to claire : from sonny

I thought my days of teenage boys bringing me to tears were long gone, but 17-year-old filmmaker Josh Beattie proved me all wrong with his incredibly sweet short film.

I know the world is saturated with "seize the day because you never know what tomorrow might bring" messaging, but this one really got to me & tugged at my heartstrings.

I love the way he starts out the film with reasonings why he's writing the letter:

"You'll probably never read this. In fact, chances are, it won't even reach you. I'm probably just writing this for myself for therapeutic reasons. I guess I should say all this stuff, especially by now, but it helps to write things down or else I stutter & forget & generally make an idiot out of myself." 

Sounds like someone I know...

I think this is the part in the film that really struck a chord with me though:

"It's funny. Your muscles have a certain memory about them. That's why we can tie our shoes or play piano without looking. But then you spend a long enough time with someone and your bodies memorize each other, you know? The warmth of your back, the pace of your heartbeat, your tickley eyelashes and the way your fingers would curl in sequence when I used to play with your palm. Another person is like moving to a new country where you don't know the language. It's a scary thing."

...And he's 17-years-old! Amazing. Beautiful.

Thanks to Laura at Life. Beauty. Laughter. for sharing!