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Matters of the Heart from Emma


Emma & Mr. Knightly
Not so sure how I stumbled upon the BBC series Emma, but I am so happy I did. It took me a couple of nights this week to watch all the scenes in the four part series but it was well worth it. It is one of the most classic romantic stories and I feel, Jane Austen's finest on the topic. So, as I always believe that there are life lessons to enkounter everywhere, below are my 3 little love lesson tidbits from the movie :

1. Giving up your 'Mr. Martin' for a 'Mr. Elton' is not a good idea. Or as we like to say in Jamaica 'Yuh cyaa give up sure fi unsure' (You cannot give up what is sure for what is unsure). This was a mistake the young Harriet Smith made. Under the guidance of the well meaning but trifling Emma Woodhouse, she refused the man whom she really liked and who loved her because she was told that she was settling and could do better. As it turns out, the man she had in mind (Mr. Elton) thought he could do better than her too! Lol. You may not be as lucky as Harriet to have your Robert Martin waiting around.

2. Playing matchmaker before examining your own heart may lead to disaster. In the movie, Emma Woodhouse made it quite clear that she would never marry and was happy with her station in life. On the other hand she'd spend her spare time working on 'projects' (hooking people up) and even scrap booking romantic riddles. Contradictory, I know. In the end, she was seeing everyone about her fall in love, start families and get on with life so I suppose her perspective changed or started to come out in the open. Near the end of the movie she almost went into cardiac arrest when she found out that her mentee/project, Harriet Smith was falling in love with the man she really loved (Mr. Knightly) not the one she really liked (Frank Churchill)....confusing I know. The point is, when she finally decided to be true to what was in her heart and examine it, she realized that all this time she was really holding out for her one true love, who fate would have it was the family friend who was always hanging around. Cue awwwws :) Finally...

3. Men, Don't wait until someone is making a move on your Emma to reveal your true feelings. Now it's a good thing that things never worked out with the man Emma was fawning over (Frank Churchill ). If it did,  the reserved Mr. Knightly would have lost his chance with the woman he loved. Yes, love takes time and getting to know a person is important, but the minute you know you need to make your intentions known. Mr. Elton did just that with Emma and was crushed but Mr. Knightly did just that with Emma and won. It's really a 50/50 situation...she may return your feelings, or she may not. But for sure, she'll never know unless you speak up!

I've always loved a good romance movie and this one definitely made my top ten. You can decide for yourself if it is top ten worthy. Check it out on youtube -->






~Love God,Live life,One Enkounter at a Time~
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