Why can't beautiful things stay beautiful forever?

Kareem 2022-03-25 09:01:12

David and Catherine, who fell in love at first sight, laughed so happily when they first started, they were so happy, the sun was warm, and life was simple and easy to be satisfied. Such a honeymoon, as their shop's name suggests, was the best part of their time together. But with a visit from David's father, after listening to his father's words: "Is this really what she wants?", David began to think about his current life, and he realized that Catherine did not like simple country life. She is more yearning for the lively life in the metropolis. The reason why she is willing to do this is entirely a sacrifice for her lover. David didn't want to be so selfish, he decided to go back to work. They go back to New York, they buy a big house, and they throw lively parties on the weekends. Catherine likes this kind of life, and David's old friend also likes Catherine, and it even makes people feel that David is left out. This is not difficult to understand. David was originally a quiet person. At this time, when he returned to New York, he was accommodating to his wife and his father. He was full of depression and had nowhere to vent. Incomprehensible. Eventually "tragedy". Seriously, there is no scene where David kills Katherine. I don't want to believe that David is the murderer, I prefer to believe that Catherine really set foot on the train and went to a foreign land. Well, David is the psychopath. How could he be so fragile, why is he so cowardly, maybe it was because he was hit by the process of witnessing his mother's death when he was a child, maybe it was because his father was too strong against him since he was a child, maybe it was because he sacrificed too much for love, and What he wants has not been satisfied, it may also be because he is temporarily depressed and cannot be relieved, and his emotions are out of control for a while. All of these create the tragedy of David and Katherine. Time is irreversible. David's father is a successful businessman, but he still arranged for David to stand at the scene of his mother's suicide. He still arranged David's life according to his own wishes, and did not try his best to make up for the pain of David's loss of his mother. Catherine overestimated David's ability to bear. David, on the other hand, sank in a bad mood and didn't seek help or self-help when he realized his mood was not right. I thought of the interview with Yao Jiaxin's father written by Chai Jing in her book. Yao's father always blamed himself, blamed himself for being a soldier, and blamed himself for being too strict with Yao Jiaxin, which made Yao Jiaxin go to extremes. . David and Yao Jiaxin are both fragile people, and when their rigidity cannot be exerted, they will go to extremes.

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All Good Things quotes

  • David Marks: Look at her. I swear to God, I didn't even know that people like her existed. She's perfect.

  • Sanford Marks: Why couldn't you have just given her what she wanted? You're a very weak man, David.