Everyone likes you to laugh, but you don't

Green 2022-03-24 09:03:09

Why live with other people's expectations? Is it safe to be whoever other people want you to be? Ben didn't do anything wrong, it's just that when God created him, he put a different soul than others, this soul is purer than others, but it is regarded as incomplete. Behaviors that are out of tune with those around you are called outliers, being different from others is called outliers, and thoughts that are unacceptable to most people are called extremes. After all, there is only one self in the world, a unique and irreplaceable self.

If this were an American film, the ending might have been Ben rushing into the school with a machine gun or a homemade bow and arrow to kill his classmates, and eventually the news reported the school violence. If this is a Japanese film, the ending may be a real suicide, lying on the rails, hanging, cutting wrists, taking medicine... all possible. Fortunately, the ending of the film, "creative death" in exchange for a brave book.

The world may bring unequal treatment to many people, but this does not mean that self-denial is necessary. Ben was lucky, and it all stemmed from that girl named Scarlett. In the world of the game, she needs him to protect her and walk with her, killing enemies all the way through the level. In the real world, it was she who accompanied him, conquered the self in his heart, and was reborn from the ashes. Not everyone can be a Scarlett, and not everyone will have a Scarlett in their life, accepting such an unbearable self, accompanying him, and encouraging you to grow.

It doesn't matter who you are, the important thing is who knows who you are. On the premise of not offending others, insisting on yourself is a kind of bravery, and it is also the most complete version of yourself.

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Ben X quotes

  • [first lines]

    Ben: [voiceover] It's hard to explain. It's hard to explain myself. But I never tell lies. Everything I say is true, even when I don't say a thing.

  • Ben: It is high time to become who you are.