Cherish life starts from remembering death

Alexandrine 2022-09-18 07:40:38

"People don't have any sense of fear about the state of death, they are just worried about the process of dying." Perhaps the fast-paced urban lifestyle in the peaceful era has left us no time to think about such heavy and profound topics as life and death. But "dead like me", an American drama that has been aired since 2003, even now it seems that it depicts death with a joke and calm tone, and each of them seems to be dull but full of strange storylines. But it can always arouse viewers' emotions about life. The protagonist in the play is a young man, but contrary to the vigorous vigor of the young people that people yearn for, the protagonist in the play not only has a negative life, but also has a grumpy temper. He treats everyone with hostility and ridicule. It may not be as extreme as the protagonist in the play, but certain ideas of the protagonist seem to be able to find similar traces in the thoughts or actions of contemporary young people. "
Experience tells me that interest generates expectations, but expectations always bring disappointment. Therefore, the key to avoiding disappointment is to abandon the so-called interest." The narration of the protagonist in the first episode of the show is full of ridicule, but it means profound. In the highly competitive contemporary society, after young people with dreams hit a wall in real life time and time again, cynical ideas like the protagonist will settle in their minds.
The boring and plain life cannot bring up their interest, and their passion is sinking in the waste like their dreams. When they understand that raising a family is the only goal of life, life can only bring them pain and pressure, and complaining becomes the only way to release pressure. As sturdy living beings, we often don’t think about death, but as contemporary people who are overwhelmed by the fast-paced city life, we should remember death, because only when death is taken into consideration can we renew Discover the meaning of life as a living being. "Perhaps death is a temporary job, life in the world is a vacation, a vacation to spend with the person who loves you and the person you love, if this is the case, what are people's dying thoughts?"
The protagonist seems to have realized the meaning of life, but this may not be the whole story. Perhaps in such an impetuous social environment, such a deep discussion of the meaning of life will only be regarded as a young man’s naive and disease-free groan, perhaps life does not have much Meaning, but thinking about the meaning of life itself should be considered meaningful no matter what era. And this play is to remind viewers not to forget to do this meaningful thing.

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Dead Like Me quotes

  • George: So, my whole life, everything, all I get to keep are thoughts and memories?

    Rube: That's all we ever have peanut.

  • Betty: [taking a quiz] Do you consider yourself exceptionally reasonable or exceptionally kind?

    Mason: Exceptionally kind.

    [Betty looks at him questioningly]

    Mason: Well, I'm not particularly reasonable.