"Once upon a time, there was a quiet little village in the French countryside, whose people believed in Tranquilité - Tranquility. If you lived in this village, you understood what was expected of you. You knew your place in the scheme of things. And if you happened to forget, someone would help remind you. In this village, if you saw something you weren't supposed to see, you learned to look the other way. If perchance your hopes had been disappointed, you learned never to ask for more. So through good times and bad, famine and feast, the villagers held fast to their traditions. Until, one winter day, a sly wind blew in from the North..."
If your life were a movie, which one would you pick? Think carefully. On a brilliantly rainy day, a cup of coffee, some chocolate, I am enjoying the movie Chocolat. I remember again what life is about. love.
With this question in mind, I believe I would pick Chocolat. I would be Vianne, the main character. It is a story that gets me excited every time I watch it. A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community. Her love for others penetrates the strong shield of religion and morality to the core. Love is the most powerful force known to man. It has the power to change lives; without it we see people (animals, and even our earth) deteriorate, but with it the world can change. "I do not know what the theme of my homily today ought to be. Do I want to talk about the miracle of our Lord's divine transformation? Not really, no. I don't want to talk about His divinity. I'd rather talk about His humanity. I mean, you know, how He lived His life here on earth. His kindness, His tolerance...Listen, here's what I think. I think we can't go 'round measuring our goodness by what we don't do, what we deny ourselves, what we resist, and who we exclude. I think we've got to measure goodness by what we embrace, what we create, and who we include."
