Stumbled onto this series a few days ago.
The story of how 3 dysfunctional families with a widower dad, PTSD mom whose daughter died from choking on walnut and blamed her son, a disappearing mom who tricked a compassionate man Li to take care of her son and then returning to reclaim his love.
This storyline was intricate weaving all the human emotions and struggles and timeline of how the kids grew up together into adulthood and finally discussing marriage between the "tomgirl" and her adopted big brother.
There were lots of taboo topics that were exposed and very intelligently hidden. PTSD and suicide were glaringly exposed and although the mom finally accepted and Let Go of her anger sadness blame on her then 3 yr old son looking after his sister who died from choking - finally she accepted that Letting Go will allow one to move on -which she did. Redeeming grace.
Then about two single father supporting the three "siblings" who loosely became ONE Family and rightfully so in growing from children to teens and graduating high school to discovering their careers. The struggles in finding themselves and the inner strength in handling their own issues.
Big brother has insomnia due to the trauma when his sister died under his care but he was only 3 yrs old..the nightmare continued to haunt him and he became withdrawn and worst was his mom forcing and cornering him to take care of her when she was recovering from her paralysis. Although we hated that character but the actress played that role perfectly. In the end Big Brother professed his love from 7th grade and finally resolved to follow through.
Little sister was a tomboy with two brothers teaching her the male perspectives and albeit she was the artist she also had to decide between which brother to choose. Both brothers had their merits and weaknesses but love cannot be forced and the final decision will always leave one out.
Second brother was determined to transition from sports to being a pastry chef and reconnecting with long lost mom who in the last episode married his adopted father who took care of him from 8 yr old.
Father Li who operated a noodle store had the little girl but unbeknownst to him the addition of 8 yr old He Ziqiu was heaped onto him and luckily he had the compassion to take in abandoned child. But towards the end He Ziqui became his son when Li married his mom.
Life is a cycle of amazing ups & downs, turns, struggles challenges joy pain suffering all mixed into a hodgepodge and anyone emerges from this will be compassionate, wise, patient, understanding, appreciative and most importantly discovering what humanity is all about.
Life journey is a self journey and along the way one has to come to the realization where the soul meets the brain and physical body...this is why Body Mind and Soul are the 3 pivotal perspectives in making ONE whole.
Thank you to the Director and Producer who gave us an excellent humanity struggles where at the end -ALL IS WELL.
Key is ACCEPTANCE of what is, LETTING GO of what was, MOVING ON to what will become...
be IN the Light, be OF the light and BE THE LIGHT.
The story of how 3 dysfunctional families with a widower dad, PTSD mom whose daughter died from choking on walnut and blamed her son, a disappearing mom who tricked a compassionate man Li to take care of her son and then returning to reclaim his love.
This storyline was intricate weaving all the human emotions and struggles and timeline of how the kids grew up together into adulthood and finally discussing marriage between the "tomgirl" and her adopted big brother.
There were lots of taboo topics that were exposed and very intelligently hidden. PTSD and suicide were glaringly exposed and although the mom finally accepted and Let Go of her anger sadness blame on her then 3 yr old son looking after his sister who died from choking - finally she accepted that Letting Go will allow one to move on -which she did. Redeeming grace.
Then about two single father supporting the three "siblings" who loosely became ONE Family and rightfully so in growing from children to teens and graduating high school to discovering their careers. The struggles in finding themselves and the inner strength in handling their own issues.
Big brother has insomnia due to the trauma when his sister died under his care but he was only 3 yrs old..the nightmare continued to haunt him and he became withdrawn and worst was his mom forcing and cornering him to take care of her when she was recovering from her paralysis. Although we hated that character but the actress played that role perfectly. In the end Big Brother professed his love from 7th grade and finally resolved to follow through.
Little sister was a tomboy with two brothers teaching her the male perspectives and albeit she was the artist she also had to decide between which brother to choose. Both brothers had their merits and weaknesses but love cannot be forced and the final decision will always leave one out.
Second brother was determined to transition from sports to being a pastry chef and reconnecting with long lost mom who in the last episode married his adopted father who took care of him from 8 yr old.
Father Li who operated a noodle store had the little girl but unbeknownst to him the addition of 8 yr old He Ziqiu was heaped onto him and luckily he had the compassion to take in abandoned child. But towards the end He Ziqui became his son when Li married his mom.
Life is a cycle of amazing ups & downs, turns, struggles challenges joy pain suffering all mixed into a hodgepodge and anyone emerges from this will be compassionate, wise, patient, understanding, appreciative and most importantly discovering what humanity is all about.
Life journey is a self journey and along the way one has to come to the realization where the soul meets the brain and physical body...this is why Body Mind and Soul are the 3 pivotal perspectives in making ONE whole.
Thank you to the Director and Producer who gave us an excellent humanity struggles where at the end -ALL IS WELL.
Key is ACCEPTANCE of what is, LETTING GO of what was, MOVING ON to what will become...
be IN the Light, be OF the light and BE THE LIGHT.