I’m sure most of you have already watched the Disney animated film Frozen, It was a story of two princesses who learned the meaning of true love, and I guess, in a sense, it was also a story of two sisters learning “me here for you”.
First off, princess Elsa, who has fear running through her veins that she failed to acknowledge that life is a lot more than herself. She secluded herself into thinking that solitude is the best path, because she feared her power. Then there’s princess Anna who sees people merely in face value.
These princesses had encounters that opened themselves up and helped them delve deeper within themselves. Anna found Kristoff and it made her see that first impressions may not really be the lasting one. Then, there’s Elsa who had Anna to remind her of the fun that they had building Olaf, the snowman, while helping her see the beauty that is her power.
However, Elsa didn’t have an easy path in finding herself. It took her sister’s sacrifice for her to realize that she is infinite, that acknowledging that she is infinite and urging her feelings out would help her control her powers and become a better queen.
It was just like what Levinas teaches us when we have this certain experience with the other that makes us delve deeper into ourselves; disturbing us and making us realize that there is this infinite within us.
