Beautiful story. You made me remember some of O'Henry's stories; the suprising ending, the moral reflection.

We often allow things to get under our skins and fester away until they build up into monsters that have unrealistic proportions.

I happened to watch some days ago another movie that deals with children's pain and fantasy and how imagination can turn their suffering into fantastic adventures.
The first one I had watched was Bridge to Therabithia, based on Katherine Paterson's YA novel (which I had read almost a decade ago); then I watched the visually astounding A Monster Calls, directed by Bayona (nased on Patrick Ness's novel, which I have not read); and a couple of days ago we watched I Kill Giants (based on a graphic novel I knew nothing about).
In all these movies/stories the idea of the monstrous issues we may build out of unfounded speculations or anxieties is key to understand how the avoidance of a problem only leads to more problems.
I, who happen to be one of those who avoids conflict all the time, know about a problem made worse just because of fear of confrontation.
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