On a cloudy and rainy day in April, I was rummaging through the playlist, and I came across the film "The Mule" by Clint Eastwood.
Without a doubt, this is the movie that surprised me the most in April, and it taught me at this age what the director wanted to send us.
Family is always the most important, no matter how important work is, it can only be ranked second.
Companionship and time are always higher than money. No matter how much money you have, you can't buy those time, let alone those missed company.
Many people have heard of these similar great truths, but many people only understand them when they are old.
There is no doubt that Earl is a jerk in the eyes of his family. Seemingly funny, humorous and generous, she repeatedly misses important festivals to accompany her family, even her daughter's wedding. In Earl's eyes, career work seems to always come first, cultivating the most beautiful flowers, and getting praise from peers seems to trump everything else.
However, times always change. In the internet age, after putting his business out of business, Earl found that he didn't seem to have anything left but everything in that battered truck. Maybe he didn't know either, he hadn't spoken to his daughter for twelve and a half years.
By chance, at the engagement of his granddaughter, someone other than Earl got a "job" and became a "mule" for drug traffickers. Earl seems to be very comfortable with the job, he transferred a lot of money, got a new pickup, saved a bar that was going out of business, put bling gold on his wrist, and even inadvertently broke the 'mule' 's record.
I think Earl represents a lot of people, especially those who are older and seem to have gained a lot of experience in life, and who can educate young people like a mentor.
But in fact, it is never too late for the prodigal son to turn back. At the moment when his ex-wife was seriously ill, Earl finally knew that no amount of money could buy time.
"Is there more love today than yesterday?"
"But nowhere near the love I have for you tomorrow."
I think living at his age, he has already looked down on many things.
But there is no doubt that no matter how interesting the world of mobile phones is, it is actually depriving us and our families of company.
That lost time is something we can't buy back no matter how much money we have.
When Earl didn't defend himself and confessed to all his crimes, the daughter cried to comfort him, at least we now know where he is.
I think Earl finally knew in his heart how sorry those old days of driving were.
In fact, the end of the story is still kind. Prison may be safer for Earl than outside.
He can continue to plant flowers again.
It is inexplicable that I remember the sentence "The flower shop does not open, the flowers continue to bloom".
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