I've been watching a lot of movies lately, partially because it's something that I love to do with C. and partially because it's comforting to play movies when I'm working late at night. My latest thing has been movies that feature the theme of being loved for who you are; being loved even more because of your eccentricities and "imperfections."
Last Friday, C. and I were watching Good Will Hunting on cable, and we kept falling asleep, but I was touched by the scene in which Robin Williams is describing his wife's imperfections and how they made him love her even more, how those imperfections made her "his" wife.
Tonight, I rented "How Harry Met Sally" and "Bridget Jones Diary" because they are the kind of movies I can "watch" while I'm working and because I wanted to think about the theme of being loved for who you are. Both have pivotal ending scenes where the characters realize that everything that they ever thought made them weird or different or eccentric or even a little annoying is actually what makes them charming, adorable, cherished individuals.
Is there anything better in life than being loved for you who are?
Rachel
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