teenage melancholy

Cory 2022-04-22 07:01:02

More or less, I can see my own shadow in it, I can't say that I feel the same, but I can really feel the pain called youth. Some people may think that this is the pretentiousness of "teenagers don't know the taste of sorrow, but I don't know if everyone has experienced the kind of lonely and helpless feeling that there is only one person in the world." Feelings make you feel lost, sad, and inexplicably cry.
Charlie, a teenager surrounded by misfortune and loneliness, haunted by childhood nightmares for many years, the death of his best friend, in the past ten years of his life, he never seemed to be truly happy. He is sensitive and introverted, he is timid and cautious, and he longs for someone to really understand him and give him warmth. He's you, it's me, it's everyone. During the bewildering, overwhelmed days we experienced growing up, we harbored little secrets that were out of tune with the real world.
When life is ignorant, it is such a joy to meet a group of friendly and kind friends who take you out of the abyss of pain and meet another bright and hopeful world. How important it is to meet a good teacher, who will teach you earnestly and guide you in the right direction of life. It is the greatest luck to have a family that loves you. No matter what happens, your family will always be your strongest backing.
In fact, life is not as bad as we imagined. After those dark times, we can embrace life again, meet new friends, and live a new life. It is not too late. Young life, we have experienced what we should experience, we know how to love people, what kind of people to love, and what kind of love to receive. Because "We are infinite." We also have infinite possibilities, and we are still full of confidence in the future.
Finally, it ends with the lyrics of my favorite scene, the song that goes through the tunnel: "Oh we can be heroes, just for one day". Even for just one day, we can be our own heroes.

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  • [first lines]

    Charlie: [voice-over] Dear Friend. I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn't try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have. Please don't try to figure out who I am. I don't want you to do that. I just need to know that people like you exist. Like if you met me you wouldn't think I was the weird kid who spent time in the hospital. And I wouldn't make you nervous. I hope it's okay for me to think that. You see, I haven't really talked to anyone outside of my family all summer. But tomorrow is my first day of high school ever, and I need to turn things around. So I have a plan. As I enter the school for the first time, I will visualize what it would be like on the last day of my senior year. Unfortunately I counted, and that's one thousand three hundred and eighty-five days.

  • Patrick: How is it that you've got meaner since becoming a buddhist?

    Mary Elizabeth: Just lucky, I guess.

    Patrick: No, you're doing something wrong, I think.