The yew tree is the source of all medicinal treatments, if the apothecary prepares them well. The yew tree is the introduction to this medicine, a gift from a mother to her beloved son.
What is the fear that has been haunting C's dream? After seeing the seemingly powerful "King Kong" that punishes evil and promotes good, C's yew tree arrives. It's going to tell a story. But C said: "You are not telling the truth." But what is 'The Truth'?
I keep thinking about the meaning of this scene:
Who is King Kong? - King Kong is the 'strong' we have been pretending to be.
Who is the yew tree? ——The yew tree is these 'The Truth' that we do not want to accept: people are complex, there is no right or wrong, for example, a prince who killed a peasant woman is a good king; people are worthy of belief, regardless of good and evil Ugly, for example, pharmacists have the power to guard their beliefs despite being short-tempered; people are constantly hurting themselves because they feel that they don't deserve to be treated well, such as C punishing their own 'incompetence' by allowing others to be violent in the wrong way.
Seeing 'The Truth', all of C's emotions surfaced. He smashed furniture, he was hysterical, he provoked his classmates with stares to seek "attention". He thought he could finally 'succeed', but his grandmother didn't yell at him, his teacher said you keep studying, his mother always said 'It's Ok.' C was at a loss, he tried and tested Ask 'You don't punish me? 'In his cognition, all his actions and inner emotional complexes should be 'not worthy' to be forgiven, because he cannot forgive himself at all. He was surprised because he never let himself go.
So he tried to understand.
After the first story, he tried to convince himself that life is complicated and not easy. So before his dad left, he could finally say timidly, 'You don't have to.' It's an understanding. Not just to his father, but to himself that he can finally begin to learn to 'forgive'.
He was finally trying to understand. But why does he still have nightmares? Mom is leaving and C runs to summon the yew tree. Yew tree eyes reddened and threatened with 'life', "Tell the truth!!!"
When I fell into the cliff, I finally found the answer:
Being true to yourself is the hardest but most important thing when you accept your complexities, your flaws, and try to hold on to your beliefs.
So this is the fourth story: C is tired. But his truth is that he doesn't want his mother to leave him. When all the acceptance and understanding no longer have the 'Vajra bodyguard', we finally become the real me, and C falls asleep peacefully. Speaking out about your inner self and speaking well to yourself are the most important things you need to cultivate in your life.
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