"i'd just live"

a friend recommended me this movie. he said he really liked it and that i should watch it, too. i didn't know what it was about; never even heard of it. but the friend insisted that i transfer the movie from his laptop to mine. so i did. unaware that i would actually be encouraged by it.

"It's Kind of a Funny Story" is about a depressed and suicidal 16-year-old named craig who gets a new start after checking himself into an adult psychiatric ward. the movie sounds a bit dramatic, but it's also comedic in a way; hence, the title of the movie. the underlying message is this: while you're alive, live. and make the most of it.

two of my favorite quotes from the movie:

(during craig's session with his psychiatrist, she shares with him a quote she once heard)

psychiatrist: "Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference."

(craig befriends an older patient named bobby who tried to kill himself 6 times)

bobby: "See, that's the part I don't get, Craig. I mean, you're cool, you're smart, you're talented. You have a family that loves you. You know, what I would do just to be you, for just a day? I would... I would do so much. I would... I don't know. I would just... I'd just live. Like it meant something."