The pain of childhood, the sweetness of growing up

Sydnie 2022-09-20 08:03:48

Why are there always those endless exams? Why do parents who sometimes fail in exams always slander? Why do I have to get good grades? Why can't parents understand their children's willfulness and repetition? Why do parents always can't control their emotions and beat their children, so that the children will remember it for a lifetime? Why can't I always afford the things I like? Why do you always wear the old clothes of your sister and brother? Why can't I have my own new clothes? Why can't I have my own bag?

Everything in childhood, those sweet ones, make future memories so sweet; those painful ones make future life hesitant to walk alone. Happy or sad, cheerful or introverted, childhood experiences have formed a variety of personalities, which will be imprinted on the body; and these emotional worldviews and outlooks on life are like shadows that cannot be cast off.

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  • Hirota: Rainy days, cloudy days, sunny days... which do you like?

    Taeko: ...cloudy days.

    Hirota: Oh, then we're alike.

  • Taeko: The king of fruit is... the king of fruit is...

    [the scene flashes from 1966 to 1989]

    Taeko: ...the banana!