The Insightful Path

It was during a busy day (yesterday) when I heard about the death of one of my favorite actors Robin Williams from a colleague who casually asked me through Skype if I knew him. Apparently, she had heard from a client too about the news and googled Robin Williams and then recalled who he was. Me, I didn’t need to google him because I knew him. I felt like I grew up seeing his movies, both laughing and crying to them as well. And like I normally am during deaths, I cried.  I then went to google and saw news about his death which I didn’t really pay much attention to because my eyes were clouded in tears just seeing pictures of Robin Williams flashing on the screen. I wanted to write a tribute to him but since I was too busy and too distracted, I couldn’t make one. I was planning to just re-blog an old post Great Movies to Watch but I just needed to make a more personalized one and something that really required some effort. After all, it was technically my last f...

I didn’t have any plans to write an entry for my blog today but after hearing a fellow employee share her emotional experience when she lost a loved one to a bombing incident, it inspired me to write this piece. A famous quote states “art imitates life” and so I realized there are a lot of movies that showcase our real struggles and experiences in life. Some movies make us laugh, some movies make us cry and some movies make us do both. Here is a list of movies that have elicited different feelings for me and I feel that one should see these movies at least once in their lifetime. Movies starring Robin Williams – for some reason there is a lot on my list from Robin Williams 1. What Dreams May Come – This movie takes love and loss to greater heights and I mean that both literally and figuratively. In this movie, you will see how a husband loved his wife dearly that he went to the depths of hell just to find her. This movie is also a feast for the eyes because of the rea...