Simple is the hardest

Isidro 2022-04-20 09:01:35

Simple is the hardest.

Look at these "complex" adult men and women, who are self-destructing and suffering all the time - they have been struggling in the world, but they want to package themselves like mature adults.

The male protagonist ran into obstacles with adult women, and in the end, he didn't turn around to find the "simple and naive" little girl, but the little girl had to fly far away, to the lively, complex and colorful adult world. .

Don't read a few books and pop out a few metaphysical nouns in your mouth, you will have the capital to point at the world, and you will be superior to others. You and I are both lay people, lay people love to follow the crowd, and they love to follow others' words. It is not a difficult thing for anyone. Being here today, flattering with this group of people, and being there tomorrow, with another group of people agreeing, will not become more and more "complex".

I find it really hard to keep it simple. An 18-year-old girl gives a 42-year-old middle-aged man a little confidence in the future, that is, to maintain such a simple belief, and the time limit is not long, 6 months. Is this difficult for a 42-year-old middle-aged man? Hey, it's really not easy!

Maybe adults have grown up for too long, and "simple" is already a luxury. After all, the protection and care that can be enjoyed at the age of 17 is really hard for a 42-year-old to get.

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Manhattan quotes

  • Yale: You know we have to stop seeing each other, don't you.

    Mary Wilke: Oh, yeah. Right. Right. I understand. I could tell by the sound of your voice on the phone. Very authoritative, y'know. Like the pope, or the computer in 2001.

  • Isaac Davis: You know what you are? You're God's answer to Job, y'know? You would have ended all argument between them. I mean, He would have pointed to you and said, y'know, "I do a lot of terrible things, but I can still make one of these." You know? And then Job would have said, "Eh. Yeah, well, you win."