. THERE IS MORE.
Of LOVE. OF GOD's LOVE. OF His Grace. Of what He did.. of what HE is doing..If only they could have the REALITY of a WONDERFUL LIFE with HIM, the REALITY OF HIS LOVE.
I feel like everything that I'm writing is an understatement. Always. I pray to bring justice to His love but it's just honestly too great.
Friends, there is more to life.. JESUS is. THE GIVER of HIS LIFE.
