A TV Episode Post
(This is an observation I wrote after watching the tv series Desperate Housewives. So you decide to read it or not.)
I actually cried while watching Desperate Housewives just now.
Yeah, the crazy, silly show about 4 (5 if you consider Edee as one of them) women dealing their problems with career, men (husbands or lovers), kids and other medicore things women have in general. I am surprised myself.
The reason why I teared? This episode feature a hostage situation in a supermarket. This woman found out her husband cheated on her (the lover's dead) and went to the place he works and tries to threaten him.
Before that, Bree brushed away Caroline's (the woman) hints that her husband might have killed his ex-wife, and Bree told her to mind her own business. While everyone's watching the news about the hold-out at the supermarket, Bree, while doing her best as her host, serves her guests food, she felt that she was responsible for triggering Caroline's fiery anger against her unfaithful husband. And worries for her friend (Lynette) and their children (Julie, Susan's daughter), who were in the same supermarket.
On the other hand, the supermarket hold-out made a pair of arguing already-divorced couple, Carlos and Gabriel, recount their own anger and frustrations while dealing with their divorce. Both confessed that they hate the person they became while dealing with their own demons. And both decided not to hold on to the other personality that they have become.
Susan regrets accusing her daughter of behaving badly with Edee's nephew just by empty beer can she found in their trashbin earlier on. I think she called her irresponsible without finding out or trying to understand the truth.
Finally, in a fit of anger, Lynette ignited the flame on Caroline's jealousy by telling her that the woman next to her stole her husband too. With that, Caroline considers Nora as one of her enemy and fires a shot at her.
That instant, Lynette threw away all her prejudice over Nora and tried her very best to stop her from bleeding. Nora made her promise to take care of her daughter before breathing her last.
Lynette, always full of justice, couldn't stand any longer and confronted Caroline, and got a shot in the arm. Some hussle and tussle later, another lady, who's kid was taught by Caroline in Sunday School (of all places, duh) grabbed the gun and shot at Caroline. The saga finally ended.
What will always stay on my mind:
When Lynette confronted Caroline, she told her that everyone in the supermarket has problems, but nobody goes around shooting other people. We swallow it up and move on.
That's true isn't it. There's a fine line between being consumed by our own anger and acting foolishly, or holding it down and moving on with life. I've always believe that it's a matter of tolerance and forebearance.
Our tolerance and patience are getting shorter and shorter. We do less of forgiving, and did more of freaking out. It's ok if we are trying products, if they ain't working, they could be thrown away. However, that is the same treatment we render to others. If someone doesn't fit our list, we flare up. We refuse to listen to explanations, insist that they are wrong, and give up on them.
Also, we don't realise how short our lives are, not until something drastic happens to someone we love, or are close to us. Just this week, my boss felt some heart constrictions and was diagnosed that he has heart blockages. This kind of thing never occur to me until it's so close.
If not for the supermarket shootout, the 4 women wouldn't rethink the lives that they have been living everyday. The angry words will continue to be exchanged, hearts will be hurt, misunderstandings will continue to grow.
I actually cried while watching Desperate Housewives just now.
Yeah, the crazy, silly show about 4 (5 if you consider Edee as one of them) women dealing their problems with career, men (husbands or lovers), kids and other medicore things women have in general. I am surprised myself.
The reason why I teared? This episode feature a hostage situation in a supermarket. This woman found out her husband cheated on her (the lover's dead) and went to the place he works and tries to threaten him.
Before that, Bree brushed away Caroline's (the woman) hints that her husband might have killed his ex-wife, and Bree told her to mind her own business. While everyone's watching the news about the hold-out at the supermarket, Bree, while doing her best as her host, serves her guests food, she felt that she was responsible for triggering Caroline's fiery anger against her unfaithful husband. And worries for her friend (Lynette) and their children (Julie, Susan's daughter), who were in the same supermarket.
On the other hand, the supermarket hold-out made a pair of arguing already-divorced couple, Carlos and Gabriel, recount their own anger and frustrations while dealing with their divorce. Both confessed that they hate the person they became while dealing with their own demons. And both decided not to hold on to the other personality that they have become.
Susan regrets accusing her daughter of behaving badly with Edee's nephew just by empty beer can she found in their trashbin earlier on. I think she called her irresponsible without finding out or trying to understand the truth.
Finally, in a fit of anger, Lynette ignited the flame on Caroline's jealousy by telling her that the woman next to her stole her husband too. With that, Caroline considers Nora as one of her enemy and fires a shot at her.
That instant, Lynette threw away all her prejudice over Nora and tried her very best to stop her from bleeding. Nora made her promise to take care of her daughter before breathing her last.
Lynette, always full of justice, couldn't stand any longer and confronted Caroline, and got a shot in the arm. Some hussle and tussle later, another lady, who's kid was taught by Caroline in Sunday School (of all places, duh) grabbed the gun and shot at Caroline. The saga finally ended.
What will always stay on my mind:
When Lynette confronted Caroline, she told her that everyone in the supermarket has problems, but nobody goes around shooting other people. We swallow it up and move on.
That's true isn't it. There's a fine line between being consumed by our own anger and acting foolishly, or holding it down and moving on with life. I've always believe that it's a matter of tolerance and forebearance.
Our tolerance and patience are getting shorter and shorter. We do less of forgiving, and did more of freaking out. It's ok if we are trying products, if they ain't working, they could be thrown away. However, that is the same treatment we render to others. If someone doesn't fit our list, we flare up. We refuse to listen to explanations, insist that they are wrong, and give up on them.
Also, we don't realise how short our lives are, not until something drastic happens to someone we love, or are close to us. Just this week, my boss felt some heart constrictions and was diagnosed that he has heart blockages. This kind of thing never occur to me until it's so close.
If not for the supermarket shootout, the 4 women wouldn't rethink the lives that they have been living everyday. The angry words will continue to be exchanged, hearts will be hurt, misunderstandings will continue to grow.
Why do we always need "sacrificial lambs"
to wake us up from our muddled minds?
Because we live in a fallen world. Because no one is perfect.
to wake us up from our muddled minds?
Because we live in a fallen world. Because no one is perfect.
Life is short. What are you doing with it now?
Labels: anger, Desperate Housewives, life in general, relationships
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