that being said there were two eldery patients, henry and betty, being admitted for various irrelevant reasons and as they were being transported they see and recognize each other. later... we find out that there was a history between them. turns out, betty and henry's late wife (sally) were best friends. before the marriage, betty and henry fell in love with each other and made love- all without sally's knowing. they were each others first. betty was supposed to be in the wedding but felt so guilty that she ran away and disappeared. later, as shes talking about her history with henry to meredith and christina, she explains how guilty she felt and how she willed herself to move on, how she reassured herself that there would be another henry. betty got married and had kids with another man who she said was kind and she loved dearly, but despite this, in the end she realized that there will never be another henry.
later henry explains to betty that he has this beautiful home and wants to share it with someone and asks her to move in. betty declines and insists that she had moved on. later, henry's crashes and betty stays around. when henry is well again, he is surprised that betty is still there and she explains that she never stopped missing him and never stopped wondering.... they kiss and she announces that she will be moving in with him. so cute :p
how many of you have met, loved, lost and/or fought for your henry?
It happens, but I think most people are able to eventually find other people that they can appreciate just as much if not more.
ReplyDeleteIn my experience, I think we sometimes become fixated on comparing past relationships to present ones. We sometimes believe that we will never find someone as smart, as funny, as good looking etc, as the previous. This limiting belief, which comes from a scarcity mindset, holds most people back from exploring other opportunities with respect to developing new relationships. The Hollywood created story is obviously an idealized scenario of what our minds sometimes fantasize about when we put our present lives on hold and ask "what if" questions. Anything is possible and I am not saying to be a Negative Nancy. Not to get all woo-woo spiritual here, but I think the message is to develop an empowering abundance mentality instead of one which is grounded in scarcity and realize the world is your oyster.
Speaking from experience, I think one thing to consider is whether or not you are sabotaging your life by dwelling in the past and allowing great opportunities in the present to pass by you.
-S
thanks for sharing your perspective S! you have great points and i love hearing what people think... may we each our oysters with those who make it so! :)
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