The Split

(All opinion expressed here is personal and in no way meant to question individual decisions or reasons behind those decisions).

I heard the news that former Vice President Al Gore and his wife are splitting amicably after 40 years together. I was saddened and surprised at the same time. Saddened that they looked so much in love together and surprised that what happened that they had to make that kind of decision. I don’t know the inside story and will never know and I am least bit interested anyway. My point here is that 40 years is a long time. And what happened to all those love and cherish you forever till death do us apart. Are they just words now or we need to make some amendments to it?

Is it only love that can hold for you for a long time or there are some other things beside that complement this fundamental part of the relationship. Are kids not important and even if you feel that you are not happy in your relationship, is splitting up or taking a divorce without a valid reason (like infidelity, domestic disturbance etc) the real answer. I can sometimes understand that after a year or so you can have second thoughts but after being half a century together, in comprehensible.

Appreciation

When I used to work (right now I am unemployed) I used to hear people who used to come back from vacation that two weeks is not enough or the vacation was too short. When you are working, little things like vacation times seems so much precious to you and you appreciate all the time off you have or you get. But once you are unemployed you loose all the appreciation of vacation. Because every day when you are out of work is a vacation to you without pays and benefits.

This just goes to show you that if you have enough of something you start to appreciate things which you don’t have enough of.

On the lighter Side:-Movies- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Based on the Hasbro cartoon characters, starring Marlon Wayans, Channing Tatum and Dennis Quaid, it is about an elite military unit combining the best soldiers of major countries and how they stop the spread of Germ warfare from the sinister organization COBRA. Great effects and actions. A must see for the action fans out there. Highly recommended.

On the lighter Side:-Movies- The Dark Knight

Great movie starring Christian Bale as the Batman and the late Heath Ledger as the Joker along with Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine. It is about Batman torn between a vigilante and a savior of Gotham (New York City) and how he comes to relinquish his role as the hero of the city. Heath Ledger acting really deserved an Oscar; he just played the Joker part to perfection. Highly recommended and must see for all movie fans