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Takashi: [the Yamada family are stuck in traffic] We can't even get to a phone!
Shige: Oh, we should have called first thing.
Noboru: See? We need a cell phone!
Matsuko: Can't you just be quiet?
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Takashi: You have to accept life as it is. Acceptance is the key for suriviving the worst situations without stopping to love each other or separating. Even the worst behavior can be accepted and forgiven if it is not driven by evil. In fact, you must forgive in order to move on. It doesn't have to be bad to resign yourself to a situation. In fact, it is essential. Something basic to have a happy family. Something basic to face life and move on. Although it may sound negative, it is the only way out of unacceptable situations.
Erin Chambers
Extended Reading
My Neighbors the Yamadas quotes
