Chapter Nineteen Let me tell you a little story
Yuan Jia understood the ins and outs of Liu Yuan’s ‘examination syndrome’.
In fact, in the final analysis, Liu Yuan is just a victim. She even sacrificed her own future and tried every means to maintain the relationship between her parents.
Liu Bin's cheating destroyed the entire family, and Ms. Zhou and he no longer had any relationship as husband and wife. There was almost no room for recovery in this relationship. This was also the consensus of the couple.
But rationally for the sake of Liu Yuan's growth, the couple decided to hide the matter and wait until she was safely admitted to college before telling the matter.
They thought Liu Yuan didn't know, but Liu Yuan already knew, so the pain of two people turned into the pain of three people.
This is a dead end that cannot be solved.
What Yuan Jia can do is to make Liu Yuan recognize the facts. If she continues like this, it will be in vain and will only make her parents more miserable.
"Doctor Yuan, what should I do..." Liu Yuan asked painfully.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Yuan Jia asked back: "Your mother and others don't know about you. Are you going to continue to hide it from them and pretend that you have exam syndrome?"
"I...I don't know..."
Liu Yuan hugged her head helplessly. She was not stupid. From the beginning when she pretended to be sick, her parents did communicate more and cared more about her.
But as "no matter how hard it is, it can't be cured", Liu Yuan can clearly see the pain of her parents. They no longer love each other, but they still can't separate according to their hearts. Because of her, they have to add another worry.
.
Sometimes she could see the big dark circles in her mother's eyes when she woke up in the morning. Her mother often couldn't sleep like this all night long.
The relationship has broken down, but because they don't want to affect Liu Yuan, the couple still have to pretend to be in love and sleep together in the same bed. How much torture is this?
"Why don't you try to let go?" Yuan Jia said softly.
"I have thought about it, but I am really reluctant and don't want to see them separate." Liu Yuan whispered.
"You know, many times, our pain is not caused by the problem itself, but by our view of the problem." Yuanjia said.
Liu Yuan looked at him thoughtfully.
"Let me tell you a little story."
Yuan Jia pulled a chair over and sat down next to Liu Yuan. He seemed to have some kind of magic power on him. Liu Yuan felt a warmth approaching, and her heart no longer felt cold and lonely.
"Once upon a time, there was a virtuous woman who had an enviable love. But suddenly one day, she ran to the river crying and was about to commit suicide."
"Fortunately, an old man who was rowing rescued her. The old man wondered: Why are you so young and want to commit suicide?"
"The woman cried and said: I had only been married to him for a year, but he changed his mind and abandoned me. What was the point of my life after we had promised to live forever."
"Instead of comforting the woman, the old man clapped his hands and said with a smile: Congratulations!"
"The woman is very confused. I am heartbroken. Why do you come to congratulate me?"
"The old man smiled and asked: How did you live a year ago?"
"The woman said: Free and carefree, reading during the day and embroidering at night."
"The old man asked: Did you know him at that time? Did you fall in love with him?"
"The woman shook her head and said: We don't know each other, and we have never fallen in love."
"The old man laughed again: Isn't that right? You didn't lose him. You were just sent back to the state you were in a year ago. Now you can be free and carefree again. How can this happen?
Isn’t it a happy event? Come ashore quickly.”
"After hearing what the old man said, the woman felt that the past year or so had been like a dream. When she woke up, it seemed like it was a year ago. She rubbed her eyes, went ashore and left, and she has never found love again since then.
See, live a free and happy life.”
"Liu Yuan, the story is over, do you understand anything?"
Yuan Jia sat on the right side of Liu Yuan and looked back at her with a smile.
Liu Yuan's emotions have calmed down and she is quietly savoring this little story.
"In the story, the woman looks at herself and this matter from another angle, and thus sees a new dawn."
Yuan Jia explained softly: "Actually, a lot of our pain is caused by what we think 'should be'. Trying to think from another perspective is a kind of relief, and it is also a kind of self-transcendence and growth.
"
Liu Yuan listened quietly, and Yuan Jia could feel her tense shoulders relaxing slightly.
"Now, I'll give you five seconds to come up with the names of three people you love the most."
"Five, four, three, two, one...Okay, tell me who do you think of?"
Liu Yuan said her parents' names without hesitation, and then said hesitantly: "I haven't thought of the third one yet..."
"What about yourself?"
"Um…?"
"Among the people you love most, why isn't you yourself?"
"I……"
"You have to love yourself, why does it have to be so hard?"
Yuan Jia sighed: "I know you will definitely say the names of your parents. You love them, but you don't know how to love them, just like they don't know how to love you.
, you would think that it would be the best outcome for them to stay together and not get divorced, but for them, this may be the greatest torture."
Yuan Jia looked into Liu Yuan's eyes: "Do you think this is your love for them?"
Liu Yuan choked slightly and whispered: "No..."
Yuan Jia nodded and said: "Letting go is the best choice. You should be able to imagine why your mother was crying just now. Staying at home almost every day is a kind of torture for her, binding her like an iron chain. After the divorce
, she just returned to her original state of being single and free, which is what she wants."
"For you, one day you will grow up and leave your parents, so being separated from them is just growing up early. If you want to see them, you can see them at any time. Why should you stick to the same place?
What about under the eaves?”
Yuan Jia said so much, Liu Yuan seemed to wake up from a dream, the confusion and pain in her eyes were gradually replaced by clarity...
She knows that her parents' relationship has been broken and there is no possibility of repair. If they continue to work hard to maintain it, it will only be painful for the three people and a kind of torture for their parents.
"Teacher Yuan, I understand...Thank you, I respect their choice, and I will take the initiative to tell them when I go back."
Looking at the tears hanging from the corners of Liu Yuan's eyes, Yuan Jia said softly: "You still don't understand what I want you to learn."
"I...I want to love myself..."
Liu Yuan looked at him uncertainly.
Yuan Jia reached out to help her wipe away her tears and said with a smile: "In terms of life, acceptance is the best tenderness. Whether it is accepting the appearance of a person or accepting that the person will never be seen again, you must love yourself."
Liu Yuan nodded vigorously.
Chapter completed!