Absolute Clarity

"Few times in my life...absolute clarity. Silence drowns out noise and I can feel. Everything is suddenly fresh"

I try to find moments like these in my life. They have the ability to pull you back into the present, reality. Clarity, no matter how difficult to obtain, helps a person realize everything is exactly the way it is supposed to be.

The film "A Single Man" is unique to say the least. Obviously written, directed, produced...etc. by a fashion designer; every shot is so well put together it's difficult to find a moment that isn't beautiful. I'm not even sure if I would recommend the film because of dark subject, weird story, not for your typical 'movie' enjoyment; however, it did have something to offer.

In one moment, a perfect sunset is shown from the parking lot of the liquor store (juxtaposition?). A random 'Rico Suave' struggling foreign actor mentions that sometimes the most awful situations provide the most beautiful moments. This moment made me flash back to the day my family laid our father to rest. There was a picture taken of us in the cemetery; the first honest picture we have taken as a family in years (possibly the first of our adult lives). Each of us may be able to argue 'my hair looks stupid' or 'I don't like my smile' but none of that mattered. It was understandably one of the most horribly grueling and overwhelming days of our lives, yet the picture provides absolute clarity of how we all felt. We love each other; we were together; that's all that mattered. Thanks Mom, for being the obsessive picture taker at the most annoying possible times. All your work paid off. Our first family picture that wasn't forced, awkward, or overthought. It was honest.



"It's not often that we are able to connect with a real person. I cherish those moments."

-George, "A Single Man"