Movie

Have been watching movies online nowadays, a whole deal of them.
From Ironman 2 to Grown Ups, and even the 10 episodes of Band of Brothers.
Well, I guessed this shall be the way;
the way that I'll be spending the last days of this holiday.

So, I wonder if everyone reading this might notice the trend of movie.
Every movie has a story to tell, obviously;
and every of them, has a lesson to teach.
They have a thought for us to ponder upon,
and they have a inspiration to give us rooms for creation.
To create what is the so-called 'aftermath' of whatever we see on the screen.

As what Aesop's fables are like,
every story has a moral at the very end.
A moral for us to learn, a moral for us to ponder upon;

A moral that might inspire some of us.

Life is definitely like a movie.
As the Chinese proverb mediacorp uses all day long,
“人生如戏，戏如人生。”
Life, is just like a movie;
with its starting, plot, climax, and perhaps a happily-ever-after ending.
No doubt, this movie of our own has its own moral, too.

Maybe we just get engrossed for 3 hours in the cinema,
but this 'movie of life' goes on playing for decades.
You're the director, the actor, the producer, the scriptwriter...
You are the one that is going to produce this movie,
and you're the one that is the very main cast.

Every moment, you have to rights to change things.
Pulling in new casts and crew members into the studio,
or amending the script, adding in new features, changing props, etc.
For everything that take place, you have the final say.

So, I'm just wondering, life, its just like a movie;
but this movie differs a lot from those we see in the cinemas.
Those are made ready, and we just have to pay for the admission ticket;
this one, its screening every second, and filming every second.

Romance, action, comedy, tragedy;
What kind of genre, you can choose it yourself.
the protagonist, sidekicks, hero, or villain;
this is your movie, you choose your role to play.

A movie that is going on and on for decades;
another difference this unique movie have,
is that every moment, there is a moral to tell.
Every moment, there is a lesson to learn.
Every moment, there is a thought to be inspire.
Not like those in the cinemas; you'll only start thinking when the curtains draw.

You can't rewind this movie.
Neither pause, stop, loop, playback, whatsoever;
and the worse of all, you only get to see it once.
Every scene, every act, every move...
You'll only get to see and film it once.

For this movie, there's no sequel to it;
hence, there's no room for any regrets.
We can't get the protagonist dying,
and then make a sequel to showcase his return.
This movie of life, it's just one and once;
no Ironman 2, no Superman Returns.

It just goes on and on, and you can't pause.
That's why, I want every scene to be something nice;
you can't edit this film like the post production.
You can't cut away scene, or trying to do a voice-over.
It just stays there, forever.

I want every scene of mine to be a comedy;
maybe action at the extreme.
I got no room for tragedies.
And I want this movie to be an inspirational one;
with lessons to teach, morals to learn.

Actors and actresses enter and exit from various scene.
But I myself am always here,
writing this script of my life;
filming and acting every scene of this movie.

This is my movie.
What's yours?