This letter is addressed to our newborn little niece, and to us now and in the past.
My dearest little cutie:
Good evening.
Knowing that you will see this letter in the future, let me tell you first that I am your little aunt.
Little cutie, you know? My aunt is actually a sensual person, and every time she enters the ward, she can't help but cry, especially when she sees your mother's uncomfortable appearance.
In fact, long before you were born, your mother, uncles, grandparents, and grandparents thought that you would be a little man who liked Ultraman and liked toy guns.
Even I doubted that you should be a little prince, with your own roses and tame little foxes in the future.
My aunt watched "Totoro" the day before you were born, and when she saw the ridiculous and cute sister in the play, she couldn't help but think, will you be so naughty, angry and funny?
I don't know if you'll watch this film in the future, or if you'll find it boring after watching it?
In fact, this is just the story of a mother who is sick and hospitalized, who returns to the countryside with his two daughters, may and Xiaomei in the village life meet the dust elf and the totoro elf, and when her sister gets lost, May asks to tortoise for help.
Simple plot, simple characters, simple life, no suspense, no cool points and ups and downs.
This is the boring part, and it is precisely the part that impresses us the most.
Warmth, healing and relaxation are what gives us our first feelings and what makes it an immortal classic.
Many times there will be a voice reminding your aunt and your mother that we are no longer children.
So when I look at the stubborn and kind little girl and the cute and a little scary big totoro, my aunt's memory also goes back to the past:
Your mother was very naughty when she was a child, and we and her little friends roamed the mountains in search of gardenias, stole the neighbor's oranges and pumpkins together, and carried corn home with a small basket that was more than half our size.
Your mother even ran after me for fifty cents, and the evil aunt accidentally planted herself in the paddy field, and now that she thinks back, she can't help but want to clean her up; and she will also be in some moments, like a wronged little animal, and she will always pestering me.
Sometimes, we can never use our mouths; we will get together with three or five friends to discuss various magical stories; at night, we have dreamed of many demons, ghosts and elves; like to watch cartoons, like to learn to talk to adults, like to play roles in television...
It turns out that each of us used to be little children and had seen or heard fairy tales like Totoro. It's just that not many people remember.
So little cute, I hope you can always keep a childlike heart and kindness in the future, but also have the personality you deserve, and don't let others bully.
After all, to others, you are just a little girl, just like thousands of other little girls.
But for your mother, you are unique in her world, and she will be the only one in your world, you need each other.
At seven or eight o'clock in the afternoon, your parents knew that you were coming, fidgeted, went to the hospital and waited, waited, waited for your arrival. At that time, they have already discovered the value of happiness!
At the end of the film, May finds her lost sister, Totoro's cat car sends the two sisters to the hospital to visit their sick mother, dad is chatting happily with mom, and a corn cob with a message suddenly appears on the window of the ward.
Maybe in the future, little things, you will ask your aunt, will "Totoro" have a different ending, and can you find new thinking through the soul from the film?
The aunt can only say that when I look back, there will be a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers, and the aunt hopes that you will become the one thousand and one Hamlets. The happy ending is still a terrible fact, everything is determined by your heart.
The rain has started to rain again! And your arrival is like a piece of sugar, making people sweet to sadness!
Above all, good night.
Love your aunt
February 21, 2022