IT'S BEEN YEARS.....BUT TITANIC!!!

What does that suspicious title mean? It could be several things. I could talk about the ship Titanic that went down 115 years ago, or something incredible that happened in 2001, or the shooting of Abraham Lincoln even.

Nahhhhhh. I'm going to write about love. About the true reason we all loved, and still, love Titanic. The most popular movie ever made in the world.

Often, I sit mesmerized watching replays of this incredible film, that well, most of the world who watched movies loved! There has since, been numerous articles trying to knock the corniness of the film, the accuracy, or the Director, as a self-infused egotistical man. The creator of such an amazing feat of a film should have a little ego in my opinion... But why? What was it that he especially caught in the filming of the movie that goes on for years now, and probably for generations to come?

LOVE! Unselfish, completely fulfilling, sacrificial love! The kind we all actually dream about! 

Titanic wasn't so much an adventure movie, than it was a romance movie! We fell in love with the characters, we dreamed of having the kind of love that Rose and Jack enveloped.

We watched two people truly, and quickly fall in love, to the point of sacraficing each other's lives over and over again for each other, all the way to the end. It was the essence of this love that James Cameron so delicately captured.

This is the kind of love many of us dream of, but do we emote it everyday?

I am coming to terms with being a resentful person in my past, and learning to love more. Movies such as Titanic, and the most recent I watched, Captain Fantastic, have impressed upon me the importance of just loving unconditionally, with fervor! 

If only the middle east could truly learn the meaning behind their religious beliefs, which is to love your brother, and not to battle him.

Wouldn't it be nice if Trump could love all people as much as he seems to love his eldest daughter, whom he is allowing unwielding power in the White House, despite having no previous political background, or education in Government Administration.

A return to the old days of loving unconditionally would surely benefit society today, especially in America, where we suffer a divorce rate greater than 50%, now. I'm not condoning women being controlled again, or staying in abusive relationships, as in the past. But, too many couples divorce over the smallest and simplest things now, that could truly be diminished if they were to be more understanding of each other, and more sacraficial in their love towards one another. 

Marriage to me, is not so much a religious matter, but a spiritual one, in which we make a commitment to support each other through thick and thin. 

Would you run back in waste high water on a sinking boat to free your loved one from entrapment? Would you give your loved one the only floating piece around in the middle of an ocean, after your boat has sunk, and allow yourself to die for them?

That was the essence of Titanic, that made it so attractive to all of us. Yes, the amazing cinemotography, and story, and anticipation of the final result kept us inticed as well. However, none of us can fool ourselves into not accepting that it was the love story that made it so popular!

If you have children, a partner, or family, think how you can show sacraficial love for that person in such an immense way, that that person feels it for a lifetime.

I've decided to stop chasing after my dreams and what I desire, in order to do what I am supposed to do, and remain near my youngest child, and continue to raise him and help him reach his dreams. For the first time in my life, I feel as if I'm finally putting someone else in front of me, and it is a greatly satisfying feeling. Try it out!!

Global Love, Family Love! The wave of the future!

Written by: Colin Bruce Munro Wood - 11:35 AM ET - 05.24.2017

Copyright 2017
Heart and Soul Commentary



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