Text | Yanhua · Ten o'clock invited authors
Qian Zhongshu said in "The Siege": "The life of an adult is always not easy. ”
In the relationship, we will quarrel with our lovers; in the workplace, we will be criticized by customers because of the unsatisfactory work; back home, we may also be urged by our parents to marry because we are not married.
People will be cognitively trapped in a certain environment, but the harsh reality will not change, often in our unexpected situations, giving us a head-on blow.
We can't change the predicament, but we can change the mood. Maybe if you face it with a different mentality, you will usher in the sunshine.
Just like the male protagonist of "Beautiful Life", Kido, in the face of life's difficulties, he always has a humorous heart and smiles to meet the test of life.
Humor is an excellent weapon to win the hearts of beautiful people
The story takes place in Italy during World War II.
Kido is an optimistic lad who, no matter what happens, is always able to solve life's problems in a humorous and witty way.
One day, Kido and friends took a road trip. Endless wilderness, sunny weather, everything is as beautiful as a picture.
However, the brakes suddenly failed. Kido accidentally broke into the crowd. It so happened that the king was going to parade through the street, and the street that Kido accidentally broke into happened to be the king's only way.
An anxious Kido waved his hand to avoid the car, but the people mistakenly thought Kido was the king and welcomed him. It was also because of this "brake" incident that Kido met his lover, Della.
At that time, Kido was joking with the little girl that he was a prince and was waiting for a beautiful princess.
Coincidentally, a girl accidentally fell from the upper floor, impartially fell into Kido's arms, Kido looked at the beautiful girl, and said happily: "Good morning, princess!" ”
An Yiru once said: "The most beautiful thing is the first sight, and the acquaintance with Junchu seems to be the return of the deceased." ”
Kito's first encounter with Della made Kido fall in love with this beautiful and kind girl.
However, Della already has a fiancé and is also a serious archon. Della didn't like her fiancé and just had to be with her fiancé because of her parents' fate.
In the days that followed, Kido seized the opportunity to create ways to meet Dela.
Sometimes, Kido would deliberately hide behind his friends just to suddenly jump out to say hello when he saw Della; sometimes, Kido would pretend to be an official and come to Della's school for spot checks, just to meet with Della.
Another time, Kido knew that Della was going to the theater to see a play, and after the play, Delra's fiancé was going to drive, and Kido heard it from behind.
He borrowed a friend's car and picked up Della. When Della found out that it was Kido, she was surprised and delighted.
Della smiled and asked Kido how he always met him? Instead, Kido humorously replied:
You should have explained it to me. You fell from heaven and fell into my arms. I fell off my bike and into your arms, and I went on a tour of the school and bumped into you again.
The humorous Kido turned Della into his little fan. Dale prefers this Kido who makes her laugh to her dull fiancé.
On the day of the engagement, watching her fiancé's bragging at the banquet, Della was bored. She didn't want to marry this unloving man for the rest of her life.
While Della was bored, Kido came. He rides a "white horse" like the prince charming in the movie. Looking at the humorous Kido, Della didn't hesitate to choose to leave with him.
She finally understood that she loved Kido, not the archon's fiancé.
Hugo said in Les Misérables: "Humor is the sunshine, it can remove the winter color of people's faces." ”
Many people don't understand Della's choice and why she should give up her rich and handsome fiancé for a poor and white young man.
But only Delalah knows that life is more than just material.
Lovers who love each other, a harmonious and happy life, is the life she wants.
Funny game, just the "love lie" woven by the father
In the blink of an eye, five years have passed, and Kido and Della have given birth to a child named Joshua.
But by this time, the war had come to this small city.
On Joshua's fifth birthday, the family prepared a sumptuous meal, beautiful flowers, and Grandma said that she would bring mysterious gifts.
But before the birthday candles could be blown, the banquet was sabotaged. The Nazis captured Kiddo and Joshua of Jewish descent.
In the car, Joshua asked Dad, "Where are we going?" ”
Kido replied with a chuckle:
"Today is your birthday, you keep saying you want to travel, and I've been preparing for this trip for months. As for where to go, I promised my mother, can't say, must surprise you. ”
As we all know, this trip is not a pleasant place, but a hellish concentration camp.
But the people who went with them did not debunk Kido's lies, because they could understand Kido's painstaking intentions.
If so, who wants to let an innocent child feel the cruelty of reality in advance? If lies work, let the rest of your life be filtered through "lies" and become more beautiful.
Jammed trains filled with Jews drove into concentration camps. They were greeted by a life of darkness in hell.
As soon as they entered the camp, the house was gloomy and closed, and every Jew had fear and despair written on his face. Joshua was terrified and clamored to go home.
In a hurry, Kido tells Joshua that it's a game.
As long as you don't want to be a mother, don't cry or make trouble, and don't shout for a snack, you can get points. The first person to score 1,000 points wins the final game. And the prize is Joshua's favorite tank.
In order to round up this lie, Kido even pretended to know German and randomly translated the Nazis' demands into "rules of the game."
The days passed like this. In the concentration camps, everyone had to do countless hard work every day.
When they first entered the camp, the Jews still had some despair in their eyes, but over time, despair had become numb. It was as if they had lost their souls and lived as if they were walking dead every day.
Except for the base.
When Kido had been carrying hard all day and was too tired to stand up every day, he didn't despair.
Instead, he showed the most sincere smile to Joshua, smiled and comforted Joshua, he was counting points every day, this game is particularly fun, and looking forward to playing the points game again the next day.
Mi Lucy Sanna once said, "Sometimes lies are beautiful, and her name is White Lies." ”
In the face of desperate circumstances, Kido treats every day with an optimistic attitude and spreads happiness to everyone around him.
Giggling "clowns", clumsy lies, but no one has debunked them.
Only because, in the days of suffering, there is always a need for spiritual support to support life.
This is true for adults, not to mention children?
Kido carefully and meticulously maintains Joshua's innocence, and he is unwilling to let Joshua know the truth of life, so he uses "love lies" to help Joshua resist the cruelty of life.
This kind of lie is called Father's love.
The innocent and kind Joshua lived under the love of his father and grew up happily.
In the camp of suffering, Joshua's innocence seemed to be a bright light.
Optimism is the flower of hope in life
The situation is getting more and more tense, and the days of the concentration camp are getting more and more difficult.
Fortunately, with the news of victory, the Nazis finally lost. The enraged Nazis wanted to destroy everything on the last night, and the terrible Holocaust began.
Kido held his son and carefully hid. He knew that after staying up this night, he would be free. However, this night was so difficult.
The Nazis were searching for living Jews. Seeing that he could not hide, Kido hid his son in a tin box and said to his son "righteously":
"We've accumulated 940 points, and as long as you manage to dodge tonight, we can get 60 points, and then we can get a tank."
Joshua nodded obediently, and Kido went out alone to attract the Nazis, who were eventually shot at the head by the Nazis. Kido knew he was going to die.
On the way to the execution ground, Kido suddenly realized that he would pass by the tin box that his son was hiding. He was reluctant to let his son see the cruelty of time at the last minute.
He immediately threw his hands and feet, like a clown, and walked comically, step by step.
In Joshua's eyes, this is the little secret dad told him: "I've been discovered, you have to hide, we can win the tank." ”
The next day, Joshua came out of the tin box, and there was silence all around. In the distance, a tank slowly approached. Joshua opened his mouth happily, and he finally won a tank.
When Mom Della and Joshua finally met, before Della's worries could be spoken, Joshua gleefully told Mom that he and Dad had won a tank.
Joshua said happily, his eyes still untainted innocence.
This is the last gift that Father Kido left to his son - as innocent and happy as ever.
Balzac once said, "Joy is the flower of hope, which can give her the strength to face the ups and downs of life without fear." ”
In our daily lives, we will always encounter all kinds of troubles. Maybe it's work being criticized, maybe it's a fight with a lover.
But at this time, many people choose to face setbacks in life negatively, and even find ways to escape. But few people face the suffering in life with optimism like Kido.
You know, after surviving the darkest period of life, you can see the light. After experiencing the hardships of life, you can be born again.
Optimism is the flower of hope that accompanies us on the way forward.
Like Kido, life kisses me bitterly, but I sing in return.
Darwin once said: "Optimism is the beacon of hope, it guides you from the dangerous canyon to the smooth road, so that you get new life, new hope, support your ideals will never die." ”
In this life, people will always encounter many setbacks. Some people face setbacks with sad faces, and some people face them positively.
In "Saga's Super Grandma", my grandmother once told my grandson: "Life is difficult, but don't worry, life can always live with a smile." ”
Sometimes, we can't avoid setbacks, but we can change our mindset and meet the critical blows that life gives us.
Just like Kido, with an optimistic attitude, face the suffering of life. Although he died, he got what he wanted in his heart—the peace of his wife and son.
What about us?
What we have to do is to face the hardships of life, raise the corners of our mouths, and face the tests that life brings us with a positive and optimistic attitude.
May you and I face all kinds of things in life, laugh at life, and live a wonderful life.
Author | Yan Hua, writing words with temperature, be a person with temperature.
Image | Stills from "A Beautiful Life"