As the video started I thought about the influence big screen pictures have had in inspiring and shaping the dreams of many, to do good and to be the best we can be. Art had led me to think that I could have a life that is as good as they come.
Thankfully, my life showed signs of being as good as they come. I was in the theater.
On stage, I felt good. I felt so good that I started thinking that I can only be good on stage. I sort of had a life outside, on the sides, like a bench warmer, watching the game but not being in it. Well, here was a group, a team, my team, our team and I was in a play, playing.
I was also a secretary and I didn't have a concrete plan about my future and an answer to my dad's "what are your plans for the future?"
Years later, a dear friend told me that she wants to live her life as if it was art. It made a big impression on me. Yes, why not? Why should art be a commodity, bought and sold? Why can't I have a life that has a good script, a happy script, an uplifting and inspiring script and is not for sale.
While the video was showing previews, I was still thinking about what she said and how I took that to be my cue to start living as hard as I could. With abandon, without fear.
The DVD contained a track where Martin Scorsese was calling our attention to the thousands of old films that are in need of restoration at the present time in the vaults of various studios, and emphasized the importance of preserving this culture for future generations.
Now I can watch the movie.
