Image of Julie Andrews, The Sound of Music (1965)
Synopsis: True Love and the Twist of Fate; a True Story... The follow up article to this is, "I Believe in Angels"
...The Sound of Music with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer is one of the all-time greats and definitely one of my favourite films. I remember, as both a child and an adult, passionately huddling round the TV with my family watching around XMAS time. In fact it was never XMAS until the Sound of Music was aired. For those few who don’t know, it tells the enchanting love story of how a most beautiful, charming, delightful and very talented nun, Maria falls in love with Captain Von Trapp, a retired naval officer. As they get to know each other Captain Von Trapp finally stomachs up the courage to admit his feelings for her and they get married to live happily ever after. But only after the wonderful Maria, frightened of her true feelings for the Captain tried to deny those feelings and runs away from the situation and the Captain, back to the convent from whence she came. I surmise, that if the story had ended there then I doubt the film would have ever been as successful, as it would have been a very sad ending to something that could have been so amazing and special, but fortunately for both Maria and Captain Von Trapp (and of course the children) common sense and true love prevailed. Interestingly the Sound of Music is based on a True Story.
Almost 4 years ago, I met the modern day version of Maria; Charming, Beautiful, Warm, Kind, Intelligent, Creative, Great with furniture rearranging and the list just keeps on going and we embarked on what was to become my most important relationship. In fact, in hindsight I had fallen deeply in love with her from the moment we met. She is, I believe, my soul mate and being with this person was the most incredible time of my life.
Alas, we didn’t have sing-alongs around her open hearth – in fact come to think of it I don’t think I’ve ever heard her sing (and I can’t sing), but what we lacked in musical charm we made up for in other ways and it was, “always great.”
But as I was to find out, sometimes fate holds a cruel deck of cards and regardless how strong the bond is between two people, it doesn’t necessarily mean that we will be physically together forever…well not at that moment in time. In our case the circumstances that transpired were truly horrific and didn’t end until May this year, having imploded in Jan 2010 and it happened, I believe, due to a lack of communication on a sensitive topic and just snowballed. But people make mistakes and the key thing is to rectify those mistakes and sometimes all it takes is a simple sorry or nudge to restart a path with tremendous possibilities and happiness.
The story emphasises the importance of problem solving from the outset and seeing the bigger picture. By talking open and honestly you can express your feelings and so allow the other person/ party to have a better gauge of the situation and importantly by getting things off your chest, you feel better whereas bottling things in only aides in negativity. Of course, sometimes doing so entails overcoming deep rooted fears but once overcome you will be free and can be truly happy and importantly be at peace within yourself.
As the fallible creatures we are, we are always going to make several mistakes in life – some major and some trivial, but acknowledging those mistakes, learning from them and rectifying them is the only way to prevent further adverse consequences and heartache.
Maria isn’t the problem… what she is, is a shining light in this world; and The Sound of Music shows how love can traverse all circumstances and I am hopeful our modern day version will follow suit, but only time will tell... xx
[The follow up article to this is, "I Believe In Angels", but also read: Isaac's latest posts, "One Last Sleep", 'She Died in my Arms Tonight... RIP Mum, 1st June 1935 to 13th June 2014;' "A Kiss from a Rose", 'A Champagne and Rolex Affair...; "Sex on Fire", Making you Shine for Valentine's Day; an emotional aphrodisiac and Isaac's steamiest article yet...; "A Giraffe is not just for Xmas" and "The Bobby Ewing Shuffle", the follow up to “True Love at 15000,” an article stirred with beautiful love, showers, dreams and Dallas x... Other relevant articles include: "True Love at 15000", an article about 'coming of age,' wisdom, dreams and, of course, True Love...; "Let's Face the Music and Dance", the follow up to, "The Lonely Goatherd," and an insightful look at relationships and the lessons to be learned from our elders; "Scream and Shout", exploring Love at Xmas Time... Let it ALL OUT!; "Naked Fishes", a Birthday celebration of theSarayiahpost.com's Modern Day heroine, Maria; "Suicide Blonde", an unbridled account of how Isaac’s world collapsed and why he is still alive today to tell his story; "A Journey Becomes One", an article full of Heart & Love as Isaac Sarayiah Celebrates becoming a "Little Daddy," "Land of Hope and Glory - The London 2012 Games" Isaac's view on the London 2012 Olympic Games, "Healing Power of Sand," Isaac's guide to Healing the Mind, Body and Spirit of Life’s stresses and emotional complexities and provide a path to True Happiness and Love x, "Steve Jobs iRIP 1955-2011", "Happy New Year - The Final Edition", "Wacky Races", "The Lonely Goatherd", "A Celebration of Life", "A Mother's Love", "Staying Alive" and "The Naked Countess"]
This article has been republished at Searchwarp.com where comments have been left. I republish an abbreviated version of the comments for simplicity, but the full comments can be viewed at http://isarayiah.searchwarp.com/swa768665-How-Do-You-Solve-A-Problem-Like-Maria.htm
» left by Melissa Swenka, Sept 6th 2011.
Hello Isaac, great article. I never saw Maria as a problem either. I thought she was
delightful, and I always felt bad when the rest of the nuns sang that song behind her
back. Maria isn't only a shining light of truth, but a beacon of integrity and being true
to oneself. That's the lesson she always taught me. :D
» Response by Isaac Sarayiah, Sept 7th 2011.
Thank you for your kind words. I feel though you may have misinterpreted what
the article is really about, as it is really about affairs of the heart with a tragic and
very sad twist of fate. However, sometimes life is meant to test us and I am
hopeful what was a terrible negative will be turned into a very powerful positive
as, like Maria, this person has unique healing powers and qualities :-)x.
» left by Jennifer Stewart, Sept 9th 2011
What happened, Isaac, or is it too difficult to write about? Yes, relationships that seem
perfect do fall apart sometimes, and I like what you say - that at least we can learn so
we don't make the same mistakes again.
» Response by Isaac Sarayiah, Sept 11th 2011
Thank you for commenting on my article. What happened Jennifer is very painful, but by sharing my experiences and my thought process I am trying to accomplish several things and helping people challenge the way they think and problem solve is one of them.
I'm not sure there is anything as "perfection" Jennifer, as what is perfection? Just someone's yardstick to be judged only to another. We all have issues and we all make mistakes. But, as I say in the article, I believe this modern day Maria is my soulmate and looking at the bigger picture - if 2 people have the possibility of True Happiness at their fingertips then to not reach out and grab it would, in my opinion, be an even greater tragedy than what transpired.
It took me so long to log in I've forgotten what I wanted to say. Ah yes, according to Radio 4, my oracle, Maria is in fact a robot. You need to look for the ON switch.