This post combines the most important,preciuos things in my life. My children,BBM, Heath and music.
In the film Ennis famously says "If you can't fix it you got a stand it"
There is a beautiful Coldplay song called "Fix you"
When you try your best but you don't succeed,
when you get what you want but not what you need,
when you feel so tired that you cn't sleep,
stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down your face,
when you lose something you can't replace,
when you love someone and it goes to waste,
could it be worse?
lights will guide you home,
and ignite your bones,
and I will try to fix you.
High up above and down below
when your'e too in love to let it go,
but if you never try you'll never know
just what your worth.
So much of this resonates for me, both with the film and my life.
For my eldest son, "when you try so hard and you don't succed" but "I will try to fix you"
For Heath 'when you feel so tired that you can't sleep"
also "when you get what you want" (critical and artistic success) "but not what you need" (all the fame that went with it ,
which he seemed not made to cope with)
For Jack "when you love someone and it goes to waste" When your'e too in love to let it go"
For Ennis "and the tears come streaming down your face when you lose something you cant replace"
For me ,I would give anything to be able to fix my son,instead of standing it.
I wish that someone had been able to fix Heath,instead of him having to stand it.
It goes without saying,that for BBM I would have loved for them both to be able to fix it. But then would it have impacted the way it has.Had that been the case.
For me personally I would love to be able to fix my personal life instead of standing it.
I would love to hear from you all,who or waht you would like to fix,in any context.Also if the words of the song resonate with you, re the film in the same way they do with me.
All opinions, agree,disagree welcome. I like to see things from others point of view.If you dont know the song try, to listen to it,its on you tube and I just love it!!!!