Facing the fear and suffering of your loved ones dying, have you ever tried it? On April 10, 2006, I received a call from Mama and ran to the hospital crying. I saw my father for the last time. At that time, his hands were still warm. I saw the tears in the corners of his eyes. After a long time, Dad was warm and cold and left us. This sudden blow made me unable to let go for a long time, and I experienced insomnia for nearly a year. I could only sleep for 2-3 hours a night. The three nights from the funeral home to the burial seemed to flow for a year. Tears, and during the day, I am almost expressionless, because I know that if I am sad, Ma Ma will be more heartbroken. Only when I face this cruel reality firmly can I take my mother out of the haze.
I have seen a 2014 Swedish animated film "Journey to the Feather Country", which uses animation to interpret the story of death and parting. A young bunny who doesn't yet understand the rules of life, trying to fight against the most powerful forces. As he grew up, he learned more and more about life. And this Spanish magic movie conveys the same mood. Each of us will be trapped by inner demons, and the inner demon of the little boy Connor is just because he can't bear the pain of parting in his life, and his mother's condition is getting worse. To endure the most heart-wrenching experience in life, because the feeling is so painful that he even wants to escape and give up "evil"... We must learn to let go in this life and face the dark side of life calmly It is a practice that each of us must do on the way to growth. If your family leaves you, what you need to do is to continue to cheer up and live bravely, and not to be depressed, because there are still many people who care about you.
Connor's grandmother suffered no less than Connor. It was her daughter, her life was dying, but she had to cheer up because she had to take good care of Connor. But there are still differences in the tolerance of children and adults. Fortunately, Connor encountered a giant tree monster that looked terrifying, and slowly guided him to the right direction.
I really like the three dark fairy tales told by the giant tree monster, both in the form of animation and the moral of the story.
"Learn to look at problems dialectically" is an old fairy tale where the prince's grandfather married the young queen, and after the death of the old king, the queen ruled the country. The prince fell in love with a farmer's daughter, and the queen wanted to continue ruling the country and wanted to marry the prince, but the prince fled with the girl he loved. They rested under the yew trees, but the next day, the girl was killed. Do you think the queen in this story is a ruthless witch? But in the monster's story, the beloved prince was a sanctimonious hypocrite who killed innocent girls, provoked public outrage, drove away the queen, and became king.
We always look at issues in a one-sided way, sometimes preconceived. It does not take into account that a transaction has two sides, we only see one side, but neglect to weigh the whole thing, and finally the truth is drowned.
"No matter what, please stick to the faith" The priest and pharmacist who lacks faith needs yew as medicine, but the priest sticks to the principle but refuses to give him the tree. Until one day, the pastor's two daughters fell ill, and the medicine and food were ineffective, so they could only kneel and beg the pharmacist. He said that he was willing to pay for the health of the daughters. But a priest who lost his faith still lost his daughters. A person without a firm faith is like a shell.
"Never underestimate yourself" Once upon a time there was an invisible man. Of course, he is not actually invisible, just because he has a sense of existence. Even he himself despised him, and people ignored his existence. And one day, he finally got angry, but I always thought that fighting was not the best solution. If a person feels inferior to himself and despises himself, how can he make others have a sense of existence for him?
The final story is Connor himself battling his own demons. He's just a child and can't bear such pain. It would be great if it could end earlier. Without a strong intention, he took her hand and let go, watching her mother fall into the abyss, and it was all over. In the face of parting, no one's heart can be calm, but how to face it and accept the sad reality? Many things in life we can't change its occurrence, but we can subjectively change its impact on us.
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