Eshwarchandra Josyam

What a gorgeous baby. You must be so proud

“I’m Mrs. Cotwell”

I’m Mr. Charlie

Shall we begin?

(Baby’s Day Out, 1994)

Ever since

my definition of happiness has changed.

Finding a reason to smile became meaningful.

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Twenty-six years ago,

We started playing a little game

And now we’re all sitting down

And we’re finishing it.

(Jumanji, 1995)

Ever since,

my search for adventure has started.

Finding the magic in every game became normal.

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“911, Emergency”

I saw a burglar

“Are you by yourself?”

My mom just had to run out for a few minutes. I have chickenpox.

(Home Alone 3, 1997)

Ever since my silence towards wrongdoings has vanished.

Contemplation on how to right the wrong began.

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Let them bring me to your holy mountain,

in the place where you dwell.

Across the desert and through the mountain

to the Canyon of the Crescent Moon.

(Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 1989)

Ever since,

my dreams of the canyon and the crescent moon have multiplied.

Unraveling the mysteries and myths has become exciting.

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“We have both come to ask you about the puzzle box”

No. You came to ask me about Hamunaptra.

“How do you know the box pertains to Hamunaptra?”

Because that’s where I was when I found it. I was there.

(The Mummy, 1999)

Ever since,

my curiosity about mystical places has grown exponentially.

Solving the puzzles has never been this easy.

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The enemy has only images

And illusions,

Behind which he hides his true motives

Destroy the image and you will break the enemy.

(Enter the Dragon, 1973)

Ever since,

my eyes have looked for images all over.

Diving through hidden motives of the human mind.

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You stare at him and he just stares right back

That’s when the attack comes

Not from the front, but from the side

From the other two raptors, you didn’t even know were there.

(Jurassic Park, 1993)

Ever since,

my coordination with the five senses has been smooth.

Fighting my inner demons became simple.

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Hello, Jack. I changed my mind.

They said you might be up here.

“Sssh…Give me your hand.”

“Now close your eyes. Go on.”

(Titanic, 1997)

Ever since,

I have understood the liberation of the self

We cannot love someone without totally loving ourselves.

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You never really remember the beginning of a dream

You always wind up right in the middle of what’s going on

So, how did we end up here?

Think about it…How did you get here?

(Inception, 2010)

Ever since, I have realized that I’m living a dream of my subconscious.

My conscious mind is also a part of that dream.

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One of these bullets is like us

Traveling forwards through time.

The other one’s going backwards.

Can you tell which is which?

(Tenet, 2020)

Ever since,

I have stopped chasing memories of the past.

Instead, I focused on creating timeless moments in the present.