Oh, I am not unbreakable
I am breaking right now
I need to be unbreakable
Somehow, it's never
Or now”
-Unbreakable by Sutton Foster for Gilmore Girls: A Year in Life
I’ve been a fan of the series Gilmore Girls ever since (my number one is still Friends, but still). They did a revival series called A Year in Life consists of 4 episodes named after the seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall). For you who haven't watch it, let me just give you the gist of the lyrics clip above. In the episode “Summer”, Taylor Doose (the Town Selectman) debuts the first Stars Hollow town musical. Lorelai Gilmore sits as one of the advisory committee for the musical. Later in the episode, Taylor calls Lorelai to let her know that he and Nat Compton came up with a new song and he wants her to hear it at Miss Patty's. So Lorelai goes to listen to Violet (the musical star) belt it out and Lorelai is immediately touched by the lyrics, which seem to be echoing exactly what she's feeling at the time. And, it's those touching words that inspire Lorelai to take some action and do some soul-searching of her own.
Anyhow, the words are so simple yet so honest. Even touched me as well. Speaking of which, do you personally think that you are a strong person? Not physically of course, emotionally.
Define strength.
For me, strength is that power from within your soul that you gained through years and ages, through pain and suffer, through thick and thin, that makes you who you are today and helps you lighter your shoulder and live your life. This strength, doesn’t stay forever. There are times that I can confidently say that I am strong to face a specific circumstance, times that I am not sure if I can but I’ll give it a shot anyway, times that I don’t think I am strong enough but I have to be strong to past that moment, and times when I admit to myself; that I am weak. And it’s okay to be weak.
Human weren’t born to be invulnerable. Dude, we’re not Hercules. Human were born to feel. To feel happy, satisfied, sad, hurt, win, lost, and tons of other emotions that I don't need to mention.
"Being weak doesn’t mean surrendering yourself and stop fighting, it just means to pause for a while."
To take a look at yourself, listen to your heart, and give yourself a break. To rest your thoughts. To recharge your energy. Just be aware that there are times that you might not be the strongest version of ourselves, but you will still survive.
Embrace the weakness, it’s a part of us. Vulnerability is a part of being alive.
We are not unbreakable. We will break, or we have been broken. I have been on my rockbottom, I had my meltdown moments, and so does million other people in this world. I tried and I gave up few times, I got inspired then I got demotivated, I fell in love then I fell out of love, but I never stop. As long as I am still given the opportunity to be alive, I will still live. We need to be willing to break, to cherish our broken parts so that we can rise and rebuild.
We need to experience being weak to become stronger. We need to recognise weakness to turn it into strength.
Stay present. Let’s keep living.
Oh, and watch this Gilmore Girls clip!
References:
“The Lyrics To Sutton Foster's "Unbreakable" Song In The 'Gilmore Girls' Revival Are Touching”, Retrieved from: https://www.bustle.com/articles
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life - Unbreakable,
Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ib-wdf81Rw
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