A time to live and a time to die!

Life imitates art or can art imitate life, whatever the answer is, two movies that left a lasting impression on me were “Bucket List” and “Manhattan”! Though the genre in both were different there is a common thread. In Bucket List, Edward Cole a caustic millionaire who has led a life of indulgence and Carter Chambers a quite God fearing mechanic have nothing in common but their terminal illness. They come together and make a list of things they want to do before they die (kick the bucket). They learn from each other and do the positive things they always wanted to do. In Manhattan the movie traces the poignant relationship between Ike (Woody Allen) and Tracy in New York. In a soliloquy Ike asks himself about the ten wonderful things that make life worth living. Many of us have our secret list of the things we want to do before dying, tucked away in the innermost recesses of our heart. We postpone these things in our mundane lives. It is only when we view our own sense of mortality that we realize inaction in our actions. Then we see things in a proper perspective; feel the urges and desires you always subdued. If you are brave enough, you will open your heart let go your trepidations and do the things that make life worth living. Encompass the incredible energy of the Universe, touch base with your deepest desires, banish the fear of what society will say. Each one will have his own bucket list, the adventure, the best restaurant, you will be surprised at the number of things each one of us wants to do. Capture the magic of a relationship with the person that obsessed you in the privacy of your most lonely movements. You only live once! but will die a million deaths if you cannot fulfill your dynamic dreams in this passing illusion of life. Otherwise darkness will envelope you and life will not be worth living.