What if, what if there was a perfect pair of parents?
Luckily or unfortunately, Caroline actually got the chance to choose. She finds a door to another world in her new home, where the environment is exactly the same as reality, but everything is like paradise. Mom would make delicious pizza and pudding, Dad would trim the garden to her liking, and they would tell her stories softly and kiss her sweetly before she went to bed. Every detail, every gift, shows how much they love her.
Love, what a precious and seductive feeling. When I become the center of the world, it feels so good, even if I know it's an illusion, I can't help but greedily say: Please give me a little more. Caroline simply didn't want to go back to the real world. She learned that she only needed to agree to one condition - to give up her soul and always listen to the words of those who love her.
Wait, this seems like a familiar topic. Far from it, another Oscar-nominated film, Growing Up, tells a similar story.
This story goes back to the real-life version of adult society: a smart and beautiful female high school student meets a mature and funny uncle, and quickly turns from campus life to a social occasion where she is intoxicated. She visits art auctions, exhibitions, galleries, and bars every day. very happy. He proposed to her and asked her to drop out of school, and she agreed, on the grounds that even if you worked hard to get into Oxford, wouldn't you just want to meet such a person and live a colorful life in the end? If there is a shortcut in life to achieve your ideal, do you still need to struggle yourself?
Happiness or freedom, if you can only choose one? It seems that literature and art have never given up such discussions, which shows how fragile people's resistance to happiness is, and they have always worried about losing their independent character because of happiness.
In "The Brothers Karamazov", the justice accused God of giving faith to the poor and not caring about their suffering. It is better to feed people before talking about virtue. The reality is that people kneel in front of the judge and say, "I would rather be a cow or a horse, but let us have enough food and clothing." Chen Guanzhong's latest novel "Prosperity" also has a similar assumption. Are you willing to give up a little freedom to know the truth for this grand beauty?
Is freedom a bottom line that needs to be adhered to for a lifetime, or a way to pursue happiness? Are we struggling to live better, or just to stay awake in pain? Then again, it's about to turn into a cliché of choosing to be Socrates or a happy pig.
Whether it is a ghost mother, an art uncle, or a powerful government, it is certainly a perfect picture, but there is one thing that makes people feel uneasy: Can this ideal last? Without this piece of security puzzle, you will never be able to set foot on your heart and enjoy it.
Building one's own happiness on the basis of dependence on others is always a huge risk. When the other person's mind changes, happiness disappears instantly, and you are unable to grasp it. In theory, this is only a possibility, and it may be possible to welcome happy ending forever, but countless reality tests show that once you choose to attach, it will not be long before you will be broken. After all, people are fickle and greedy.
Only by relying on the bit of happiness that you have achieved through your own efforts can you enjoy it with peace of mind. This is actually a simple truth that everyone knows, just like the conclusion drawn by the little beauty in "Growing Up Education": there are no shortcuts in life. No wonder we face too many temptations. Fortunately, there are many literary and artistic works that constantly create virtual situations, giving us the opportunity to test ourselves over and over again to strengthen our hearts. The road to independence is a little harder, but it is up to you to decide.
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