“May you live a long life.” One could possibly make a drinking game with how often this sentence appears in Disobedience. The saying is one of mourning, that carries different weights and meanings depending on the context and sincerity with which one says it. The exchange happens when Esti offers the same condolence to [Ronit] after seeing her [for the first time] in many years. She says it politely and formally.
Ronit and Esti make the exchange later when much else has been expressed intimately between them. The phrase is not uniquely one of condolences. Rather, it reminds the bereaved to live life to the fullest when the reality of death is so immediate. You only get one life, so make the most of it. By Disobedience’s end, this line is one of poignant, heartbreaking tragedy.” - May You Live a Long Life
