Now, I've watched the first episode of Someday or One Day, and I'm 100% sure that I will binge-watch the drama for the next few days... A short conversation between two girls looking for a missing dog strikes me. Before it slips my memory, I decide it is better to put down in words the feelings buried long before.
The topic is on letting go.
The protagonist, Huang, suggested her friend keep on looking for her missing dog. She said, "If we can't find the dog today, then we will continue tomorrow." The sad, crying pet owner replied, "What if we still can't find it tomorrow?" The corrosive effect of "uncertainty" is everywhere to be seen. I have to admit I silently answered that I really don't know as if I was asked of the question. Is it worth the wait? Should I keep on looking for it whatever it may be? Doubts of time and efforts gnaw at the chances of turning uncertainty into an opportunity. Also, I see her questioning the future uncertainty and think to myself: when is "the right time" you decide to let go? Still, I don't have a clue. Being headstrong as any female protagonist usually is in a romance, Huang proposes that they keep on the search and should not give up. "Oh, yeah?" I sniffed. Perseverance, faith, whatever is unearthly is all it takes. I'm never good at being over-optimistic about life and ignoring the natural quest for any bit of "certainty." Imagine the feelings you have when knowing for sure this is "the right time." But what surprises me is the sophisticated lesson of life she added: when you look back on your life, it will sadden you that it left you, but not that you let go of it without trying. It dawns on me that it is a matter of doing one's best, not about "the right time" to let go.
It is good to say: come what may, at least, I tried.
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