Eyewitness to Our Lives

It was perhaps, my delay in signing up for salsa classes that made want to buy the "Shall We Dance" DVD.

It starred the heart-throb Richard Gere, the sultry Jennifer Lopez and the Oscar calibre actress, Susan Sarandon. The story revolved around a man who took up dancing lessons, to escape the drudgery and boredom of his work and marriage.

One scene which caught me was when Sarandon's character (who is Richard Gere's wife in the movie) said to the private detective she hired, "Do you know why people get married? It's so that they can have an eyewitness, to their own lives".

I pondered the point for a while. Could that be true? Is a lonely life, a life that goes unwitnessed and maybe, unnoticed and uncared for? Is that why we fear being alone and we seek the company of others? Are they witnesses to our lives too? For acceptance, for a sense of belonging, for recognition and approval?

I need to get DVDs that make me think less. It's either that or I should turn the volume down. Hahahaha.