Another POV
In contrast to what others wrote, I will highlight some things I thought while watching this
1. Forgiveness
Forgiveness is not simple. This drama clearly shows how easily trust can be broken. Years of friendship gone in just a second of wrong discernment. It is astounding to me how much effort it takes to get to know someone, to gain their trust, to make memories, to share happiness and sorrow. And yet, everything just vaporises within a moment of disappointment and betrayal.
2. Empathy
I noticed many people emphasised with Shin. I found myself emphasising with Saint. Let me explain: I know the feeling of crossing a line in the heat of action and I would dare to say everybody does. It is very easy to be caught up in emotion. It might be during a conversation at some point there might be a misunderstanding and suddenly you said something you regret later. Or it might be during a playful fight until someone really gets hurt and cries (happens to little kids often) and you find yourself shocked at how quickly things escalated. What I'm saying is this: Yes, Saint did something terrible. And no, I do not want him to be easily forgiven. But yet, he was caught in the heat of his emotion. He did not want to lose his best friend. He was angry that Shin would not go the same path as him and not be on his side anymore. Nonetheless, he did not purposefully intend to destroy Shin's dream. Saint was shocked at himself after the incident and immediately regretful. He felt the weight of guilt so heavily upon his shoulders that he couldn't face his friend. Seriously, the worst feeling is knowing you did wrong but being utterly helpless in changing anything. Even if Saint were to crush his own legs as compensation, this wouldn't turn back time and make things undone. Can you imagine how regretful and terrible Saint must have felt? However, he came to the resolve that something like this must never happen again and that he doesn't want to hurt anyone else anymore. In contrast, Shin remained firm and bitter all this time. Saint wanted to change and make amends.
3. Dedication
Then, after 3 years (!), Saint plucks up all his courage to see Shin again. As if that wasn't hard enough, he humiliates himself and is ready to be pushed around and beaten by everyone. Shin watches him heartlessly. I tell you, it's not easy to continuesly turn the other cheek. To be beaten again and again. Especially when you could actually fight back. I was LONGING for them to reconcile! It hurt me to see Saint suffer and always being told that every effort is useless. I would have given up, but he remained firm in his resolve.
So, as an ending mark I would say that we shouldn't be unforgiving. We should try to understand that everyone has their reasons and in most cases, if we were in their shoes, we would have done the same. Also, we should not easily give up on each other. Lastly, we should never try to hurt those who are dear to us, especially if we know their weaknesses.
1. Forgiveness
Forgiveness is not simple. This drama clearly shows how easily trust can be broken. Years of friendship gone in just a second of wrong discernment. It is astounding to me how much effort it takes to get to know someone, to gain their trust, to make memories, to share happiness and sorrow. And yet, everything just vaporises within a moment of disappointment and betrayal.
2. Empathy
I noticed many people emphasised with Shin. I found myself emphasising with Saint. Let me explain: I know the feeling of crossing a line in the heat of action and I would dare to say everybody does. It is very easy to be caught up in emotion. It might be during a conversation at some point there might be a misunderstanding and suddenly you said something you regret later. Or it might be during a playful fight until someone really gets hurt and cries (happens to little kids often) and you find yourself shocked at how quickly things escalated. What I'm saying is this: Yes, Saint did something terrible. And no, I do not want him to be easily forgiven. But yet, he was caught in the heat of his emotion. He did not want to lose his best friend. He was angry that Shin would not go the same path as him and not be on his side anymore. Nonetheless, he did not purposefully intend to destroy Shin's dream. Saint was shocked at himself after the incident and immediately regretful. He felt the weight of guilt so heavily upon his shoulders that he couldn't face his friend. Seriously, the worst feeling is knowing you did wrong but being utterly helpless in changing anything. Even if Saint were to crush his own legs as compensation, this wouldn't turn back time and make things undone. Can you imagine how regretful and terrible Saint must have felt? However, he came to the resolve that something like this must never happen again and that he doesn't want to hurt anyone else anymore. In contrast, Shin remained firm and bitter all this time. Saint wanted to change and make amends.
3. Dedication
Then, after 3 years (!), Saint plucks up all his courage to see Shin again. As if that wasn't hard enough, he humiliates himself and is ready to be pushed around and beaten by everyone. Shin watches him heartlessly. I tell you, it's not easy to continuesly turn the other cheek. To be beaten again and again. Especially when you could actually fight back. I was LONGING for them to reconcile! It hurt me to see Saint suffer and always being told that every effort is useless. I would have given up, but he remained firm in his resolve.
So, as an ending mark I would say that we shouldn't be unforgiving. We should try to understand that everyone has their reasons and in most cases, if we were in their shoes, we would have done the same. Also, we should not easily give up on each other. Lastly, we should never try to hurt those who are dear to us, especially if we know their weaknesses.
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