The outside world & one's own place

Cletus 2022-03-23 09:01:56

Growing up in an orphanage, seeing the outside world, the great love of the old doctor, and the final return.
It seems that he has had enough of the cookie-cutter life since he was a child. He doesn't care about the expectations of the old doctor, and he doesn't pay much attention to his medical skills. It seems that the outside world will be very exciting.
There are indeed friends, love, and reality in the apple orchard. But those are not their own, in between, they see their own value and find their own position.
Whatever happens.
Cherish what you have, there is always a place in the world.

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  • Fuzzy: Is your father dead?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: Cirrhosis. It's a disease of the liver.

    Fuzzy: What, a liver killed him?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: No, alcohol killed him. He drank himself to death.

    Fuzzy: But did you know him?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: Barely. But it hardly mattered that I knew him.

    Fuzzy: Did you know your mother better?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: Mm-hmm. She's dead now too. She was a nanny.

    Fuzzy: What's a nanny do?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: She looks after other people's children.

    Fuzzy: Did she grow up around here?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: No. She was an immigrant.

    Fuzzy: What's an immigrant?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: Someone not from Maine.

  • Homer Wells: I was wondering if you could give me a ride.

    Wally Worthington: Sure. I'd be glad to. A ride where?

    Homer Wells: Where you going?

    Wally Worthington: We're heading back to Cape Kenneth.

    Homer Wells: Cape Kenneth? That sounds fine.