Reflect

"In the pursuit of happiness, one searches for ultimate meaning in that which they love."

The pursuit of happiness…  One is always searching and trying to reach that highest point. Trying to find that area where bliss meets optimism. In order to find this one does have to reflect on ones past. They must be taken to that moment of nostalgia, take to that one moment in time they remember so perfectly.

            A moment I can remember was the summer I spent living with my grandmother. I was in her library one day and remember picking up the book Nadja. I spent my whole day lounging on the couch reading; I can still smell the chocolate chip cookies in which my grandmother was baking. While reading I was intrigued by the ideas of Surrealism that were present in Nadja. This led to my grandmother and I researching all kinds of surrealist art. We also became immersed in the idea of surrealism in cinema, leading to us embarking on a three-day movie marathon. My moment of happiness involves me escaping into the surrealist world while watching movies and eating cookies at my grandmother’s house.

Natural Born Killers - Surrealism in Cinema

While on the search for this happiness, one must reflect on the past. 

One must find a moment in which you were truly happy. 

Once you can reflect, like film, you can recreate history in the way YOU want it. 

You can recreate a moment and live in it forever… as if it were a dream.