Mary grew up in a very devout Catholic family with a strong sense of rejection. Her mother's obsession made Mary feel much pain while receiving her mother's religious education. Mary knelt down before the Lord reverently, and she never doubted her faith in God. Such a powerful force made her unable to refute her mother's negative views on other followers of other religions of the same religion, and could only passively accept it. Even the music played in physical education class was rejected by Maria as Satan's music, which also caused her to be ridiculed by the surrounding classmates. Being rejected by her people because of what she believed in became the norm in her life.
The contradiction her beliefs brought to her heart came from her own nature. The beautiful girl in her youth met a boy of the same religion in the library. However, the beginning of this hard-won relationship was also the starting point of Maria's inner conflict. She even used a lie that violated her beliefs to avoid her mother's inquiry. During the Renaissance, people began to recognize the value of human nature, began to face it, and faced it head-on. Even if it was full of primitive desires, the oppression and confinement of religion began to loosen, and the carnival of ideas began to set off. Obviously, Maria's mother has always stood on the opposite side of this movement. A persistent old believer, she strictly controls any indulgence of Maria's thinking, for fear that a little freedom will make Maria fall into the abyss of hell. Maria, who struggled between humanity and faith, was tortured, and she finally chose faith, rejecting the boy's invitation in a state of confusion that she didn't understand her own thoughts.
The melancholy of youth is pure, all follow the good deeds taught, all follow the fluctuations of one's inner emotions, all do not go through rational thinking or do not take into account the gains and losses. How close to a religious sentiment this is. If at this age when the mind is not yet fully independent, religious thoughts occupy all of their thought processes, a pure and devout heart will arise spontaneously. But again, this is a dangerous age: hard work, reckless recklessness, and recklessness are the hallmarks of this age group. Maria's desire to cure her brother's aphasia is out of her love for her family, and the faith instilled in her by her mother made her simple and find a way to put it into practice. And when this sensitive girl felt that she was gradually losing her mother's love, she used her life to prove her devotion to God without any scruples, so that she could not only cure and save her brother's disease, but also gain her mother's approval and love. Maria's original heart and the ideas her mother instilled in her are like two sides of a coin, you will find that Maria's original heart is never lost when she contradicts herself (whether it is helping her brother, gaining mother's love, or accepting that boy's). Invitation), but the reverse side of the coin is too heavy, and the front and the back are burdened as one, going on a difficult road alone. Although Maria didn't give up, her mother's thoughts made Maria's path extremely difficult and even twisted.
The only person who can comfort Maria is a French student living in her home. Maria always envied her mature and stable, in fact, this is also her ideal image in her heart. When I was young, I always wanted to grow up, because when I grew up, I would not have the troubles I have now. In Maria's heart, if she became that sister, it seemed that all the pain would disappear.
But in fact, the influence of faith on people is long and profound, incalculable, and how will the suffering disappear. I think a lot of moviegoers will think this is a movie that slams extremists. I don't think so. At the end of the film, Maria's younger brother said where Maria went. Is this eye-popping "miracle" proof that God has come? In any case, we seem to have a vague sense that Mary's faith has been rewarded and recognized. Of course, this is not the director's recognition of the practice of the original believers, but the recognition of beliefs. This power can go beyond the limit, break common sense, and be called "miracle" by the world today. Maria followed her own heart of wanting to help her younger brother, and she worked hard all the way, and finally achieved her goal. On the contrary, the mother's last cry was her subconscious questioning of her belief in miracles, and her remorse after losing her beloved daughter.
Off topic. What is true faith? Is it good or bad? What kind of belief can bring happiness? Faith or belief is an obsession, an ultimate idea and goal that requires no proof and is unconditionally convinced. It is not easy to make a point of view a doctrine, and it is almost impossible to make it a lifelong belief of a person. Faith is superior to reason, it can make people crazy, it can make people go beyond it, it can make people feel invincible, although thousands of people will go. However, if belief runs counter to one’s original heart, it will be extremely painful, and even if you gain strength, it will eventually self-destruct, and it is absolutely impossible. Only a belief that is one with the nature of the heart can last forever, grow day by day, and be indestructible, so that there will be no regrets in life. Piru religious belief is an excellent belief, and humanistic belief is also a rare good way. They can guide, give strength, and care at a critical moment, and stay away from upside-down dreams and right and wrong suffering.
Therefore, I believe that belief is far more powerful than simple principles, bottom lines, and guidelines. However, it needs to be nurtured every day, but also needs to be persevered, and eventually it can be achieved. . .
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