Eternal Summer

Last night, I went to watch Eternal Summer (盛夏光年) with 2 friends.

One thing that struck me most was not the gay scene which I fully understand why certain things happened the way it happened..

It's the last part which triggered me alittle.. I wish I could have a best friend like that -- someone who is close to me and I can be close to and depend upon. Who could that Person be?

Jonathan and Shane have been emotional dependent on each other and at the point of "desperation" to keep the friendship, Shane did a very silly thing which is to use sex to "keep Jonathan to himself". Although Shane is masculine and sporty, he has deep insecurity, he relied totally on his best friend for Jonathan for his well-being and identity. Jonathan said that as best friend, there is no need for both boys to be doing things together all the time.

As for Jonathan, perhaps it seems to be that he has placed Shane as his centre too and that Shane has that masculinity and male bonding that Jonathan desires to have with other men which he then hope to get it through closeness with Shane which blurred his relating with Shane -- thinking that he might have fallen in love for Shane which in actual fact, it's just a very legitimate desire for male bonding and filling of his own love tank which no one else fills for him. Shane and Jonathan filled each other's love tank to the brim and as leaking vessels, both can never be filled enough..

Also, ungodly soul ties were formed and it takes awareness in Christ Jesus that they know that this is unhealthy relating and it really is bondage.. not bonding.. Confessing, repenting to God and releasing this relationship to God is the one way out and God, in His Mercy and Grace, through the finished work of Christ will cut the ungodly soul ties between Shane and Jonathan. God alone will be their best friend and He will also bring other men and women in the Body of Christ to come alongside Jonathan and Shane to befriend them and love them.

If Jonathan and Shane have known Christ and walk in fellowship with God and other brothers and sisters in Christ, perhaps they could have healthy relating to each other. Alas, what is that we have a best friend who is not Christ.

Jesus is our best friend and He promises that He will never leave us nor forsake us.