| A vocal reaction by people from around
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| | slavery by the house mother. Because of
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| the world that the movie "Memoirs of A
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| | the framed act, she is excluded from the
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| Geisha" may glorify the exploitation of
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| | training that will enable her to elevate
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| women causes an author to give 'the real
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| | her position and eventually become a
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| reason' to see this stunning movie.
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| | Geisha.
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| How can a simple recommendation to see a
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| | Chiyo, just around ten years old, has
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| beautiful movie stir up so much
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| | lost all hope.
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| controversy?I write an online newsletter
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| | Her world entirely dark, she is on her
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| and had suggested to my subscribers that
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| | knees on a walking bridge, when a
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| they see the movie "Memoirs of a Geisha."
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| | well-dressed man accompanied by two
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| I received a barrage of emails from
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| | Geisha stops, leans over to her and says:
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| around the world inquiring why I was
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| | "It is too pretty a day to be so unhappy.
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| encouraging people to see a movie that is
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| | Did you fall down?"It is a stunning
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| about a child sold into a cruel and
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| | moment in the movie.
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| forbidding world to be trained her entire
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| | It is almost too unbelievable.
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| life to serve men.
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| | Is someone actually showing kindness?It's
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| Though the geisha are not prostitutes,
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| | to the point where you, yourself, are
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| the many people who questioned my
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| | unsure at this moment, thinking, "Now,
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| recommendation didn't want to see a movie
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| | what is this man going to try to get from
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| that had to do with the exploitation of
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| | her?"In fact, his kind words continue.
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| women.
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| | He tells the silent child, "We all
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| I sympathize with this viewpoint.
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| | stumble sometimes." Pointing to one of
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| My response was to see the movie for the
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| | the elegant geisha accompanying him, he
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| same reason you would see Roots and Gone
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| | smiles, "She once fell clean off her
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| with the Wind . . . Schindler's List and
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| | wooden shoes. Now look at her."
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| Exodus . . . and Dances with Wolves and
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| | He takes it a step further. He asks Chiyo
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| The Last of the Mohicans.
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| | her name. He buys her a succulent treat
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| Each is extraordinarily beautiful and
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| | from a stand.
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| powerful in its portrayal of humans
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| | And the cloud the child has been so long
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| acting far less than perfect to other
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| | under suddenly lifts as her eyes brighten
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| humans.
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| | and she exclaims, "Now I'm a geisha
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| Why you and I relate so deeply to these
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| | too!"The gentleman disappears. But like a
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| classics is that most of us lead less
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| | true Wealthy Soul, his one act of grace
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| than perfect lives ourselves. Most of us
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| | has profound impact.
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| face difficult situations and difficult
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| | The narrated voice of Chiyo as an adult
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| people at different points in our own
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| | telling the story says, "In that moment I
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| lives.
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| | changed from a girl facing nothing but
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| What extraordinary movies like Memoirs of
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| | emptiness to someone with a purpose."
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| a Geisha can do for you is to show you
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| | And her entire life does indeed change at
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| how it is possible to rise above the most
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| | that moment.
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| difficult of circumstances . . . how in
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| | She is still enslaved. But she makes the
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| even the worst of conditions, a few
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| | decision right then to flow with her
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| Wealthy Souls will sometimes appear to
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| | fate, to embrace her destiny, and to use
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| touch your heart.
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| | the path she has been given to rise above
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| And most importantly . . . how YOU
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| | all.
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| yourself can become such a Wealthy Soul
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| | And it is with decisions such as these,
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| to touch others.
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| | my friend . . . no matter what your own
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| When I recommended Memoirs of a Geisha, I
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| | circumstances may be . . . that your life
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| had one particular scene in mind. This
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| | changes too.
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| one scene was what made it such an
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| | Have you ever had such a moment?Have you
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| extraordinary movie for me.
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| | ever had someone say similar words to
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| If you have not seen the movie yet, I
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| | lift you up and give you the strength to
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| won't give the story away for you by
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| | carry on to a brighter tomorrow?Or even
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| telling you too much here. In fact, the
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| | more importantly, have YOU ever said
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| reason I bring this scene up at all is
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| | those words for another, completing a
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| that it would be easy to pass over the
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| | circle, embracing your highest destiny to
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| extraordinary lessons and beauty it
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| | eventually be a light for others, as
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| contained.
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| | well?Facing your own challenges, you at
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| It occurred in the movie after the child
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| | times - like me - have desperately wished
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| Chiyo has been torn from her family and
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| | to find such people.
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| sold to a Geisha house. Not long after,
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| | The true Wealthy Souls, indeed, can be
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| she is manipulated by the most prominent
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| | rare.
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| Geisha in the house into committing an
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| | Do you want to know where to find them?Do
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| unforgivable violation.
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| | you want to know HOW to find them?It all
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| Then, after a severe fall during a failed
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| | starts by you opening your heart to
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| attempt at escaping her ever-worsening
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| | someone else in need and becoming one
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| fate, Chiyo is consigned to a life of
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| | yourself.
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