《好东西》：不要害怕暴露真实的自己，就躲起来
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I recently watched a movie called Her Story. While the lead actress and her sidekick were great, the main character's daughter really stood out to me. She’d been practicing the drums for a long time, but just before going on stage, she backed out.
In that moment, her mom, finding her hiding in the closet, says, “If you’re not ready yet, then wait until you are.” We all have our own pace, and whether or not we’re ready to perform depends on where we’re at in that moment. But what many overlook is that what her mom said before that was even more important: “Don’t hide just because you’re afraid to show who you really are.”
At that point, Molly was really good at playing the drums. She wanted to try, but still felt a little scared. Earlier, when all her classmates were eager to perform, she told her mom, “I just want to be in the audience.” At that moment, that was her honest feeling, too. She didn’t fully understand the music, but she appreciated the performance.
Later, after mastering the drumming, her feelings shifted. She was ready to give it a go. So, with her mom’s encouragement, she took the stage and received a big round of applause. But here’s the twist: the story didn’t go the typical “she fell in love with drumming and became a drummer” route. Instead, Molly decided she wasn’t going to drum anymore. After giving it a try, she realized she actually preferred justbeing a spectator.
Molly faced her true self again. She didn’t follow the path others expected; she embraced her own, which really took courage. Life doesn’t always need dramatic plot twists. Embracing your ordinary self takes just as much courage.
The takeaway is: Don’t hide from who you really are. Being honest about your feelings—whether it’s about pushing forward or letting go—is growth in itself.
最近看了一部电影叫《好东西》。里面除了女主跟女二很酷，女主的女儿也给我留下了很深的印象。她练了很久的架子鼓，在最后准备上台的那一刻，却退缩了。这时候她妈妈对躲在衣柜里的她说：“如果你还没有准备好，那就等准备好了再上。”是啊，每个人都有自己的节奏，想上还是不想上可能是看此刻的自己有没有准备好。但很多人忽略的是，她的妈妈前面说了更重要的一句话，“不要因为害怕暴露真实的自己，就躲起来。”
其实这时候茉莉已经把架子鼓练得很熟练了，她内心是跃跃欲试的，只是还有一些胆怯。之前当所有同学都想上台表演的时候，她跟妈妈说：“我只想当观众。”这对当时的她来说确实是最真实的状态，不懂音乐但懂欣赏。而在后面的阶段，在她已经掌握了打架子鼓的技术后，她的真实状态其实已经是【想要去尝试了】。所以后来茉莉被妈妈所启发，勇敢地上台了，并收获了一众掌声。可更酷的是，故事并没有往“此后，她爱上了打鼓，并成为了一名女鼓手发展”，而是她转头说，她决定她以后都不打鼓了，因为比起打鼓，在探索之后她发现，她确实更喜欢当观众。所以她也又一次勇敢地面对真实的自己，并没有朝着大家希望她发展的方向发展，而是敢于展现自己的平凡，这一样需要很大的勇气。
生活不需要那么多反转。不要因为害怕暴露真实的自己，就躲起来。只要你敢于面对自己的真实，勇敢承认自己的喜好、选择，哪怕是选择放弃，也是一种成长。
