When I first saw Grey's Anatomy hesitations about watching the whole shebang flew in and out of my head. For one, I used to work at a hospital and I'm not so comfortable watching hospital scenes coz I'm kinda used to it (i.e. emergencies, surgeries & all...) or it just might be another hospital/medical drama with the usual twist and turn. But as I watch each episode something caught my attention…

At the beginning and the end of each episode Meredith narrates several words of wisdom. I don’t know if its just me… but as time goes by its that part of each episode I look forward to... Lately, as my friends come over my place to watch an episode or two, we find ourselves talking about that narration. The reasons, it's informative and witty at the same time. It's like somebody telling you to wake up and smell the coffee, here's a thing or two that you need to remember or ponder upon a little longer so you could somehow understand what's going on with your life or on a lighter note what you can do it improve what you already have...

Here’s one that caught my attention…

Episode "If Tomorrow Never Comes"

"The early bird catches the worm; a stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we haven't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to ‘seize the day'. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore, until we finally understand for ourselves like Benjamin Franklin meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping. And that even the biggest failure, even the worst most intractable mistake beats the hell out of never trying."


... And with this I'll watch the old episodes and get some insights on the "Meredith Narrations"

People tend to say too much about something very simple. Take life for example, a lot of famous people gave words of wisdom about it--How to understand the complexity of life and how to live life to the fullest by following their simple tips, take these quotes for example :

To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go. - Mary Oliver

If I had my life to live over, I'd dare to make more mistakes next time. I'd relax; I'd limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles, but I'd have fewer imaginary ones. - Nadine Stair.

An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. - Martin Luther King

Their ways of explaining it is far too complex. But then again, G.A. gave us a different point of view on explaining life's mysteries-it's joys and miseries. Here's another quote that somehow tried explaining a part of how we could live our lives... "Boundaries"

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The First Cut is the Deepest [Season 1 Episode 2]

Meredith: [voiceover] It's all about lines. The finish line at the end of residency, waiting in line for a chance at the operating table, and then there’s the most important line, the line separating you from the people you work with. It doesn’t help to get too familiar to make friends. You need boundaries, between you and the rest of the world. Other people are far too messy. It’s all about lines. Drawing lines in the sand and praying like hell no one crosses them.

Meredith: [voiceover] At some point you have to make a decision. Boundaries don't keep other people out; they fence you in. Life is messy, that's how we're made. So you can waste your life drawing lines or you can live your life crossing them. But there are some lines that are way too dangerous to cross. Here's what I know. If you're willing to take the chance, the view from the other side is spectacular.

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It is but plain and simple that we must remember that life is not just about one's self but how we interact with others. No man is an island, that is why we need another person--a companion, a friend, a colleague--even a stranger can influence our lives in the most astonishing possible way...

One has to have the courage to explore -- life's a journey, one way or another, the outcome will always be the same. Its just a matter of following which path you choose or creating your own path and let others follow.

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Aww, I absolutely love the narrations too. I hear a lot people say how they think Mer's "words of wisdom" are a distraction - but I think they are the complete opposite of that...I think they help tie up so many things on the show to where each episode feels 'whole'.

It bothers me tremendously when they don't do narrations. The Six Days episodes just didn't feel complete after I watched them and the episode where there was only narration at the end of the episode bothered me too.

I agree i LOVE the narations, i just think it wouldnt be Grey's without them! It sort of completes the episode! Otherwise it would just sort of start and stop kind of abruptly!
And they are good narations! They make sense in a rambling round-and-about sort of way! LOL

I love them too :wub: :wub: it's something that's different from other shows... at he beginning they give you an idea about what the episode is about and at the end, they're kind of preparing you for the end of the episode, I like that :)