The Mighty Mighty CK

You must remember this,
A kiss is just a kiss,
A sigh is just a sigh,
The fundamental things of life,
As time goes by.

Casablanca
ranks as one of my favourite movie. The amazing setting, flanked by
Humphrey Bogard and Ingrid Bergman’s performance had simply made the
movie an unforgettable classic.

But like the theme song’s
line would say: as time goes by, the movie revealed a lot more to me as
I watch it repeatly. Somehow, I see more of myself in Rick Blaine
(Humphrey Bogard). It’s not difficult to explain. Rick is a bitter
character through reasons that involved a certain woman that left
him without any proper reason, just a note that said she cannot see him
ever again, and that she love her.

Though my emotional
relation does not go as deep as how Rick’s emotion was potrayed in the
movie, my bitterness and misanthropic behavior was certainly borne from
my last botched relationship that ended with a similar reason, though
she did say she was confused with our relationship at first and decided
to end it because of the said reason. Rick had a happier ending though:
she still loved him like she
said in her last note, while mine
just left and said she would still like to remain as friend (a fate
worse than death, like I would blantly put it).

The cold and
bitter me rose because of her. I know it’s a cliche to put it that way,
but sadly it truly is, and nothing can ever change. I cannot regain
trust in people anymore, especially when it involves a woman. Yes, she
did a number on me, and I will never forget that fateful night.

Never again.