Life is just so damn hard, whether it is in the story or in our real life settings. As much as I hate the selfishness, betrayal, and indifference of this hypocritical father in this story, I could resonate with his feelings in a certain degree . Imagine someone used to light up your whole life, taking great care of your life to make sure it goes on smoothly, and then someday, that light was going to burn out... it is just so hard to digest...Been there before and I totally understand how this helplessness could eat up the only conscience left.
I truly admire the unprecedented courage of the daughter, to give up her originally decent life, to be there for her mom, when she does need her the most. Not every child is willing to sacrifice that much, even to the one that we are supposed to love the most nowadays. And on that note, I admire her uncompromising courage and commitment to her family. I used to worship whose who exhibit the power to be masters in any industry and I viewed these kinds of achievements as the biggest success of life, just as the daughter in this story used to treat her dad, only to find that I grow up interpreting the very definition of success in a totally different way. Life is so hard. Being patient and courageous enough to face up to uncertainties, and more importantly, rising up to these challenges always with a positive mindset, is the HARDEST thing,at least for me in my twenties.
These days I got very anxious and a little bit overwhelmed by all kinds of work stuff. I know these are so trivial as compared to the challenge that this family in the story has been through. And so long as they could finally find redemption of themselves and compromise to each other after going thought all the darkest periods of life, I should have no problem adjusting myself to the challenges that I am facing right now, and I could. I recently realize that anxiety is somewhat the most useless emotion in this world . It does no good to anything at all. The saddest thing here is I am just the type of person who can easily get anxious. I tried to fight it, over and over again, yet failed. And now I try to learn to live with it.
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