Sunday, April 29, 2018
Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech
I had just finished texting a friend about seeing the film "The Rider" when I saw an email from another friend urging me to see that very film. Coincidence? This advising friend is older, and sees all the "important" movies that come out, but before I get a chance to, and she doesn't really heed my advice if I do like a movie. She's a bit like my husband: she decides without taking a chance on seeing something she may not like. I prefer the companionship of moviegoing. I'll compromise on a film just to share the experience with another person. I don't really care if the film disappoints, and besides, that kind of film still often nets lots to discuss. She'll tell me to see a film, but we never discuss it, because by then she's already had her fill of analyzing. She recommends books as well, but hasn't the time to talk with me after I've read it. She genuinely WANTS me to read it, thinks I will enjoy it, but she's moved on. When I've given her books she often doesn't read them, or puts them off a long time. She's older, and my intuition tells me she's guiding me. We used to share, but now she's in a different place, with people she prefers to share with, but she loves me and wants me to experience the pleasure she's had. It's subtle, this change, but I do feel a loss. Yes, I have books and movies to see, but alone, the experience is dampened.
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