13 Going on 30
Monday, April 26, 2004
30 going on 13 made movie 13 going on 30. A very lovely movie. I was jogging on the treadmill around noon on last Friday. Day to Day on NPR reviewed "13 Going On 30" as a bunch of 30 years old trying to be 13. What a bummer! Quite frankly speaking, it should be interpreted as a compliment. 
How many of us have lost ourself growing up? Where are the big dreams and innocent feeling? Jenna (by Jennifer Garner) woke up one day and found herself being 30 and is a big time fashion magzine editor. All it took is a wish on her 13th birthday. She was beautiful and was loved by a cute chubby Mattie (by Mark Ruffalo). But she doesn't appreciate and doesn't know how to appreciate what she had. Nothing was more appealing to her than being a hot blonde. So when she woke up dealing with 30 years old grownups with her 13 years old innocent mentality, she realized what she lost is the true friend and a caring family. The guilty and shameful Jenna had a little talk with Mom, and she asked, "What do you want to change if you have chance to relive it all over again? ". 
Mom said, "Nothing, because without mistakes, you won't realize how you can do better."
Jenna was a lovely girl, she became a "bitch" and lost herself, then she found her true self again on her 30s. She learned to cherish the beauty of the past and just being herself.
I talked with Steve a few days ago and I asked him whether he remember what he said not long ago... He didn't remember he said "solitude is good for you sometimes" to me. Yes, solitude is good for me in the past year. I spent time thinking what I have done in the past. Nothing bad really. Just a typical kid thinking himself is bigger than the world. Books and the meditation changed me totally in my ways to approach people and issues. I learned to be more down-to-earth. I had a journey just like Jenna's. We found the important things in life eventually. A happy ending for all.
Posted at April 26, 2004 in Thoughts
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