"Maybe this is a sign from God that I should forget her."
Peter Bretter
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
I think about times where we think we can never get over anything, yet, we find a way to make do with circumstances beyond our control because we just have no other choice. I think about how when we first fall in love we are so blinded by thinking our life is over when the relationship faltered or there was a hiccup in the continuity. I think about crushes, and childhood lusts, even high school sweethearts when I see people devastated by endings but, I remember that it just enlists new beginnings and is about a new journey.
Is it easier to forget, than it is to love?
Forgetting Sarah Marshall was one of those films that brought the ultimate break up to the ultimate reality that sometimes the grass isn't always greener on the other side. When Peter learns that Sarah is into someone else and dumps him, he finds solace in running away to paradise to escape the pain and free himself from the image of Sarah and her new beau.
Yet... that did not work out to the best of his original plan. When Peter arrives in paradise, Sarah is there with her new beau and Peter is ultimately more devastated.
I think in life it takes a strong person to get over a strong loss. I believe it takes a dedicated person to get over an uncommitted person. When one has to find solace to get over the love or the loss, they must reach out to their friends to make it clear and possible to breathe again.
I think about friends that have incurred a loss. I think about family and peers that have taken the reality to a different degree of acceptance. The similarities with love and loss is that both take impeccable timing to enlist transitional results. Losing something you never had is as comparable as gaining something you've only dreamed about. You have to find it in yourself to want something bad enough to learn to accept not having something you've invested one hundred percent in.
It is great to have a soul friend. Someone that you want to be with forever. Your lover, your mate, your spouse, your partner, and even your friends. The storyline with Forgetting Sarah Marshall is that you may not ever forget someone you love, yet, you will always remember and cherish all that you have grown to know about how they've affected your life.
Take the time to know you. Take the time to embrace life. Know that getting over someone or something is just as challenging as letting someone else into your life. Remember that friendships last a lifetime, love is right there to piggyback that emotion. Forgetting is just a way to deal with the instant pain. Remembering is about living in the moment.
Finding your happy medium...well that is what they call happiness.
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OK. You've got me hooked.
AtHomePilgrim... like a double standard huh? Thanks for stopping by.