Jenny's life was a little pressure cooker. It was full of A+, hard work, homework and everything that would lead her to Oxford. And she was good at it. And it the moments she stole from her parents, she listened to french music and got lost in her fantasies.
Suddenly, she got easy access to all the riches and fun evenings. A man who added the exact amount of fun that made her seemingly boring life fun. She got drifted apart from the Oxford goal.....this seemed so much fun. Easy gifts, Chanel perfumes, Paris visits......suddenly Oxford was not interesting enough and it was so much hard work.
A little girl she was but completely capable of choosing. The thing about our choices is, it generally stays the same when the nature of the problem is similar. There is no escape, we face our devils when convenience hits us. This man was not lavishly spending his well earned money. He did this and that. He visited homes and stole stuff that could fetch him a higher price. That he did and to that Jenny could decide. She was almost leaving when the man sweety said how it was merely liberating the old valuables as they had no value in the homes of their owners. He wasn't as smart as Jenny, so he was smart in this and that's how he afforded such Paris trips and lavish dinners. It was interesting and fun after all. Jenny made her choice, she stayed. This kind of fun and luxury never hit her before, neither did it hit her parents. They were afloat on the dream Jenny was having and it sure was so easy and tempting, it was hard to let go.
Jenny's grades started declining. She was a brilliant student and her teachers were concerned. They tried to advice her but her fanciful life seemed too much fun. She questioned for the first time why she wanted Oxford ? And surprisingly her parents thought a rich marriage was just as great. This is the shattering truth. It was sad to know, her parents hadn't had better plans for their daughter, all they wanted was the stable money. They choose the common man's tool of education. The girl drops out of school.
Her brilliance in a moment was worth nothing because she hadn't consciously decided on Oxford, it was what was decided for her. So she never truly realised what it meant to her. The shiny quick money was tempting but the source couldn't have bothered her was a clear lack of value. She compromised and forgot to realise the things we choose to do has a lot to do with who we are. A bargained rich man was not all, he was a fraudulent in profession and person. It clearly reflects when she figures out he is married and escapes when he had to face her parents. Note, there were multiple instances where he lied to her parents and convinced them falsely. It did the trick but the man never owed up to the truth, once again that is ironically him. She gets back to education and gets through Oxford by chance fortunately. However, we hope her choice is this time more well placed and comes from a will to learn instead of just treat it as a mean to settle money.
Yes, she had not seen Chanel bottles before and now she could gift some away too. But was it bigger than the depth of love she felt for her Cello, for her love for literature ?
The shortcuts are gorgeous but their life is just as short. The real deal comes the hard way.
-inspired by 'An education' Trailer below
Suddenly, she got easy access to all the riches and fun evenings. A man who added the exact amount of fun that made her seemingly boring life fun. She got drifted apart from the Oxford goal.....this seemed so much fun. Easy gifts, Chanel perfumes, Paris visits......suddenly Oxford was not interesting enough and it was so much hard work.
A little girl she was but completely capable of choosing. The thing about our choices is, it generally stays the same when the nature of the problem is similar. There is no escape, we face our devils when convenience hits us. This man was not lavishly spending his well earned money. He did this and that. He visited homes and stole stuff that could fetch him a higher price. That he did and to that Jenny could decide. She was almost leaving when the man sweety said how it was merely liberating the old valuables as they had no value in the homes of their owners. He wasn't as smart as Jenny, so he was smart in this and that's how he afforded such Paris trips and lavish dinners. It was interesting and fun after all. Jenny made her choice, she stayed. This kind of fun and luxury never hit her before, neither did it hit her parents. They were afloat on the dream Jenny was having and it sure was so easy and tempting, it was hard to let go.
Jenny's grades started declining. She was a brilliant student and her teachers were concerned. They tried to advice her but her fanciful life seemed too much fun. She questioned for the first time why she wanted Oxford ? And surprisingly her parents thought a rich marriage was just as great. This is the shattering truth. It was sad to know, her parents hadn't had better plans for their daughter, all they wanted was the stable money. They choose the common man's tool of education. The girl drops out of school.
Her brilliance in a moment was worth nothing because she hadn't consciously decided on Oxford, it was what was decided for her. So she never truly realised what it meant to her. The shiny quick money was tempting but the source couldn't have bothered her was a clear lack of value. She compromised and forgot to realise the things we choose to do has a lot to do with who we are. A bargained rich man was not all, he was a fraudulent in profession and person. It clearly reflects when she figures out he is married and escapes when he had to face her parents. Note, there were multiple instances where he lied to her parents and convinced them falsely. It did the trick but the man never owed up to the truth, once again that is ironically him. She gets back to education and gets through Oxford by chance fortunately. However, we hope her choice is this time more well placed and comes from a will to learn instead of just treat it as a mean to settle money.
Yes, she had not seen Chanel bottles before and now she could gift some away too. But was it bigger than the depth of love she felt for her Cello, for her love for literature ?
The shortcuts are gorgeous but their life is just as short. The real deal comes the hard way.
-inspired by 'An education' Trailer below
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