Omens In Red


I was first introduced to the 'omen' in the B romantic comedy, 'Fools Rush In '. If you don't recall or haven't had the pleasure of viewing this semi heartwarming film with Salma Hayek and a pre-drug addicted Matthew Perry... Allow me to recap: Boy meets girl, boy impregnates girl, boy struggles with fatherhood, girl's family does not approve of boy, boy and girl fall in love, conflict arises, you know the rest. At the point of the picture where boy and girl fight and split, boy begins to see 'signs' all around him. Teensy signals that remind him of girl... On a billboard, words from an old woman, lyrics in a song. And let us not forget about John Cusack's journey of omens in 'Serendipity ' while he ran amok looking for that sweet British girl (Kate Beckinsale), whom he only had a moment with long ago.  It was a series of omens that made him turn his back on his fiance and run for a stranger. Yes, these are 'movie' omens. Scripted fairy tale versions of the adventures of love. But, in reality, I have experienced similar signs. Some even convinced me enough to fly overseas and stand across the street from the 'boy' with a bouquet of flowers. I'm cheesy, but let's put that aside.  What the hell do they mean, these strange things we call omens? Are they in fact meant for us specifically? It's really the question between whether they appear by pure coincidence or if they are true signals that someone is supposed to play a certain romantic role in our lives for however long. By true, this would mean that fate and destiny also play a palpable part in our world. Or, we just happen to hear that one song lyric, see that movie poster of their favorite film, or receive a phone call when we least expect it and... it doesn't mean a damn thing. It's simply our imagination and our hopeful hearts that turn these happenings into omens so that we can continue to convince ourselves that this connection between us and another human being is, possibly... Meant to be. This is not a bad thing, unless of course, we need to let go. We may never know if they're a part of our reality or our romantic inventions. You can go right ahead and write them off and throw them in the bin. For me, omens are a pleasant push n' shove... a little hope towards that great thing called love.
Dedicated to C.D. (Braaaoowwn)

4 comments:

puddingsmom said...

Omens, epiphanies, gut feelings . . . however they come, this stuff that happens is as much spiritual, the universe, our soul tapping on our brain about things that matter. And what could matter more than love, love, love! Thanks for your astute & yummy observations!!!

Tyler Neale said...

loved reading this. insightful and very yummy indeed!

Dr. Relationships said...

Interesting subject which Hollywood of course has made more magical.
Philosophy 101,however, I think tells us a lot more about the nature of omens.
Most of us tend toward an existentialist view that we create our own destiny rather than believing that our lives and loves for that matter are predetermined.
And so when we are thinking about a special someone and on the radio comes "Irreplaceable" by Beyonce followed by "Baby" by Justin B. which message do we follow? Do we put his or her bags in a "box to the left" or do we recognize that he or she is our forever "baby.
Omen, schmomen---It's up to us.

Anonymous said...

Ah Pamela! I remember this subway chat! Feeling rather like Neil though, in that I believe it is our choice. We want to believe in something bigger, and we want to believe that this bigger thing has a vested interest in our love lives. We want to believe that whatever we're currently involved in, it'll be a story worth the silver screen and an Empire Records-esque soundtrack. Trick is, if you tempt fate for intervention, you have to be willing to listen.
(Lauren)

 

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