“In this world, there’s no such thing as a worthless life.”
That line hits me especially hard when you think about who he becomes: an older man living with Alzheimer’s, full of regret, fading memories, and a life that seems to have slipped away from him. But what the story shows so beautifully is that even if he forgot, even if he never got to say the things he needed to, his life still had meaning.
He loved someone deeply. He felt joy, pain, longing — all the things that make a life worth living.
He made mistakes, yes. He hesitated. He lost time. But he also remembered, even at the end, what mattered most. And that memory was enough to reach across time — to remind his younger self (and all of us) that just existing, just feeling and loving, makes a life meaningful. The story is also a reminder to take the chances we get while we still have them. To speak when we’re afraid, to listen when someone reaches out, and to really see the people around us.
Because sometimes we don’t realize the value of a moment until it’s already gone. And sometimes, it takes looking back (or forward) to realize that even a life full of regrets can still be filled with meaning.
“In this world, there’s no such thing as a worthless life.”
That line hits me especially hard when you think about who he becomes: an older man living with Alzheimer’s, full of regret, fading memories, and a life that seems to have slipped away from him. But what the story shows so beautifully is that even if he forgot, even if he never got to say the things he needed to, his life still had meaning.
He loved someone deeply. He felt joy, pain, longing — all the things that make a life worth living.
He made mistakes, yes. He hesitated. He lost time. But he also remembered, even at the end, what mattered most. And that memory was enough to reach across time — to remind his younger self (and all of us) that just existing, just feeling and loving, makes a life meaningful. The story is also a reminder to take the chances we get while we still have them. To speak when we’re afraid, to listen when someone reaches out, and to really see the people around us.
Because sometimes we don’t realize the value of a moment until it’s already gone.
And sometimes, it takes looking back (or forward) to realize that even a life full of regrets can still be filled with meaning.
ANYWAY, IM GONNA CRY IN THE CORNER NOW.