My girls are watching Mulan 2 while I work. The first Mulan movie is one of my favorites, but this movie is a weak sequal . . . BUT I just caught a line that I had missed every time before. Mulan and Shang (her love from the first movie) are escorting some princesses on a trip to meet their betrothed. Mulan and Shang start bickering and fighting over the princesses' desire to cancel the arranged marriage . . . honor versus love, yadda yadda.
It seems like Mulan and Shang are forever divided when Princess Mei says to Mulan, "You inspired us to follow our hearts, and we repay you by ruining your relationship."
Mulan responds calmly, "No, you just opened my eyes to how broken it was. I'm indebted to you."
May we all share Mulan's wisdom and accept that whatever brought about our sudden awareness of our partner's sex offense was a gift, as painful as it was. I once hated the girl who turned Jake in, but now I give silent thanks for her almost every day. She opened my eyes to how broken my relationship was and I'm indebted to her.
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