When a man loves a woman

Through the good times. Through the bad times. When a Man Loves a Woman it's for all times. A 1994 hit movie that starred Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan. It has a soundtrack which was revived by Michael Bolton with the same title as the movie. A man who loved his wife through it all. They faced a difficult time of their marriage when Alice Green (Meg) who was an alcoholic and had hit bottom when she had compromised the safety of her own child when she was under the influence of alcohol. She then realized that she needed to go to rehab to save herself and her marriage. Still after what she had been through, Michael Green (Andy) embraced him wholeheartedly. When a man loves a woman is a typical drama love story which depicts a simple and yet profound love of a man for a woman despite all her imperfections. A man who has truly lived by his vows of "for better or for worse". A fictional movie which many of us would think only happens in the big screen.

Leaving Without a Trace

Without a Trace is a fast-paced drama about an FBI division that is in charge of missing persons. I just bought a complete series of Season 5. I am already into episode 3 entitled "Damage Done". Agent Malone, the head of the FBI team, had an encounter with Sadik, the leader of a mafia, in the previous episodes of Season 4. Ín this episode, Sadik's girlfriend (Julia) and son (Petros) was abducted. In the course of finding Sadik's son, Agent Malone was trying to shoot two birds with one stone - find Petros and nail Sadik to jail.
When Petros was born, he has brought joy to Sadik. The only thing that matters to Sadik is Petros. However, Sadik's way of upbringing Petros was through bloodmoney. With this, Julia knew it was not the right environment for Petros. One day, she got the couraged to leave Sadik. She packed a gun for protection but ironically it was the same gun that killed Petros. An accident which led to the staging of the abduction.
When Agent Malone delivered the news to Sadik, his tears wiped away the toughness in him. The angst and attitude was brought down by his emotion....his sadness.......the feeling of being lost...the emptiness that has covered him.
When we were young, I often hear them say that boys don't cry. There was even an 80s song about it. Men are taught to be tough...to put on a straight/poker face in situations where the world crumbles at their feet. Hard as it may be, they try to fight back the tears and act like a brave soldier. But I've known some people...in their solitude find ways to bring a tear drop from their eyes. I've seen them shed a tear....saw the fear in their eyes.....felt the sadness....the void.....the dread of losing someone...someday...and I say even big boys cry.