My life on screen
Saw The Break Up last night. It reminded me a lot of my own breakup. There was no shouting arguement, but I did storm out when I should have talked to her. I saw myself in Brooke when she looked for some recognition from Gary for all the things she did for him. And when Gary tried to make things right with Brooke at the end, and she tells him that she doesn't love him anymore was bang on. I did like it that they did not get back together at the end - that would have been too perfect; the Hollywood happy ending. Instead, they talked like old friends who haven't seen each other for a long time. I hope that I can have a long friendship with my ex-wife. And my ex-wifi; I really miss the robust USR wireless router. Stupid Linksys/D-Link...
Buddist dharma suggest that I should really give up hope though. Hope binds us from accepting other possibilities. It grounds us like an anchor. When we have no hope, we can be free. While I can understand the concept, I'm not so sure that I want to embrace it. Stupid book...