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Finding their Son in the Subway

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To me, this story is magical.

I see this story of the formation of a family in black and white, on film, in a 1930s or 1940s black and white film, and perhaps Anthony Russo, the New York Times artist who illustrated this Opinionator piece, got his inspiration from that same culture fount.

I’m thinking of “Heidi,” which starred Shirley Temple, and was a Saturday afternoon staple when I was a kid. For some reason (the Christmas connection, maybe? the NYC locale?) this also reminds me of “Miracle on 34th Street,” which also has a family-melding as part of the story.

Lift me up. The judge in “Heidi” asked Shirley who she wanted to live with. Perhaps the intuitive judge in this case had seen the movie as well, and since the child in question was a mere infant, made the parental decision on a whim and a prayer?

But what I love most is that these two men, especially the writer (Peter Mercurio) were able to say yes to the unknown. Sometimes, when seemingly wild opportunities and totally unpractical ideas present themselves, what is it inside that makes us say yes? It’s opening the door to adventure, and this is really living. This is a definition of life.

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