The Vow.

I have just finished watching The Vow, a movie based on the actual relationship of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter, who wrote a book about their marriage, also known as The Vow. Ten weeks  after their wedding on 18 September 1993, the couple was in an automobile accident in which Krickitt suffered brain trauma, which erased memories of her romance with Kim as well as their marriage. Kim is still deeply in love with his wife, although she views him as a stranger after the accident.

In the movie, Leo tried means and ways to help his wife, Paige, to regain her memory after the accident. Paige however, could not recall anything about Leo and their relationship. Eventually Leo grew frustrated and tired of trying and gave up, signing the divorce papers.  Of course, the movie had a happy ending, with Paige slowly realizing what she really want in her life, and deciding to give Leo a second chance to start their relationship all over again.

Ok, let's imagine the same thing happening to you.  You could not remember anything about your lover.  Someone so close to you, someone you once loved so deeply all of a sudden becomes a complete stranger to you.  Will you fall in love with the same person again?

I guess many would answer yes to this question. How many have you heard this - if there is a second life, I will still choose you to be my husband/wife. (Wow, rhyme.)Are you sure? Are you really sure? If yes, then why is it so hard for Paige to fall in love with Leo again? Because if you are really in that situation, I doubt you will be able to give a confirmed answer.

Digress, digress. Let's talk about the vow. All of you married people out there, do you still remember the vow you made on your wedding day? How you will take care of your spouse in sickness and in health? Think again, how many of you will really stick to your vows? Ya, ya, ya I will, my foot.  Look out there, divorcees everywhere.  (Wow, rhyme again.) Look at those husbands ditching their wives for new flings when their wives grew fat and ugly because they gave birth to three kids and never had time to go for facials. (Ya I know there are also bitches who dump their husbands when their husbands fail to meet their needs, usually material needs). You mean all these bitches and bastards never take the vow? The truth is, most couples read out the vows for the sake of doing it.  I mean, nobody can predict what's gonna happen in the future, so nobody can promise anything.  Vows are beautified promises.  When people hear them they go wow, so romantic.  But nobody, I repeat, nobody bothers to stick to it til the very end. (Ok, maybe one or two out of a hundred, the stats just keep on dropping.

It's a sad world out there.  If unconditional love is a living thing, it would be critically endangered.  Sigh.. sad sad world.