Thursday, June 08, 2006
Fireflies
I remember one scene clearly. Since the little girl likes fireflies, her brother catches a whole basket of fireflies. They put down the mosquitonet, and the brother opens the top of the basket. At that instant, pitchblack cave where they live turns bright with countless faint but warm green lights. Not only the little girl was amazed with her eyes opened widely, I had goose bumps all over me when I saw this scene. It's like you are surrounded with stardust in your own little world. Sadly, happy time doesn't last long. Even though these little kids had an amazing night, sleeping with a smile rested on their lips, they find out that all the fireflies are dead in the morning. I remember when I was little, my dad caught me a firefly because I wanted one. He put it into a little transparent bottle. I was so happy because that bottle is so pretty with the gleam green light. I held it tight, as if I found a treasure. When I woke up the next day, the first thing I did is to check the little bottle. There was no light anymore. I thought maybe the firefly needed to sleep during day time. I waited untill night time, but the firefly was laying there still without light. I asked my mom what happened to it. She said it's dead. I couldn't believe it, and kept waiting, waiting... My mom asked me to threw that bottle away, but I was so stubborn that I'd checked that bottle everyday for a week. In the end, I finally believed that it's dead. Maybe it's my fault to imprison it into that little bottle, maybe it would live longer if I left it alone with its friends in woods, maybe... I was sad for a while, and I never wanted to catch another firefly. It causes me to associate those fireflies with the two poor kids in the movie. Before the war, they happily lived with their beloved mother. However, the ruthless war destroys such a wonderful life. I wonder if every happiness has its time limit, and usually, that limit is not going to be long?
Well, no matter if every happiness is going to last long or not, it is a happiness indeed, and childhood is one of them. The summer and the fireflies make me to think of the naive feeling as a child. At the same time, I am going to turn 20 soon, which means I am not going to be a teenage anymore, and the childhood is getting further and further away... But you, my love. You are 19 today, which means you have one more year to be a teenage. Hope you will cherish your last year. Happy birthday, Osamu.
posted by Sisi @ 10:29 PM |
2 Comments:
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Ren Chan said... I know that movie...sadness, it's one of the few I've ever actually cried at ^ ^''' those poor kids! I still catch fireflies tho...
The cd's are too awesome, you will have to listen when you come up to visit at the end of the month, woot woot! only a few weeks left. oh yeah, DO NOT SEE THE OMEN WITHOUT OSA OSA. trust me, you will wait to see it when osa gets back. it's a fantastic movie but u will hate u'reself if u don't wait 'cause even I got scared of it and I love scary movies.... o.o sooo scary, but it was soooo good. so, something to look forward to, wootness.- 2:12 AM, June 09, 2006
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Sisi said...
awww~ I guess we will watch that movie in DVD? yup yup, it is something to look forward to~ can't wait can't wait! XD
- 11:48 AM, June 09, 2006