12 Years a Slave and Truth: Beyond Convention
The first time I met with my physical therapist, he told me that, in the future, I would have to weigh my pain against each situation. Knowing I had three children, he asked me if the pain of childbirth was worth it and then told me I would have to look at each situation and decide if the pain or discomfort was worth it. Last week, I made that decision three times. I decided to: walk, slowly, with my children as they trick-or-treated, accompany them to our parish All Saints Day party, and drive to watch 12 Years A Slave in a cinema. Yes, they were all worth the discomfort, which is significantly less than that which I was experiencing a few weeks ago, thanks be to God. In this post, I wanted to write about the films of 12 Years a Slave director, Steve McQueen . I wanted to write about that film, in particular, in detail. I have pages of notes and lots of thoughts bouncing around in my head, but I can't approach t...