The Scene in Les Miserables that Made me Cry
Posted by Dennis on February 02, 2013 | 5 Comments »Posted in: Dating and Courtship, Fatherhood, Marriage, Relationships
Lately I have been crying – very unlike me – maybe because I am getting older or there are things in life that makes you see how weak you are. This week Thammie and I watched Les Miserable. It was a wonderful movie. Our friends kept on saying how nice it was so I tried it out. I thought I will be sleeping in some parts of the movie since it was a musical but I didn’t.
But there was one scene that moved me to tears. It might not be the scene you would expect – but it was when Jean Valjean played by Hugh Jackman gave his daughter Cosette to Marius and said/sang a line to the effect of ” She is not mine to keep.”
I never fail to tear up every time I see a scene of a loving father giving away his daughter in marriage. I know years from now I will be doing the same thing. Alyanna turned 7 yesterday and it was like yesterday I was just changing her diapers and rocking her to sleep. I know it will be a tough time for me to give my precious daughter away sometime in the future. Thus I pray that Alyanna and Mika would meet a wonderful man who would love them like how Jesus and daddy loves them.
To all the men reading this, remember every time you ask a girl in marriage, you are taking that woman away from a father who dearly loved them. I know that daddy cannot stop their daughters in choosing her man but I plead with you men to be loving, responsible, gentle and kind hearted to all the girls out there.
I have personally loved my daughter and gave her all I’ve got. (shucks naiyak na naman ako). I have protected her to the best that I can. I have raised her up in the ways of the Lord by God’s grace – take care of the girl whom you will choose to love.
PS: and if ever you are just going to play around with any girl’s heart, remember behind every girl is a father willing to punch you in the face and put the smack down on you.
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I love that scene too Pastor, for I remember my stepdad with that, and I know he’ll say the same words someday. I really don’t know how to thank God for earth fathers like you and my stepdad.
Very blessed by your writings. I am just reminded that if a good earthly father like you could love, raise, protect, and tear up for your daughters, how much my heavenly Father for me. Thank you po!
I really pray that the husbands of your daughters will be able to read this and your other writings that include them, before they even think of approaching them.
And this made me cry.
I thank God for giving me a loving father..
I thank God for giving me a loving father..