Death can make you put things in perspective. I came to class today and found out that the history secretary, Judy, passed away last week. She had a brain aneurism randomly and didn't make it. I was thinking back right before spring break when I asked her to open the conference room for a group of us. Such a simple thing but now it's in memory as the last time I talked to her. Granted, I did not know her well as some of the others did, but it still feels weird when you talk to someone one day and the next they are no longer there. Very weird.
I was thinking further and I wondered how much more important a meaningless object would be if it was given by someone who then passed shortly thereafter. Would it be something more important? Say I handed an item to a friend and then I passed for whatever reason that night. Would the person cherish it more than if I had given it to them and lived 80 more years? I think so. At least, if a friend gave me something and then passed, I would be more attached to it.
And now, for something completely different. From the attractive girl over at xanga named Megan. A survey!
Underline the movies that You have Seen
Finding Nemo
Sleepover
Gothika
Pirates of the Caribean
Jimmy Neutron
What a Girl Wants (part of it)
Legally Blonde
Top Gun
The Little Rascals
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Mean Girls
The Borrowers
Miss Congeniality
Mighty Joe Young
Rocket Man
Cheaper By the Dozen
Cat in the Hat
50 First Dates
Secret Window
Little Secrets
Blue Crush
Children of the Corn
Signs
Good Boy
Poltergeist
A Walk to Remember
How to Deal
Eurotrip
Daddy Daycare
Dr. Dolittle
School of Rock
Grease
Dirty Dancing
Shrek
Shrek 2
Spider-man
Ice Age
Little Giants
Parent Trap
Scooby Doo
The Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
A Cinderella Story
Ella Enchanted
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Starsky and Hutch
Dude Wheres My Car
Sleeping Beauty
The Little Mermaid
A Goofy Movie
Barber Shop
Balto
Dickey Roberts
The Hot Chick
Jack Frost
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
The Lion King
Big Fat Liar
Freddy vs. Jason
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Mary Poppins
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Santa Clause 2
Right on Track
The Cheetah Girls
The Wedding Planner
Jaws
The Brady Bunch Movie
Lilo & Stitch
Crossroads
Drive Me Crazy
Brave New Girl
Inspector Gadget
The Haunted Mansion
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Raising Helen
Alex and Emma
Joe Somebody
Happy Gilmore
Billy Madison
1 comment:
I can actually help with one of your ponderings!!! *dance*
Anyways.. things do gain value after people pass. You know the story of my grandfather. He gave me one of the rings I wear around my neck one day after he came home from vacation. It kind of just sat on my dresser and I rarely even looked at it. Don't get me wrong and think that I didn't appreciate it; I certainly did.. Anyways.. when he passed away, I started wearing it; even when it was too small until I eventually got a necklace. Now I flip out whenever I think I lose it.
I guess it is the idea that I have in my posession something he once had. Or the idea that he actually cared enough to give it to me. =) In a sense I suppose it makes me feel closer to him because whenever I am upset or think about him, I cling on to it and refuse to let go, without even realizing it. And if it isn't any of those, it is something unexplainable because I am having a hard time finding the words to do so...
Hope that helps answer your question.
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