I find myself wanting to see Atonement again today. There is this one scene I remember so vividly, and I wanted to go back to it. No, it's not the one in the library. When Robbie and Cecilia met for tea before he left for war. Robbie had been aloof from the start of the conversation, but when Cecilia said she had to leave in half an hour he said, "You can't". I found it completely heartbreaking. When you realize how much tragedy one lie brought to several people, it makes you wonder how strongly do we need to stand for the things we believe in.
How much to we push for a change to happen? A change of mindset, a change of living, whatever kind of change you somehow think should happen, but isn't If we cannot become these changes, then we somehow affect everyone who suffers because of it. I'm probably exaggerating, but while watching that scene, I think of how they were never able to see each other again after. Will the change I don't fight for impact others with the same kind of tragedy? I wonder.
