Becoming Jane

Last night I watched the movie Becoming Jane. It was about a woman that gave up the love of her life for the greater good. An unselfish act that she had to live with. I wondered how she must've felt as she was being carried away from the only man she would ever love. How her heart must've been breaking to leave him standing there staring after her carriage. The movie portrayed it as a noble act. A decision made on the spur of the moment to prevent a far greater tragedy than two ruined reputations. The decision was made to prevent children from living in destitution.

Everything turned out well in the end. Her love went on to marry and start a family and Jane Austin lived by her pen. Each never find true fulfillment because their hearts are never whole, but content for it to be that way because for a brief moment in time they were together. He showed his commitment to her by naming his daughter Jane, and she showing hers by not marrying another, because nobody's love could ever compare to his.

I watched this movie and thought, I want to be like Jane. I want to have the courage to do the right thing even though it breaks my heart. I want to be content with the choices I make even if those choices mean that I will stand alone. And most of all...I want to live by my pen.