Those childhood hurts

Sonia 2022-01-21 08:01:26

A nine-year-old boy fell out of favor because of the birth of his sister. After that, a series of misfortunes occurred in his family, and the situation gradually developed in the direction that people did not want. Even the optimistic father could not reverse the bad luck.

This movie is about The wonderful thing is that it doesn't tell you the truth. It just creates an atmosphere to let your imagination go into the dark, making you suspect the mother's suspiciousness, the baby's crying, the collective poisoning of the animals in the school, the death of the dog, the grandma When I fell from a height, it was Joshua behind the scenes. However, as the story gradually came to an end, I couldn't help but doubt this suspicion. Could it be that the director deliberately led me astray? He was just showing one. This is the established thinking of an adult. There is no evidence that Joshua is the cause of all troubles. His mother was also emotionally imbalanced when he gave birth to him. The doctor said that it is normal for a baby to cry, and his father did not see him. Grandma pushed down the steps. Joshua just said with a flat face, "Mom and Dad, I love you." If this also constitutes a crime, it is better to say that we adults are even more embarrassed.

When I was ten years old, I am particularly fascinated by spiritual phenomena. I once thought that there were ghosts in my home, and I often woke up in the middle of the night to hear strange footsteps. I told my mother about my troubles. Although my mother did not believe that there were ghosts in the house, she was very aggressive. Yelling at the air around me, "Get out! Get out of my child! If you come to frighten her again, I'm not polite to you!" Then he hugged me tightly in his arms. This act of guarding the calf It left a deep impression on me. After that, I gradually walked out of my inner illusion.

In the film, there is a section of Joshua participating in a school music performance. When I saw him in the melody of "Little Star" Deliberately adding discordant sounds, I suddenly thought of playingYOSHIKI. Then, Joshua fainted on the stage, just like YOSHIKI often does. This clip touched me a lot. I have always thought that YOSHIKI's act of fainting on the stage is very hypocritical, but now I am thinking Perhaps this comes from his real childhood experience. YOSHIKI's father committed suicide at home, when he was as old as Shuiya. Children of this age are particularly sensitive, more vulnerable than adolescents, and need family protection. In this The damage to the children’s hearts caused by family changes at this age will be lifelong. Therefore, after growing up, the sense of incompleteness will always run through YOSHIKI’s music creation.

According to the Chinese standards, Joshua’s life has no misfortune. Say. It is normal for a newborn to attract the attention of relatives. His father, uncle, and grandmother did not ignore him. Therefore, when a psychologist told Joshua’s father that your son had been severely abused, he Dad feels that he is more wronged than Dou E. What should I do to make this child satisfied?

In fact, it is unfair to simply attribute the responsibility to the child's parents for not caring him enough. They have done better than many parents. However, Just as some people are born with physical scars, and some are born with mental scars. Joshua inherited his mother's fragile and sensitive nerves, and a little bit of wind and grass will become mental troubles. Living with such a mother, there is buried in the blood. The dangerous gene from the mother, but not the attention and caress of the mother, his heart collapsed irretrievably. From the perspective of the bystander, asking a self-care mother to care for the child is also difficult for everyone. , Joshua’s inner collapse is inevitable.

My mother is a good mother who cares very much about the physical and mental feelings of her children. I dare say that she is the best of all mothers I have ever met. But I still have to admit, myself The deepest trauma comes from the family, even if my family is seen by others as happy and harmonious, even if I can responsibly say that my parents are both kind and educated people. As a person with a mental scar, someone else His efforts can certainly bring comfort to this group of people, but in the final analysis it is futile. Because you can't protect him forever, because you don't know how to protect him. He can only protect himself and seek healing by himself.

Finally, what I want to say is that a vulnerable person does not represent misfortune. Being able to have a richer spiritual journey than a dull and numb person is a kind of luck in itself.

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Joshua quotes

  • Joshua Cairn: You know, someone died in this apartment.

    Brad Cairn: Oh, yeah?

    Abby Cairn: Really?

    Brad Cairn: I'm pretty sure that's not true.

    Joshua Cairn: If you think about it, someone has died on pretty much every inch of this planet. You know, dig down anywhere, and you'll find bones.

  • Brad Cairn: [taking the baby] What is that, is that the, is that the baby or the dog?

    Abby Cairn: Or me? Take a deep breath, Brad. That's our life you're smelling.