Joshua Idowu
The Six Triple Eight film shines a huge spotlight on history and the power of love and communication.
Lena Derriecott and Abram David are childhood friends but none of them would admit they are in love until 1942 when Abram announces he is going to be an active participant in World War II.
Abram abandons his going-away party and finds a moment to have a heart-to-heart talk with Lena. And they share their first kiss after admitting their feelings are mutual.
You begin to wonder why they have to wait that long before confessing and openly admitting their love.
We tend to take for granted the people that we always have around us. Sometimes, love is not about unspoken action. There is a need to actively employ the use of standard human language to communicate what we feel. Don’t assume that your gestures and actions around someone would vividly paint the colours of your love for them to see.
Standard human language is still one of the best ways to achieve effective, fast, and reliable communication. Say it right now. Write it right now. Don’t Assume. Don’t just drop clues with silent actions.
Lena and Abram David do not have the luxury of time to enjoy their last-minute love all because they fail to wrap their emotions in solid words.
Unfortunately, Abram goes to war and never returns. Only the last letter he has with him at the moment of his death survives. It’s a letter to Lena who’s home waiting for the love of her life to return to her.
This dramatises the urgency of time and the need for the employment of concrete words in the equation of love. Author: Joshua Idowu Omidire
