Damn Thirsty - Hafiz

Most of Hafiz's poetry that impress me the most are short and simple, like the poetry titled Damn Thirsty.

In my opinion, Hafiz tries to describe the impossible become possible; hence the fish on the camel and feeling thirsty. Also, describes a path that the "fish" undergoes in the attempt to find home, a place to feel relaxed, cool, and not thirsty. In life, people take different directions that lead towards different paths and one must choose the destination of their life. People are often thirsty for change and thirsty to try the things that once were thought to be unreachable and non realistic. Even in most cases we may feel lost, like the fish that senses that something is not right, we should not stop from arriving to the point that aids to see the vision of life crystal clear. Hence, first people should dream, only then to try and accomplish it

The sun never says, by Hafiz

Hafiz was born around the year 1320 and died in 1389, and he was Persia’s most beloved poet and lived most of his life in Shiraz, the town of his birth. At his death, he was thought to have written some 5,000 poems.

The Sun Never Says

Even after all this time
The sun never says to the earth,
"You owe Me."

Look what happens with
A love like that,
It lights the Whole Sky.

Even though Hafiz's poem is a short one, it is very beautiful since it explaines the relationship of the earth and the sun in a very artistic way. Hafiz uses simple words that have powerful meaning. It descirbes how the sun expects nothing in return for the fact that gives life to earth, lightenes the days, illuminates the whole earth. In life it is important to do things and not wait for something in return, because in one way or another, what comes around goes around; and, what you give is what you take.

I believe that what Haviz tends to communicate through most of his poems is to appreciate things in life, live, love, give, and feel the good in the heart.

Love Story - The movie

I really enjoyed watching Love Story, since I could finally put an image to the characters and things portrayed in the story, rather than the way I imagined in my mind. There were many scenes that differed from the story, such as the end that was not so emotional, or when Oliver did not hug his father in the end like it is described in the story, and several other scenes. To me, Jenny and Oliver from the movie did not seem such of a couple because I think Jenny overacted in many scenes and she was not really natural; therefore, I could not see a couple in them. I really liked the way Jenny dressed, the dresses, the coats were beautiful.
Another difference between the movie and the story was that in the story, the father was described as an old athlete, whereas in the movie I really could not see the father being an athlete in his early years because he was short and did not have the body shape of an athlete. Also, in the story he looks his watch whenever he entered his car to "top" his record in speeding; while, on the movie, this is not the father's characteristic.
I liked the way that the snow was used as a symbol of death, and coldness, because there was a whole scene shot on the snow and the two main characters were sort of disappearing in the snow while they were walking, especially Jenny, since she was going away from Oliver.. She was going to die..

In conclusion, even though there were slight differences between the movie and the story, I enjoyed both of them and for the record, I did cry just a little while I watched the movie. hihi :)))

And do not forget: "Love means never having to say you're sorry."

The ending of the Love Story

Even though the reader knows from the beginning that Jenny is going to die at the end of the story, I somehow got involved with the idea that she was going to live and won't leave Oliver all alone. The ending of the book is so simple and tragic; however, it was not described very drastically. Jenny and Oliver are described as two people that are deeply in love with one another, talk about everything, and share everything. The part where I really understood that the love of Oliver for Jennifer was real was the part were Oliver says:
. . . Jenny and I were nonetheless kind to each other. I simply say “kind,” because I lack the vocabulary to describe what loving and being loved by Jeniffer Cavilleri is like. Sorry, I mean Jennifer Barrett.

Oliver is described as the one who is willing to do anything for his beloved, while; Jennifer, pushes Oliver to reconcile with his father who, still loves him despite of their misunderstandings. The character of Jenny is very strong, since she accepts the illness calmly, while Oliver cries and blames himself for everything that Jenny missed in life because of their love.

Even though the ending was heartbreaking, seeing the two separating from something inevitable as Jenny's disease, we can understand that true love is strong and even death cannot erase the memories of the one who you truly love.