The Human Condition

How does one find strength when going through agony?

In the video The Moped Diaries directed by Tyler Nilson, Nick Vitale and Michael Schwartz. Levi the protagonist, has a happy life out on Colington Island. This island was known for its fishing industries. He starts off the video explaining how “love can build a bridge”, and he brings this up because there was a bridge that was built up of 10,000 concrete pilings. Since that much concrete was built into the waters, the fish migrate to more hospitable water, thus having fishermen’s families torn apart. His mother left the family and headed to the mainland in search of “greener pastures”. Having that happen, he learned one of the most important life lesson: “sometimes people leave, and sometimes unexpectedly. Take a deep breath, mourn the loss, and start living again”. His father was not leaving the island. Levi’s father got a job on the docks but then died in a crash with the bridge. Levi then met a girl (Rose), and she helped him through the death of his dad. His grandpa (Winki), illegally adopted Levi and his brother JR. JR turned to bad habits (drinking alcohol and smoking). The love of Rose helped Levi stay clean through all the times. Jr left to “buy cigarettes” but he went to rob a firework stand (last time Levi saw him). A New guy comes onto the island for work and crosses with Rose. Rose falls for him and they then get married. Levi becomes heart broken, and lets depression get to him. Winki then knocks out Levi and brings him to his father’s grave with a notebook saying, “Your life is your story, make it a good one”. Levi then pursued to find something to do, he left to the mainland to find a career and build his life…

Humans can be heartbroken.

Humans can be loving.

This video shows that in times of agony, take a deep breath, mourn the loss, and continue to build up your life.

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