one line

in a movie altered my perspective....
i hate that.
i was totally prepared
to dislike this person
for the rest of my life
and actually didn't see
myself changing my mind
ever.

The Tourist,
which was a fun movie, btw,
even though i figured out the plot
midway through,
plucked me out of my
deep chasm of antipathy
by having Angelina Jolie
blythly state something like,
"every person has two sides,
you have to embrace both, if you love them."

how dare Hollywood speak such profound truth
and do it so nonchalantly?
it's not right, i tell you.
i mean, i knew this already.
and i knew i was being a big, fat
hypocrite,
and
an ass, to boot,
but i didn't care.
i went to see this movie
so i could forget about my recent goal
to apply unconditional love
to everyone, including myself,
and my almost instantaneous epic failure.
but i was basking in my anger,
with all its self-righteousness,
and enjoying it.
of course, i can never fool myself for long.
i knew i would eventually
see the light
and realize
that if this hypocritcal writer
deserves love,
and i know i do,
then, so does that one.
i was not prepared for the immediate change of heart, however.
i figured it'd take a week or two to get over myself.
but there in the theater,
it happened the moment i heard that line,
and i was relieved and disappointed
simultaneously.
i mean, who wants to admit to him- or herself
that they are being silly, stubborn, or selfish
when they have invested so much emotional energy
into feeling wronged?
not me.
but here i sit,
fresh and free from
the burning brain of bitterness.
all because of one line.

thank the Universe
i guess