Last Holiday

I watched a Queen Latifah movie on cinemax today. It was "Last Holiday", a movie about a woman, Georgia Byrd who is diagnosed with an illness which leaves her just about 3 weeks to live. She decides to quit her job, withdraws all her savings and goes for a European vacation. She checks into the luxurious Grandhotel Pupp in the Czech Republic and begins to live life to the fulllest.

Two scenes in the movie provide food for thought. First when she is diagnosed with the fatal disease and was so depressed, she says to herself:- "You wait and you wait for something big to happen and then you find out you are going to die..' Then after she had the time of her life during her vacation, when she's alone in her presidential suite staring at the mirror, she said to her image in the mirror:- "Next time we will laugh more, we' ll love more, we won't just be so afraid.."

The moral of the story is to live life one day at a time. To live it as if there is no tomorrow. To throw caution to the wind. To give up all our prejudices and negativity. To make every moment count. To stop being so afraid about trying new things. To stop worrying and start living. Life is meant to be an adventure. Enjoy it. Things will take care of itself, luck will favor you when you live life to the fullest. It reminds me of Jim Carrey's "Yes Man". Say "YES". Be a Yes man not a No man.

A touching and feel good movie. First class acting by Queen Latifah. The music is good and the sceneries beautiful. The Czech republic should be my next holiday destination.