Romantic
Movies
Last
night my wife and I watched a romantic movie entitled Serendipity.
That video has been enticing me to pick it up even back in the days of
VHS tapes but I never borrowed it. I mean, a macho man like me watching
a chick flick like that? No way! Right? But my wife chose that
movie from Netflix so I watched the cutesy cutesy stuff and of
course I sorta knew where this was going. But I have to tell you,
I was sucked into the story by the time the guy and gal were separated
by fate.
Don't
worry, if you haven't seen it yet, I'm not going to spoil the movie for
you.
I
can understand why chicks like this but men --- what good are romantic
movies to us? What makes them so endearing? I think of Sleepless in
Seattle, Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding, You've Got Mail,
etc. Every single one of them I didn't think I would enjoy ... but somehow
I did. How dumb do those film makers think we are? Are we really that
gullible?
After
the movie, I secretly glanced at my wife and I wondered why I deserved
this woman. Though she had no makeup on and she was tired from the workday,
she was still incredibly beautiful.
So
what good are romantic movies? Speaking for myself, romantic films are
a flashback to my youth --- when hormones sparked the air and pimples
adorned the landscape of my face --- a wishful era when I searched for
my soulmate. Out of all the women in the world I chose this one and after
all these seasons, after all the ups and downs, I still love her. No my
wife isn't perfect. But (corny as it sounds) she's perfect for me. Men,
you have been warned! Those romantic movies make your wives even more
beautiful.
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Wisdom
from Joji of Antipolo, Philippines 
The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left
by those who got there first.
Thanks
to this week's winners:
Tom and Art of Pasadena; Joji of Antipolo; Katinka of Quezon City;
Don of Kelowna; Mike of New York and Charlie of New Jersey.
How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes behind your veil are doves.
--- Song of Solomon 4:1
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