“The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Dagny’s Entry [November 3, 2009]
In the movie “Jerry Maguire” there is a famous scene in which Jerry arrives at Dorothy’s door and finally confesses “I love you.. You..you complete me..And I just…” and Dorothy responds, “Shut up, you had me at hello.” It’s easy to read this scene in a truly romantic sense — after all, it’s what we all think we want — that one person who will “complete” us. It’s the romantic ideal. And while this scene is designed to bring the two main characters together after they’ve spent most of the movie struggling to recognize the strength of the bond they’ve formed, it might also be seen as the moment in which Jerry acknowledges that his deep love for Dorothy exists because he’s recognized that he’s finally found a way to complete himself, and in doing so, he can truly love someone else.
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