Family movie night

Last night, Wednesday night, we had a family movie night. 

Oren, our youngest grandchild, happened to be staying with us too, so we let him pick the movie we were going to watch. 

Surprisingly, he picked the 1984 classic "Splash".

It starred, among many, a young Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah. 

It actually held Oren's attention better than I expected. I had seen it before, but to be frank, had forgotten most of the nearly 40-year-old fantasy romance. 

I had completely forgotten, that John Candy played Tom Hank's brother. 

It was the end of the movie, that made it a real tear-jerker for me, though having Locked in Syndrome, it doesn't take much. 

Don't worry, if you have never seen it, I'm not going to spoil the ending for you. We don't usually know how or when our life will end. And all we can do is speculate or passionately debate, as to what is on the other side of death. 

What would you do right at this moment, if you were asked to choose whether you would find out right now? 

You don't have time to say any goodbyes. 

You don't have time to tie up any loose ends. 

You just must decide right now to make the choice, to go or not to go. 

Let me help you decide. 

If you go, it either means true love and a brand new existence of wonderment, or a horrible death. 

If you stay it surely means long-term imprisonment and the loss of everything you have worked your life for.? You have about 10 seconds to decide. 

GO! I'll give you some time to decide, but unless you're some sort of freakish speed reader, your time is up, right about... NOW!  SO DECIDE! 

Not an easy choice, is it? 

Though in real life, seldom is our choice, cut and dry. 

All we can do is live the best life we have been graced with, and wait around until the decision has been made for us. 

In the meantime, popcorn, hot chocolate, and the company of friends or family are the best thing this life can offer. So grab your loved ones, pop some popcorn, or order a pizza, and stick one of your favorite movies, into the DVD player. It's really you who will star in some of your best memories!

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