i have the habit of re-watching movies over and over again…recently, i came across the movie "CHOCOLAT", i dunno if it was a low budget feel good movie, but i’m pretty sure it’s not like "pirates", "LOTR", "Spidey’s" material or any other big budgetted films that would make your costly time in watching it over and over again until your eyes turn so red like having a conjunctivitis for a day…or until migraine gets a hold of you…or until you somehow qualifies to be a couch-potato like me…

well, anyways…the movie "chocolat" was set in an old town somewhere in Europe where traditions and customs plays a substantial part to each and every one’s life…

i was just so moved when the Priest finally was the one giving the homily himself instead of a prepared speech from the mayor…this was on the last part of the movie…there the priest said…

"We people should not always focus on Jesus Christ’s life as a Divine Savior or as a Divine Being after all, we should really focus on HIS life as a Human Being and on how HE handle things on His own…

Jesus was as vulnerable… as weak… as Human…as we all are…but instead, He remains faithful, He tolerates, He loves unconditionally…"

He just didn’t exemplify how life on Earth should be lived…He also made it clear that in spite of vulnerabilites and weaknesses we all affronts…WE have the choice of whether we let these vulnerabilties and weaknesses get a hold of us… or we free ourselves from them by outdoing them through doing something good, no matter how small, to our fellow and to ourselves…

it’s the Season of Gifts…may the best of gifts we can share is ourselves…

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year…