Memories are infinite

Conner 2022-10-18 08:21:14

The style is slightly different from other works of Hayao Miyazaki. In fact, it should be attributed to the name of Isao Takahata, but it is more often branded as Hayao Miyazaki.

The style of painting is similar, but most of these early works are memories or longings of childhood or rural natural life. There are no palace-style magic elements or virtual world plots.

Going to get off work like a zombie in the vast reinforced concrete forest in the metropolis, OT; seeing thousands of people talking about safety against one's wishes; being trapped at the airport again and again and waiting for delays; invisible but infinitely powerful office politics. When we grow up, we will inevitably start to reminisce infinitely about the free life of our childhood.

Fewer and fewer people are aiming for a career, and more and more people are chasing after their own lives. Professional life is rare, and most people still focus on trivial life. In fact, this time is the happiest. Slowly wasting time. Ahem, the premise is that you are at least not worried about your living needs. There are even couples in Hong Kong who started to work on their own while traveling around the world. This is also a new orientation.

Most of the little pot friends have never been in the countryside and may not be able to experience this kind of happiness. No air conditioning and no such attractive TV. Sleep until the sunrise, and then meet with a group of friends to discuss what games to play. Catch fish, play peekaboo, eagles catch chickens, etc., many, many. You can even watch boys catch dragonflies by the pond and more.

I also have so much time in the summer vacation to be so happy. It's rare to go, so whatever good things come, let me first. Probably if it really grew up there, there would not be such a beautiful memory.

The reality is always too bitter, but the memories are infinitely good.

It's good to experience life more while you still have a choice. For the sake of memories in the future, or for the sake of not regretting it in the future. After all, life is so long.

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Only Yesterday quotes

  • Hirota: Rainy days, cloudy days, sunny days... which do you like?

    Taeko: ...cloudy days.

    Hirota: Oh, then we're alike.

  • Taeko: The king of fruit is... the king of fruit is...

    [the scene flashes from 1966 to 1989]

    Taeko: ...the banana!