It’s not too late!

The writer: „I realize what they say about the nobility of misfortune is true, because misfortune teaches us the truth. Your cancer has opened your eyes to your own life. We humans are so careless. We only realize how beautiful life is when we face death. But few of us are actually able to face death. The worst ones know nothing of life ‘til they die. You were a slave to your own life. Now you will become its master! I’m telling you it’s your human duty to enjoy life. Wasting it you desecrate God’s great gift. We’ve got to have a lust for life. We learned that lust is immoral but it isn’t. Lust is a virtue. Especially lust for life!”

„Life is so short!

Fall in love, dear maiden,

While your lips are still red

And before your passion cools

For there will be no tomorrow.

Life is so short!

Fall in love, dear maiden,

While your hair is still black

And before the fire in your heart dies down

For today will never come again.”

IKIRU (To Live, 1952) – directed by Akira Kurosawa

A masterpiece of cinematography, a song dedicated to living, a delicate metaphor to strike a pasive soul. And what an accurate psychologist Kurosawa is! No mistake, no flaw! Every gesture has its meaning… from the unconscious movement of the hand to the ultimate burst of ecstasy. Of course, Takashi Shimura’s performance is unforgetable.

~ de AlinaT pe 17/02/2007.