Memoirs of a Geisha

I just watched the film this evening. With subtitles, thankfully. Though I was entranced by the rich visuals and liked the dance, on the whole I found it, like the main character, to have "too much water". Please, read the book. You will find much more compelling characters, dimensions to their motivations, a nuanced story and the mysterious "floating world" through the eyes of one who lived it.

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i liked this quote:

"The heart dies a slow death, shedding each hope like leaves..."

If you are like me, you know how it is to mistrust your emotions. We are chemical beings of hormonal changes, lunar movements, sleep cycles, ebb and flow. Feelings pass, people change, but much that has been done cannot be undone.

Because I am so out of touch with literature, the highest goal I can think of is a pop culture image from cinema, of Yoda looking on as the world falls apart about him. I wish for that kind of stillness, that kind of clarity.

In the meantime, I let it all wash over me: love, rage, bliss, sadness, lust, rapture, guilt, fear. I will stand still. I will let it pass.