There is a question: when youth is destined to be full of pain, what is the meaning of growth?
The answer may be: pain will not disappear, but we can learn to live with it; growth is not to eliminate problems, but to gain the strength to coexist with problems; the value of youth is not how perfect it is, but how it shapes who we are later.
Five teenagers, five kinds of pain, five paths. But in the end, they all went in the same direction: they still chose kindness despite their scars, they still believed in the light after experiencing darkness, and they still cared about their hometown when they left the small town.
This may be the heroism of ordinary people - living a warm and uncompromising life in ordinary life that can illuminate the lives of others.
Reading Guide
A group portrait of youth, with pain and warmth, regrets and perfection.
CP: Tough and poor academic master × gentle and brave reporter, sunny sports student × reserved female teacher.
"Jiang Wanyi, for me now, even liking you feels like a luxury."
"Chen Yanzhou, liking is not a transaction and does not require equal exchange. What I like is you, not your future success."
Xu Nian'an: "I used to think that education was about imparting knowledge, but now I think that education is about imparting hope."
Lin Ye: "Those children in the mountains are just like us back then. They need someone to help them."
Xu Nian'an: "No, it was them who gave me a hand. They let me know that the suffering I have suffered can be turned into a light that illuminates others."
He Mu: "Dad, I won't say 'it doesn't matter' because those scars are still there. But I will say 'I understand'. Then I will use this understanding to live out the way you have not lived out."
Concept: When youth is destined to be full of pain, what is the meaning of growth?