I'll admit this here...I want happy endings. In movies, with relationships, and in all parts of life. Perhaps it is the girl inside that makes me want a happy ending to every situation. Or maybe it's the fact that I rarely get a happy ending and feel as though I'm due for one. Whatever the case, it's how I think. It's why I get teary when I watch the protagonist struggle in a movie but ultimately get his or her happy end.
Some parts of my life have not turned out the way I wanted them to or ever expected them to, those are the parts of my past that make me sad. I'm not sure I would call them regrets because they have brought me to where I am today. On the other hand, some parts have completely surprised me and been close to bringing me a "happy ending" - moving to Colorado being one of them.
I watched Pan's Labyrinth last night. While the movie was fabulous, the ending was exactly what I wanted. The journey to the end, however, was not ideal. Maybe I should rethink my ideal of the happy ending and make it more gray than strictly black and white. And in the meantime, I keep hoping that I'll get at least one happy ending in my lifetime.
Some parts of my life have not turned out the way I wanted them to or ever expected them to, those are the parts of my past that make me sad. I'm not sure I would call them regrets because they have brought me to where I am today. On the other hand, some parts have completely surprised me and been close to bringing me a "happy ending" - moving to Colorado being one of them.
I watched Pan's Labyrinth last night. While the movie was fabulous, the ending was exactly what I wanted. The journey to the end, however, was not ideal. Maybe I should rethink my ideal of the happy ending and make it more gray than strictly black and white. And in the meantime, I keep hoping that I'll get at least one happy ending in my lifetime.
terranwanderer:
In life, I'm less a fan of happy endings than happy beginnings. Endings are typically sad by their very nature. I had one of those recently . . . fantastic beginning, sad ending. But the experience as a whole was positive--I wouldn't have traded it for the world. I think what I prefer is a happy beginning and an even happier, indefinite continuation. 