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The future rose up ahead of her, a succession of empty days, each more daunting and unknowable than the one before her. How would she ever fill them all? She began walking again, south towards The Mound. 'Live each day as if it's your last', that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It just wasn't practical. Better by far to simply try and be good and courageous and bold and to make a difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you. Go out there with your passion and your electric typewriter and work hard at... something. Change lives through art maybe. Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance.
David Nicholls, One Day
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10 Lessons From ‘One Day’ That You Should Read On July 15th
If you read (or at least watched) One Day, you know exactly why July 15 is a special date.
July 15, 1988 is the day where the two main characters of the book, Emma and Dexter, first meet after their graduation.
David Nicholls, author of One Day, takes us along their journey –from their glory days as early twenties living in London, from 1988 to the next 20 years. We read on how they spend their July 15th together, and sometimes they spend it apart. We were taken through their ups and downs, how life happened for Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew.
I have changed my mobile phone several times. But, since I read the book in 2010, I never forget to put that special date on my calendar. From 1988 and every year that follows, we’ve grown to know them very well. We see them slightly changed to become better human beings – although along the way, at times did not successfully become the people they expected to be. On that day, I also asked myself with the same question Emma asked to herself: “Am I really making a difference? … Where do I want to be right now?”
We always love to look at the journey of someone, or in this case –two people, who also have the same worries and expectations in life like us. We feel that we are not alone when we read how Emma frequently looked down upon herself and unconfident to unleash her potentials. We feel this mutual excitement with Dexter as someone who seemed to enjoy his life to the fullest. But we also share his sadness as he feels his future did not turn out as good as he expected: “He wanted to live life in such a way that if a photograph were taken at random, it would be a cool photograph.”
One Day is one of the many books that remind us the importance of paying more attention to things, because just like what is printed on the back of the book, “You can live your whole life not realizing that what you’re looking for is right in front of you.”
So, for this July 15, aside to reposting a chain of my favorite quotes from the book and share it on my countless social media accounts, I will skim the book once again. I tried to sum up 10 lessons that I’ve learned (and hopefully always remember these lessons) from Emma and Dexter.
1. Personal handwritten letters are symbols of caring towards the recipients. I knew that in 1988, communication through smartphones or even emails are unthought-of. That’s why Emma and Dexter tried to keep in touch through handwritten letters. But, when we write our own letters for someone we care about, there is a certain energy that drives our hand to pour our heart out and write the truest things we know.
2. “’Just Kidding’ is exactly what people write when they meant every word.” I can’t think of a situation where “just kidding” turned out to be a real joke. People really love to sugarcoat the meanest things that come out from their mouth, and they add ‘just kidding’ because they think it sounds far more merciful.
3. When you write a very personal, beautifully handwritten letter, you better send it right away. Don’t wait. Or in this case, if you do have something true to say, you better say it right away. Because you might never have a chance to say it anymore.
4. If a lot of people believe in you, it means that you have potential. It’s not like everyone’s making a conspiracy, as if “people secretly ganging up to be nice about you.” It means you do have something special.
5. You’re not a consolation prize. Don’t do things for people who think you are “option number 20”. You are worth far more.
6. At the age of 24, yes, we all could feel a little bit lost. After graduation, we think that anything’s possible. We feel this endless energy to do something, to make a change. But at the age of 24, we are in the intersection of what we want to do and what we end up doing. It is alright, because “we’re all meant to be like that at twenty-four.”
7. We are probably “scared of being happy” because it is easier and we can “make a joke out of it.” Dexter was in India and end up writing the truest, unexpectedly beautiful letter that he (spoiler alert) failed to send. If only Emma had read this letter, he would’ve probably successfully made Emma gain the confidence she had lost after graduation.
8. It is possible to feel outgrown from your best friends. Things happen in our lives, and people change. But if the bond is real and deep, no matter how long it takes, true best friends always come together in the end.
9. “Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately fully and well. Experience new things.” We have certain expectations on how life should turn out, and mostly we forget that people might not expect us to do such things. We tend to focus on being the best, but we forget about the friends and family that care for us, for example. Pick your own battlefield, and get on with it. Don’t think about “have we successfully projected our expected version of us?”, because it is a never ending story.
10. There is a day in our lives where everything we hoped for so long, finally starts. Try to take a look back to the past, and remember “a day that you will always remember for the rest of your life?” Remember how that day made you who you are now. If you haven’t found that one day, don’t worry. You will have it in the future.
Previously published for Thought Catalog, 15 July 2016.
#david nicholls#one day#emma morley#dexter mayhew#emanddex#dexandem#british#literature#novel#young adult#anne hathaway#jim sturgess#book
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-Dexter, como você quer que seja o seu enterro? -Credo emma, porque você tá pensando nisso agora? -Exatamente por isso, porque a gente nunca pensa nele. -Eu não penso porque eu não me vejo morrendo agora -Mas nossa vida é finita e precisamos parar pra decidir sobre ela enquanto a gente ainda é vivo - Ai ok então, avisem pra todos que eu quero uma festa tá? Pode colocar músicas e tudo mais -Eu não vou conseguir comemorar no seu enterro, jamais. Cancela essa conversa
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Em and Dex, Dex and Em #100HappyDays #OneDay #Day23
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So earlier today i had the idea of finishing my book outside. Very good idea. Very good book. #oneday #davidnicholls #emanddex #dexandem #brokemyheart #mademehappy #vscocam (at London)
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Inspirado pelo fato de lido e visto Um Dia, essa imagem é irada. Sem mais. #oneday #DoctorWho #davidnicholls #umdia #intrínseca #billiepiper #DavidTennant #awesome #art #dextermayhew #emmamorley #dexandem #emanddex #rosetyler #badwolf #tenthdoctor #10th #british #book #movie #novel #love #life #legendary #amor #vida #picoftheday #truelove #rightone (em Time and Space)
#art#awesome#emanddex#badwolf#dextermayhew#love#doctorwho#rightone#movie#davidtennant#book#picoftheday#dexandem#life#davidnicholls#emmamorley#truelove#tenthdoctor#billiepiper#legendary#umdia#oneday#novel#british#rosetyler#amor#10th#intrínseca#vida
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Love and be loved. ❤️ Reading one of my fave books, again. 😊 #100happydays #aninashappydays #oneday #davidnicholls #DexAndEm #EmAndDex #bookworm #booklover
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Dex und Em, Em und Dex. Ganz einfach. #oneday #dexandem #emanddex #beautiful #peacefulsundaysin #berlin
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We've just STARTED watching One Dat and @l0verboy_ is already crying! :') xxx #oneday #film #book #emma #dexter #emmaanddexter #emanddex #annehathaway #crying xxx
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«Perché? Cosa avresti voglia di fare?» lo punzecchiò Emma, pur sapendo già la risposta. Lui le posò una mano leggera sulla nuca e nello stesso istante lei gli appoggiò una mano leggera sul fianco, e si baciarono lì per la strada in mezzo alla gente che correva a casa nella luce estiva, il bacio più dolce che avrebbero mai provato nella loro vita. Ecco dove inizia tutto. Tutto parte da qui, oggi. E poi finì. «Be', allora ci si vede» fece Dexter, indietreggiando lentamente. «Lo spero» sorrise lei. «Lo spero anch'io. Ciao Em». «Ciao Dex». «Arrivederci». «Addio. A presto».
One Day - David Nicholls
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-Dexter, qual é minha cor preferida? -Qual é, por que isso agora? -Ah estamos perto de fazer 1 ano e quero saber se realmete me conhece -Era só o que me faltava. E você acha que eu sabendo a sua cor preferida vai dizer o quanto eu te conheço? -Sim, responde -Emma eu sei que quando você tá cansada costuma falar enquanto dorme, sei que toda vez que estamos jogando algo e fica desanimada é porque sabe que está perdendo, sei que você se acha uma expert no stop, sei como você coloca a comida no prato, cada coisa no seu lugar e fica muito brava quando alguém mistura sua comida, sei que você odeia o grão do feijão, sei que toda vez que estamos juntos e você aperta minha mão bem forte é porque viu algum inseto e pode ser o menor que for, e por mais que tenha tentado esconder de mim eu sei que você dorme com um ursinho de pelúcia e acho lindo quando você nega que não tem medo do escura mas eu sei que você tem. -Que lindo Dex, mas... Qual é a minha cor preferida? -Porra eu falo tudo isso e você ainda quer saber essa maldita cor -Você não sabe minha cor preferida né? -Não -É amarelo -Ok, amarelo, não esqueço mais - E só pra deixar claro, eu não tenho medo do escuro -Vou fingir que não
Qual é minha cor preferida?
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i cried. be warned: this movie has the most saddest ending ever. for two people who fall in love over 20 years, the ending just sucks.
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-Eu não aguento mais ver essa bosta de jogo. Em cruza os braços e faz bico -Para de reclamar, já tá quase acabando, aguenta mais um pouquinho. -QUASE ACABANDO? AINDA TEM MAIS 30MIN DESSA MERDA DE CARAS CORRENDO ATRÁS DA BOLA. -Você não entende o que é amar... -Por favor Dexter não me venha com esse seu discurso ensaiado sobre times de futebol que eu já to brava o suficiente. Depois de 20 minutos... -Porra Em, sai da frente da tv vai, o jogo já tá quase acabando, para de ser mimada. -Vem aqui me tirar, eu não vou sair. Dexter cansado, desiste de ver o jogo e vai ficar com a Em. -Amor, seu time perdeu né. -Cala a boca e me beija.
Deixa eu ver o jogo. Em and Dexter
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-Eu não consigo tirar você da minha cabeça Em... -O que você quer Dex? -Porra eu não posso nem me declarar pra você e já acha que eu quero alguma coisa que droga de relacion.. -Mas quer se declarar no meio da novela? -Ah é assim então, você prefere a novela do que o seu namorado? -Sem drama Dexter, vai eu deixo você se declarar -Então, eu não consigo tirar você da cabeça, quero falar que é você, estive pensando esses dias, e você é a mulher da minha vida, só pode ser. Eu faço qualquer coisa por você -Ai que lindo meu amor, eu também faço de tudo por você... -Então passa o controle, deixa eu ver o jogo vai -Babaca
Porra. Em and Dex
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-Você quer passar mais 3.000 dias do meu lado? -Mas que tipo de pergunta é essa Em? -Só me responde -Isso são quase 8 anos né? Será que a gente aguentaria? -Eu acho que sim. -Eu ainda tenho que pensar se vou conseguir aguentar esse seu ronco por mais 8 anos. -Ei, você sabe que eu não ronco Dexter. -Eu sei minha linda.
Em and Dex
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-Eu não acredito que você é o tipo de cara que chora em filme de romance. -Ah me deixa Em, esse choro é tudo falso, só queria parecer sensível pra você. -Sei, você sabe que pode me falar a verdade né Dexter? -Esse pode ser o nosso segredo? -Só se fecharmos o acordo com um beijo…
Em and Dexter
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