Life itself, isn't that enough?
Don't lose yourself.
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What do you want ‘meaning’ for? Life is a desire, not a ‘meaning’.
~ Charles Chaplin from the Movie “Limelight”
Firstly, hello! And welcome back. That’s all I needed - a one-week break to myself. To be. Not seek anything. Just ‘be’. And that does wonders. Try it. You are enough.
I walked barefoot on beach sand by the Jersey shore and relaxed listening to the sound of the ocean for hours while reading a book “The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time” by Will Durant). Did wonders to my mind…
Today, I wanted to share an interesting scene from the movie “Limelight” featuring Charles Chaplin and Claire Bloom. It resonates with me every time I watch it, every word that Calvero says, and the way he says it. I cannot copy the video here for copyright reasons, but here’s the script -
Terry: What is there to fight for?
Calvero: Ah, you see, you admit it. What is there to fight for? Everything!!!
Life itself, isn't that enough? To be lived, suffered, enjoyed! What is there to fight for?
Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish. Huh, what is there to fight for? Besides, you - you have your art, your dancing!
Terry: I can't dance without legs!
Calvero: I know a man without arms who can play a scherzo on a violin and does it all with his toes.
The trouble is you won't fight!
You've given in, continually dwelling on sickness and death.
But - there's something just as inevitable as death, and that's life. Life, life, life!
Think of the power that's in the universe, moving the earth, growing the trees. That's the same power within you if you only have courage and the will to use it!
Movie - Limelight (1952)
Actors - Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom
Terry - Claire Bloom
Calvero - Charlie Chaplin
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