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injest:
I have had a bad week....so I am gonna put this out here and let YA'LL see how bad it has been!

Have you ever thought that maybe we are looking at the story the wrong way?? Maybe it IS about standing it??

That some dreams just aren't going to come true so we have to learn to deal with life without them...we have to face reality.

There comes a time that you just have to realize that you just don't have the ability to fulfill your dreams. So to continue beating your head against a stone wall is ridiculous and useless and robs you of living your life to the fullest....

injest:
If the boys had looked at reality when they came down from the mountain....and really accepted that they weren't going to be able to be together....what would their life had been like?

If Jack had not went looking for Ennis but instead had focused on living what life he could...either with Lureen or 'the foreman's wife'.....

If Ennis had stuck with one of those jobs instead of quitting to go meet Jack twice a year...would he have been better off financially? Had more responsibility?

injest:
and the reason I am asking, well, I see people everyday that are living lifes that are not happy, not fulfilling....but how many people DO get to live their dreams?

Is it better to dream and lose big or is it better to not dream and so not lose?

especially if your dream has NO chance of coming true??

Jeff Wrangler:
Jess, at some level I have always suspected that Jack's dream of the little cow and calf operation with Ennis was impossible, most likely for economic reasons.

Shakesthecoffecan:
I have always felt that when Ennis got divorced he was in a way relieved and went off into a secret world in his mind where he could be as available to Jack as he could manage. It meant a lonely existence for him and no guarantees, but that is not answering your questions I know.

Yes, I think in many ways it is about standing it. They had hard lives and the story hinges on this one dynamic, their attraction to one another and how that made their lives harder.

We all walk around with our secrets. Sometimes, they are our only company.

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