All The Bright Places

How are you read stars? I was not able to publish articles for a while because I got busy with the grades again. My eyes are swollen for computing the first batch of examiners and for sure my eyes will pop out this week for the second batch. I was not able to sleep last night so I browsed some good movies to watch on Netflix. I found the movie adaptation of All the Bright Places. I've read the book already and I could say it's one of my favorite books by Jennifer Liven.

It tells about friendship and depression. It's like you set aside the battle you were in just to fight in the battles of the other people. In the end, you will end up losing the battle because you were busy keeping others safe while you were silently and slowly dying.

Here are some of the best lines I got from the movie which is also from the book:

At some point in our lives, we could all be like Violet Markey. Who lose faith in themselves and try to end up things in the easy way. Then there comes a Theodore Finch in the lives that will tell us that we're more than what we think we are. Even if we deny it, sometimes, we need a Theodore Finch in our lives to remind us that there's still more that we can do. That we are not being stagnant. We just have to figure it out. Try new things that could lead us to something unfamiliar and might interest us.

I am one of those people that forgets specific things because I focus more on the general which is accepted by many people. I just realized that it is true. I cannot remember the date when I was extremely happy but I remember the moment with my friends and my family. With this line, I thought of the times I wasted which could've been a moment to remember. So, from now on, even from the simplest things, I'm going to make most of it as it could be a moment of my life worth remembering.

No one starts from big. I know what Finch meant when he said this. He meant to explore things around. Locking yourself in a place where you're not improving and developing means the place is not for you or it could be the right place but there's no extra effort exerted on it. For example, I am still in a small place. Had I given up the first time I was here, I shouldn't have learned many things that can help me as soon as I move into a bigger place.

Sometimes we are suffocated because we are doing the things that don't interest us but because of what the people in your environment tell you, you're giving it a shot because you don't like to fail them. I've met people in my life who sacrificed their happiness because their happiness doesn't make the people around them happy. So, they do things that are against their will just to put smiles on their faces. Our happiness, career, and everything should not be dictated to us by other people. We should not work for the happiness of others. It may sound being selfish but, think about yourself, are you happy? are you satisfied? You'll end up regretting not doing the things that make you happy. Let yourself define what happiness means to you, not going with the standard of the people.

I don't know but this is real. I feel like I'm messing things up. I was not the same jolly person I was before. I lost interest in all the things I love to do. I often forgot to ask for an update on how are my pets doing at home. I feel like I'm in a blank state. Ever since I walked away from home, a part of me went missing. I distanced myself because I'm in too much pain. I still cannot process and accept how did things between me and my father go down this way. He is angry at me and I am angry at myself too. I'm just thankful that I'm still in control because as much as possible I do not want my work to be affected by my issues. What I want is for me to clean the mess I made.

I considered the people at my work to be my bright places because somehow they helped in coping with stress and disturbs me from getting into my deep thoughts and also my sister who checks me out from time to time asking me how am I. Like what Theodore Finch did to Violet. Violet was on the darkest part of her life and Finch took him out and brought her to the bright place. He taught her of the many things she didn't realize. He fought with her as she's battling with extreme sadness because of the death of her only sister. He was the bright place of her life.

The movie made me cry a lot the same I felt when I read the book because even though I already knew what will happen at the ending, the movie gave justice to what's everything described in the book.

I hate that Finch committed suicide because he did not let Violet or the other people understand him. He wanted to look like the one who is strong like what they know about him, but deep inside, he is dying. It's ironic of him to be a bright place of someone else when he cannot able to bring himself on the light. I wished he was saved and lived happily with Violet.

Let us prioritize our mental health and as much as possible, let's avoid getting depressed and sad. If you're struggling, let others help you to bring you to a bright place.

Happy Sunday, everyone.

All images are from Google.

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