"Darling," replied Valentine, "has not the count just told us that all human wisdom is summed up in two words? - 'Wait and hope.'" --The Count of Monte Cristo
The director, Fatih Akin, took inspiration from this closing line, so I will run with it and see where it leads…
Not too long ago, I was having a conversation with an older gentleman, who was telling me about his small business. I listened as he meandered through his history and what he learned through the years and then he said something that is perhaps the most profound thing I’ve heard in a long time. He said, “Most people think that they have two choices, to either do something, or to…