Sunday, February 08, 2009

the curious case of benjamin burton [spoiler alert]

the show set me thinking... do i want to age gracefully or would i want to regress into infancy?
i thank God i can age gracefully...
it is really sad being benjamin burton... to have to be in such unusual circumstances... rejected at birth... adopted into love... grew up in a retirement home... fell in love only to not be able to grow old with her... grew younger each day... had dementia as a child-man... died an infant in the arms of his beloved...
what would i do if i were to be born under such unusual circumstances... i might not have the capacity to accept the situation and probably would have led an unexciting life in depression and rejection... some how this movie taught me to appreciate the beauty of aging gracefully... to embrace our lives to the fullest... only then will we live with no regrets...
so what would you choose if given a choice of growing older aging or be given the elixir of youth?



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