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I finished the drama "One Liter of Tears". It's a J-drama about a girl named Aya Ikeuchi and she has spinocerebellar degeneration and her trials and hardships in her life. Spinocereballar degeneration makes it so the patient slowly loses control of their own body. Her life story inspires me. How does she manage to stay so positive when her body is the reason for her disabilities? How does she stay so positive when her mind is working perfectly, but her body is useless? If I were in her place, I would complain all the time, and I would say that life isn't fair. And although Aya thought that God was unfair to her because she had the disease, she learned to accept herself for who she was. After watching this, I feel that I have not been very appreciative about the gifts that I have. I now know that walking, speaking, writing and more are all gifts. They are not to be taken for granted. Why should I, a girl who is perfectly healthy and has no issues with her own body, be upset about life when there are so many people out there who are sick and are struggling just to survive?

At times like this, I wish I could be a doctor. Sadly I have no interest in medicine, nor do I have the diligence or the brains to be a doctor. But I think just watching this drama and learning a lesson in life, will help me be more positive about life. Thank you Kitou Aya.