O T.S. Eliot T.S. Eliot

In the end is my beginning.

You say I am repeating

Something I have said before. I shall say it again.

Shall I say it again? In order to arrive there,

To arrive where you are, to get from where you are not,

You must go by a way wherein there is no ecstasy.

In order to arrive at what you do not know

You must go by a way which is the way of ignorance.

In order to possess what you do not possess

You must go by the way of dispossession.

In order to arrive at what you are not

You must go through the way in which you are not.

And what you do not know is the only thing you know

And what you own is what you do not own

And where you are is where you are not.

...

I read a bit of T.S. Eliot this morning, a prose from East Cocker. I felt thirsty for beautiful words and hungry for soft murmuring in my ears. A rainy morning got me poised and light in my heart. I feel I understand the meaning of "In the end is my beginning."

The Princess Bride (1987)

We had another movie night for girls. This movie was so perfect for us with its light mood and fun settings. Come to think of it, we had lots of sweets (baklava, apple pie, chocolate) watching Princess Buttercup. 

My thoughts on the movie: Like in many other movies, people are extremely patient. I wouldn't have been like Princess Buttercup and wait for Westley to come and stop the wedding --- to me, that's not a matter of waiting.  I'd take actions; I'd do something. 

Does this mean that I am not the sleeping beauty type and won't win the prize that is meant for those who can wait?  Life seems too short to wait for a prince charming who will have to go through ten more sessions with a shrink before he can think of saving me. 

Wait, Westley at least promised to come back for his true love. Guess this makes this movie a fairy tale.