A little feeling, not a movie review

Dominic 2022-03-03 08:01:03

About 100 minutes into the movie, the wife of the deceased burst into tears for the first time, struggling to ask "why, why". At that time, I thought of the phrase "All sufferings are the same. Suffering is.. suffering." Class, the theme is shared suffering (shared suffering - not about the cross of Jesus Christ, but very human suffering). At the time, I listened, thought, and it was different. In fact, I was thinking, there are some ugly views, such as poverty, such as disease, such as disaster. But there are some things that you can't see. For example, you can see that a person is good, financially, future is good, relationship is also good, there is no fire, there is no separation of life and death, even he looks good, but he is not good. . That's because he is relatively poor, and there is such a bad thing that can't be seen on the surface. He still deserves it, and has so much to do. Or maybe life is fairer, and it is because of these good things that I should encounter some bad things.

At that moment, when I saw the struggle and the questioning, I suddenly understood. It's all the same

wife of the deceased, best friend of the deceased (also a down-to-earth man battling drug addiction), a 10-year-old girl, a 6-year-old boy, even the deceased's wife's younger brother, all suffering for reasons and Content varies. But it doesn't matter, because all suffering is the same. This is

a phrase I have heard many times before, and I like it very much. It is also useful here. Searched according to the keyword serenity prayer, the full text is as follows (don't

pay too much attention to the part that is too religious in the second paragraph) God grant me the serenity God, give me peace
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can; give me the courage to change the things I can change;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time; Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world bear as he bears this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will; Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next. Forever in the next.
Amen. Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

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Things We Lost in the Fire quotes

  • Howard Glassman: So how come Brian never mentioned you?

    Jerry Sunborne: Because I'm a recovering heroin addict maybe.

    [moment's silence]

    Howard Glassman: I hate my wife. I mean, since we're sharing...

  • Jerry Sunborne: Roses are red, Violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.