"Honey, there's no one else out there but yourself." --Zhang Defen.
Yes, there is no one else out there, only ourselves, and we have to accept ourselves, accept our past, accept our present. If we isolate ourselves from the outside world, then just curled up in a small shell, we can't see the outside world, and some are just wandering, helpless and complaining.
If we protect ourselves in our own world, then we will build a high wall in our hearts, and we will not see the gentleness and care of others, because we will not only block our own eyes, but also sunshine, rain and warmth.
"The Boy Who Talks to the Seagull" has such a child, because of the death of his mother, he wrapped himself up and put up a wall with him, he was far away from his father, away from his friends, away from his hobbies, just quietly talking to the seagull. The Boy Who Talks to the Seagull is written by Eve Ainsworth, a British writer who is good at exploring real-world issues related to teenagers.
This child is the protagonist Alfie. Alfie, who was in the early years of her youth, originally had a happy and happy family. Mom was gentle and kind, encouraging Alfie to cross one obstacle after another on her path to growth. Dad is serious but conscientious and responsible. Alfie, who likes to play football, has a good academic record and is still a good and enthusiastic child.
However, all this changed from the death of Alfie's mother.
The family changed from a warm family of three to a cold two people.
In the past, the warmth between father and son and the reconciliation of mothers were maintained. And now the sad father and the cold son, except for eating and sleeping, have little communication.
He stopped training in football and stayed away from his best friends. He thinks that the tolerance of his good friends and teachers suffocates him, and he just wants to bring everything back to the past.
Alfie's pre-adolescence was unfortunate, as he became sensitive and suspicious due to the death of his mother's illness. Faced with the attention of his friends and teachers and classmates around him, he was at a loss because he did not need their pity. He separated his teachers, classmates and good friends from his own high wall, and threw himself into the cold torrent of life.
But the days have to move forward. He often talked to the seagulls on the beach where his mother went, and told the seagulls about his troubles. Here he meets a little girl who does not succumb to life and fate, Alice.
Alice was not a good girl in the traditional sense. She was stubborn and sensitive, stubbornly growing like a weed on her own life force.
Alice's family life is unfortunate. Mom is a single mother with three children who live in a cramped rental house with a predicament of life and have to hide from mom's bad boyfriend. The suffocation of life often left her breathless, but she still sought freedom. Life was no longer satisfactory, so I didn't think of giving up my mother.
Two troubled men met on the beach. Although they grow in different environments, they are all people who feel isolated. In the process of interacting with Alice, Alfie discovered that there was such a life in reality. He wanted to help the Alice family. The enthusiasm for helping others opened, and he erected a wall in his heart.
When I returned home to face my father, I was no longer cold, because Alfie began to experience her father's good intentions, but she couldn't find a suitable way to communicate. He began to pick up the football he loved again, continued to participate in practice and competitions, and he also saw the enthusiasm and attention of his good friends for him. He decided to grow up.
No matter how life goes on, we always have to move forward. "The Boy Who Talked to the Seagull" published by Tianjin Publishing and Media Group allows us to see the growth process of a boy. Everyone is unique, at the node of life, we may meet different people, but everyone has a different shining point, good at discovering and thinking, and everyone will grow into a true, upward self.