“I have never known about your past, teacher. In fact, your records show no relationships with anyone older than you.” The other person’s relationships do not include any relationships with anyone older than you, meaning there are no biological parents, adoptive parents, or even any elders who took care of them. It’s as if an adult appeared out of nowhere. “If saying this makes you feel more at ease, then of course I am willing to listen.”

This is something a psychology scholar once told me: when someone is feeling down, you can tell them, "I'll listen."

"...In my uninteresting memories, I was born into a family that was even somewhat poor. We were so poor that I couldn't live a happy life like other children. Every day when I opened my eyes, I was troubled by money."

That kind of life is predictable and terrifying beyond words. There is nothing beautiful about it; it's just endless suffering. You work until you're exhausted, then you sleep when you're tired, and the cycle repeats itself.

“My mother is a very fierce woman, which I don’t like. Or rather, she was forced to be strong, which made me feel scared. I’ve been afraid since I was a child. I’m afraid of loud noises, afraid of other people’s eyes, afraid of disappointed looks. My fear caused me a lot of pain. I didn’t even dare to say I was sick. I only felt endless pain. But people always change.”

"As time went by, I began to realize that my mother had already tried her best. She came into this world unexpectedly and never saw anything better, yet she gave me the beauty she wanted. Although expectations, like beauty, can always cause pain, this feeling is genuine."

It's a genuine, unspoken emotion, isn't it?

"A very ordinary person who has been with me all my life. I can't forget how delicious my mother's cooking was, and I can't forget the pain when I was hurt. Some people have laughed at me for being a very naive person, but who knows? I survived with all my might and fought against this sad world."

To survive with all one's might, even if it is excruciatingly painful.

"...You've never told anyone about these things before. It turns out your family was also so unfortunate..."

Le Lan never imagined that, in all her thoughts, the other person was a gentle person, so the family should be happy, right? Why is it so painful?

Why do unhappy families grow up? What about happy people?

No one knows, and no one wants to know, all of this is hard to understand, isn't it?

"It's perfectly normal for people to want good fortune when they feel unhappy. I don't want my pain to continue; I want everyone to be happy, so I'm willing to suffer. It's amazing why I have this thought." Why would I want everyone to be happy?

Perhaps it's because happiness itself doesn't require anything.

True happiness doesn't require anything; it's enough that people know it's beautiful, isn't it?

I hope for happiness, and I hope even more that everyone can be happy because of me, and not suffer because of me. This is what I think, what I do, and what I am committed to.

"Teacher, thank you. I am so happy. I have never felt so happy before. I always thought I was unfortunate, but meeting you is a great blessing."

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