Mary and Marx: Starting with loving ourselves, we are no longer alone

One was an eight-year-old girl in Australia and the other was a forty-four-year-old man in the United States. Two seemingly at odds, starting with a letter, linked the two of them together.

The film is an animated film, unlike the usual movies, it does not have much dialogue, only a small part of the reading of the letter, most of it is some commentary. Eight-year-old Mary, her mother drank heavily all day, and her father did not care much about her. Because the birthmark on her head has been ridiculed by her friends, she is very unconfident and to a certain extent lonely. Marx, who also lived in the United States, was also considered mentally ill because of his obesity, and his world was darker than Mary's. By chance, they corresponded with each other, became friends with each other, nourished each other...

In the film, Mary is ridiculed for the birthmark on her head, and Marx helps her come up with the idea, saying that her birthmark is made of chocolate, and when she ascends to heaven, she can take charge of all the chocolate. Although Marx has always emphasized that he is an "atheist", it is also okay for Mary to think of the appropriate "little lies" for Mary, and the chocolate he gave mary reads "Love your self first". Indeed, we should first learn to love ourselves.

Everyone is born different, but no one is perfect, and everyone has their own small shortcomings. In the face of ridicule from others, we will all shrink back and be afraid like Mary. But we should first learn to accept these small "shortcomings" of ourselves, and we should accept ourselves and love ourselves.

In today's era of information development, we may rarely make friends by writing letters like Mary and Marx, but we also rarely have the friendships that nourish each other like them. When we enter a new environment, we increasingly lose our preferences in order to cater to others, and care too much about others' eyes and forget our feelings. In fact, no matter what, we should love ourselves and accept ourselves.

Mary and Marx were both lonely people, but when they met each other, they became each other's only friends. In the process, they healed each other and gradually learned to love themselves and no longer be alone. I hope everyone starts by loving themselves and is no longer alone!