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Day’s Verses:
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Matt. 11:28-29
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
Ps. 147:3
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We saw Lost in Translation tonight. Random association words: melancholy, visceral, emotional, lonely, sorrowful, aching, crazy. The movie told the story of an aging actor who encounters a young married woman, both staying in Tokyo for different reasons. They both cannot sleep, so keep encountering each other in a bar – or at a swimming pool – all over. There are scenes and scenes of the woman, Charlotte, wandering across Japan, through streets, arcades, gardens, all by herself. Her husband is off taking pictures of famous people. She and the actor then wander through Japan together, having all sorts of strange, non-American encounters. They did a good job, the young actress and he: none of this Sean Connery/Catherine Zeta-Jones business; it’s two lonely souls seeking company. The movie struck me mostly as soundtrack, or at least that’s what will remain with me. It resounded well, possibly because there was so little dialogue that it had to evoke feelings from the viewers without any astounding verbal repartee. Many scenes, you just felt the irony – watching an American movie with Japanese voice overs, seeing the actor’s face, hearing the music – or whatever emotion they wanted to convey.