For a long time, I have been thinking about the meaning of living. Later, I found that thinking about this philosophical problem can not only solve the problems thrown by life, but also hurt brain cells. When I was a child, I longed for independence and freedom when I grew up, but when I grew up, I kept recalling those lush and innocent years.

Unknown late-night stories are hidden everywhere in colorful cities. We keep growing and losing. Although somewhat pessimistic, it is an indisputable fact. You ask, are those lost people never coming back? I said, not necessarily.

"Everything you have lost will be reunited with you in another way."

These are the original words that Jia presented to us in The Girl in Time Back.

02.

Jia, a famous American writer and screenwriter, graduated from the Department of British and American Literature of Harvard University. I have read his other two novels before, Bookstore on the Island and Marguerite Town. When I finished reading Girl in time, I had to admire the author's imagination again. Of course, as far as the story is concerned, this book is relatively simple. There are not many twists and turns and ups and downs, but it is such an ordinary and ordinary narrative that is closest to our present life.

The girl who goes back in time tells the story of a life cycle. The protagonist ended his life in a car accident at the age of fifteen, but the ending was described by the author as another beginning. After her death, she took a Nile cruise to the "other world" and started a new life in the "other world". In this book, the author creates an orderly "another world" for readers, which is very similar to the human world. Like on earth, little Liz continued to learn to drive, work, make friends and fall in love here, and then returned to this world until she ended her "other life".

03.

To the whole world, you are not "maybe", but "really" insignificant. But for those who love you, you are really important.

We will meet many people in our life, but not many people are really connected with our life. After little Liz died, her family and her dog Lucy were immersed in grief. When Lucy was taken to the park for a walk, she met another dog, Banditt. When Lucy poured out her sorrow to Banditt, Banditt disdainfully advised her to find another owner with two legs and then play games with other dogs. Like nothing. So Lucy sighed: in the end, only friends and family care about the end of life, only those who know you care, and for others, it's just an ordinary ending.

As Xiao thought, if her death made the news on TV, it would only be news. A girl of 15 years old was killed by a car. then what No, then. The best thing others can do is to express their regrets and then change the channel. The little headmaster took the accident as an example to tell other students the importance of obeying traffic rules.

This reminds me that when Randall's father died in the American drama This is Us, all relatives and friends who loved him felt sorry for him and tried their best to comfort him. But Taylor, the company leader who worked for him for ten years, gave him a box of pears that would make him allergic, and attached a card with a standard eulogy and a printed signature. This is a reality that we have to accept.

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People always like to indulge in the beauty of the past and drugs. However, the longer you wait, the more difficult it is to start a new life. Some things don't need to be deliberately forgotten, and time will dilute everything.

For little Liz, this world is undoubtedly her "past" and the other world is her "beginning". When she first reached the other shore, she always indulged in the past. She spent a lot of time and money snooping around the world on the observation deck, dreaming of going back one day. But the reality is that we can't go back to the past. Not only Lizzie, but also Owen of the oversoul crime and liaison bureau, and many souls who have just died, all tried to dive into the submarine well and return to the world, but in vain. Even if Lizzie returned to this world through the repatriation regulations, it wasn't her at first. It's like we keep saying we want to go back to the past, but when we really go back, we find that things have changed.

When we blindly fall into the shelter of the past, reality will not be softened by our fears.

In the recent hit drama "My First Half Life", Zijun, a senior housewife played by Ma Yili, couldn't accept the reality for a long time when she was abandoned by her husband. At first, her struggle with anger consumed most of her strength. Later, she gradually realized that procrastination could not solve any problems, so she crustily skin of head and faced the difficulties.

The suture behind Xiaoli's ear has always been regarded by herself as the only connection between the present and the past. Even though she has been caring for it carefully, she still lost it. The point is, when and where she lost it, she has no memory at all. It was only for a moment that I suddenly remembered that the suture had disappeared.

We are always obsessed with many things, many people. However, at some point, we will find that we seem to have forgotten.

Betty taught Lizzie to list the things she would miss in this world, then throw them away and admit that she would never get them again. We also need to make a list of things we refuse to put down and throw away. We need to bid farewell to the past and embrace a new life.

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There are no absolute good guys and bad guys in this world. Don't use established standards to test human nature.

Little Lizzie has been looking for the taxi driver who hit her all over the world, thinking that he is a bad guy and should bear the consequences for his death. She looked at the driver Amador Ponami, but was surprised to find that Amador Ponami was not as bad as she thought. He obeys traffic rules almost devoutly, always helps others with their luggage, never charges by detours, and often plays mime to amuse passengers. She couldn't understand why Amado Ponami, who looked like a good man, ran into her and tried to escape. It was not until Amador Ponami came to another world after his death that she knew that he had his own difficulties. My son is seriously ill and cannot bear the consequences of financial compensation. Although, this is not a good excuse for hit and run. After all, being wrong is wrong.

06.

Whether it is good or bad, it is our life.

There are many kinds of life in this world, and yours is just one of them. From birth to old age, every period of time at every stage is a kind of life. You will meet the boy you like. You will wear different colors of bachelor's clothes. You will wear a beautiful wedding dress. You will have an outstanding mortgage. Brand-new suitcase will take you to new places and meet new people. The punctual subway will take you to your old unit to do your old job. How we wish we could have different lives at the same time, and then only choose those parts that we think are beautiful. But that's not how life is arranged Our life is beautiful because of clutter.

When little Liz came back to this world again, people who cared about her in the other world missed her very much, just as her parents missed her when she just died. They will also be sad for the loss of little Liz. But life goes on. Betty finally said, we never know what will happen in the future, but I believe that good things will happen every day. I believe that even in the worst time, something good will happen. I believe that on such a happy day today, we still feel a little sad. This is life, isn't it?

We always like to say that if it was like in the past, it will be like now. But the long road of life has its own unique scenery. So, what's the point of starting over?

No one's life is useless. All the debts that life owes you will be paid in another way. You can't appreciate the scenery of that road, because you are already standing in the scenery of this road.