those dull lives

Christy 2022-04-20 09:02:41

The warm tone gave me a strong literary atmosphere at first. I thought I would be unable to chew again, but the more I watched it, the more flavorful it became. I remembered watching Xu Anhua's "Days and Nights in Tianshuiwei" a few years ago. The days around you, the people and things around you, this kind of narration of returning to life makes people feel more cordial and indifferent, but they see your past, present and future. A trance of realism.


Just like the old tree on the poster, it still has thick branches and lush branches. Life goes on every day, in a different way. Some people come and some people leave, experience sadness and gain happiness. When we turn to our twilight years and look at the people around us, how will we feel?

I envy the Tom couple in the film, their comfortable life, their favorite job, their warm home, their children who don’t need to worry about them, their own little orchard, three or five friends, good cooking skills, in their ordinary happiness, Share the happiness and misfortune of those around you. The seasons change throughout the year, just like the tomatoes in the orchard, watching them grow little by little, good or bad, big or small, so what? To loosen the soil and water it, it doesn't matter how the result is, at least we are savoring the aftertaste carefully, just like life, winter goes, spring comes, summer solstice, autumn dies, and it starts again and again, and everything in it is cold and warm.



Anyway, I like to talk about the trivial things of life in such a slow rhythm, with an inexplicable intimacy.

Hope you like it too.


2011-03-06

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  • Gerri: Life's not always kind, is it?

    Mary: No, it isn't Gerri.

  • Ken: Young people, young people. Everything's for young people. Those bars, you know, they're full of young people shouting about nothing.

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