Musings on Memoirs

Just came from the premiere of Memoirs of a Geisha at Greenbelt 3.

I found the movie visually stunning and it made me more intrigued to know more about Japanese culture. They say this movie is heavily westernized but I still liked it, quite a surprise because I'm not really a big fan of Asian culture (except ours of course). Funny, I read in a lot of reviews that the movie should have been done in Japanese because first because it's set in Japan and so that the actors could act better speaking in their native tongue. Another reviewer pointed out that although the film is set in Japan, the book is written in English so why would anyone want to translate it to Japanese and then include English subtitles? Plus, the main actors are not even Japanese so it wouldn't really be their native tongue.

On my way back to the office, I remember what Sayuri (Zhang Ziyi) said towards the end. She told the Chairman that every step she'd taken since she was a child was to get closer to him. I could relate. But what was striking was that I was able to relate, thinking about my former Object of Affection. Although I was quite guarded when it came to him (just because I'm the type of girl who is uncomfortable around a guy I like), I made many decisions and many moves to get closer to him but as my friends know, nothing came out of that. Then I began to think:

"Can't you see? Every step I have taken, since I was that child on the bridge, has been to bring myself closer to you."

The only one who truly deserves this line is Jesus Christ. I began to think of the many times I had wasted thinking about how to get closer to a person but exerting only a portion of my effort to get closer to Him. Despite my bible reading every night, despite my prayers, or the services and prayer meetings I attend, I know I can devote more of myself to Him, to bringing myself closer to Him. As I embark on a new challenge this March, that will be my primary goal.