Life

Today is a rainy day,
and it is also very cold
I was watching a very sad drama known as 'One Litre of Tears'
After countless tries of trying to obtain the series
I finally got it.

I know that this series is old,
But I have never actually gotten the uportunity to view it,
for myself.
The story is based on a novel which was written by Aya Kito.
The novel is actually comprised of her Diary Entries
And the novel was published shortly before her actual death.
The story is based on her life events
When at the tender age of 15
She is diagnosed with spinocerebellar atrophy
It is a disease which slowly degenerates the ability to
Eat, Talk, Walk and just to live normally
It is a very rare condition which unfortunantly has no cure.


In the series Aya is a young 15 year old who is a keen basketball player
But when her illness strucks she begins to lose her balance
Her mother, which is a health consultant
Begins to question the sudden falls which Aya is currently undergoing
Her mother insists that she takes an examination
During the examination Aya shows symptoms of a rare disease
Later on it becomes certain that Aya suffers from
spinocerebellar atrophy

In the first episode
Aya is on her way to the high school entrance exam
When she suddenly falls asleep on the bus
She quickly tries to run to the school to make it to the test
But collapses and knocks down several bikes on the bike rack.
She looks up and notices a guy watching
He begins to pick up the bikes and she helps him
Like in most asian dramas,
it begins to rain!
She appoligised for causing such a hassle
And tries to make it to the exam
Asou which is the guys name
Insists that she gets on his bike
So that he could give her a ride to the school.
They both don't make it to the exam in time
However,
The school teacher allows them to finish the exam some other time
They both make it into the school

There was a particalur episode which got to much really deeply.
The episode involved Aya's brother Hiroki
Hiroki was a keen soccer player
And his aiming in shooting into the net was not so good.
Although Aya struggled to walk she still gave him tips on how to shoot better.
Surpisingly enough
After she gave him some tips
Hiroki made it to the socccer team.
He told all the other players that his sister was going to watch.
And that she was beautiful and she was the one who taught him how to shoot better.
With this being told the other students could not wait to meet her.
One night Aya was stiching Hiroki's soccer uniform.
She struggled but she continued effortless
She stiched his name onto it.
Along with the help of her younger sister Ako.
The next day Aya and Ako both went shopping.
Aya wanted to buy Hiroki a sports towel for when he plays soccer.
In the shops a few of Hiroki's team mates sees her there.
And they begin to see her walking awkwardly.
That afternoon Hiroki is training how to shoot.
And the guys who saw Aya come to him.
They begin to tease Aya infront of him
Hiroki does nothing and stands there looking all sad.
The next day Hiroki forgets his pass for soccer training.
Aya's mum tells Ako to bring it over to him
While shes there the guys begin to mock Aya again.
While Hiroki does nothing.
Ako gets upset and pushes the guy into the ground
She then grabs Hiroki and takes him home.
Ako yells at Hiroki
Questioning him why his so ashamed to protect Aya
And she says,
That if she had the disease she doesn't think she would have the strength
to do what Aya does.
To smile,
While everyone around you is giving you discriminitive looks.
Ako continues yelling and saying the Aya is amazing.
That she is strong
That even though she is weak
She spent her sleeping hours stitching his name into his uniform.
Little do the family now that Aya is in the kitchen listening.
Aya goes outside and begins to cry.
She comes back and pretends that nothing ever happened.
And she also tells Hiroki that she cannot make it to the soccer match.
She hands him the sports towel that
Her and Ako purchased.
In the end
Hiroki realises what Aya has done for him.
And sends her a card that she must watch him play soccer
She does come and he shows to his team mates how proud of her he is.
And that she is beautiful.
Well, she is.

This drama series touches onto the seriousness of life.
Even if it is just for a second
Allows us to put ourself in Aya's situation.
Question ourself if we could have the strength that she has had.
It also shows have vulnerable we are.
And that life could be amazing one day
and the next it could spiral out of control
The drama has taught me to value everday
And always look forward to the days which are yet to come.
Because in all honesty.
Life is too short
And we shouldn't spend the short amount of our time.
complaining.
It also has enabled me to view the trouble that others have
And that I am willing to help others more.
And that I will keep my friends very close to me.
When things happen in our life
We shouldn't question why
Why it happened to us
But embrace it
And work around it
And allow ourself to become stronger because of it.
The more time we spend complaining
The less time we have to do what we actually have.


This is probably the most emo blog i will write,
I will write happy stuff.
But as for today.
My post is deep.
<3