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To you, what is MOST joyful about Annie's story and/or the BM movie??

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moremojo:
"Sentient" means "aware" or "conscious", especially in regard to sensory impressions. Most animals (including, of course, human beings) are observed to be sentient beings.

In my first sentence of the quoted paragraph, I was giving voice to a feeling that is consistent with my monistic beliefs that the universe emanates from a Divine Consciousness, and that all components of the universe are aspects or reflections of this singular Consciousness, come into being so that this Consciousness can come to know Itself. I believe this process is fundamentally Joyous, that Joy is at the very heart of this Consciousness and its desire to know Itself, so that everything that contributes to this knowledge is somehow imbued with joy...including even those events and experiences we deem, from our limited perspective, as tragic or sad.

Artiste:
Thanks moremojo!

Oh, I love your paragraph:
--- Quote ---There is a part of me, though, that believes that all sentient experience has its roots in a mysterious Cosmic Joy, so that, seen through this lens, even the saddest, most harrowing parts of the story have a spark of joy in them. The very fact that Jack and Ennis found true love, the greatest, most precious treasure that can crown a human life, is cause for any of us to feel exceedingly grateful, enduringly satisfying joy.
--- End quote ---

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Can you detail the stages of Ennis' and Jack's love, if there are any?? Stages, for the lack of a better word.

Or any other details? Or joy? What, joy? Which joys, that are connecting the single joy??

Or?

Hugs!!  Ennis and Jack outline joy by their love!!

Artiste:
Had just a thought!

I enjoy that Ennis saw that cowboy on horse toy in Jack's bedroom!!

You all?

Keep care,

hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Soluki:
There is NO joy in this story.  Even those moments that seem idyllic are tinged (though our, the reader/viewers) vantage point with our own knowledge of the period and place this story takes occurs in.  We know (though we may not wish to consciously admit it) that whatever happy moments these two men experience are careening toward unhappiness.  JMO

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