Friday, December 20, 2024

Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (118 of 2024)

"With life come many regrettable actions that we can't undo. Most of these come down to things we do or say in the heat of the moment. Fallouts that occur in a family - between parent and child, or among siblings - can take a long time to resolve. No amount of regret over past words and actions can heal the emotional wounds inflicted on someone unless that person's feelings change."

Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is  the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, the mysterious cafe where customers arrive hoping to travel in time welcomes four new guests:

- A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents chapter titled The Son

- A wife holding a child with no name . . .The Nameless Child

- The father who could not allow his daughter to get married chapter titled The father where talk about daughters favourite food Omurice (Omelette on rice) too. 

- A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved one The Valentine. 

They must follow the cafe's strict rules, however, and come back to the present either from the past or the future before their coffee goes cold. 

Our new visitors wish to go back into their past to move on their present, finding closure and comfort so they can embark on a beautiful future.

"Even the pettiest of reasons can delay the mending of a relationship. Often neither side accepts the claims of the other and it can remain stained for many years. Human hearts are complicated and simple solutions often elude them. The more you believe in someone, the more unbearable the anger or sorrow becomes when you feel betrayed. "

To die without conveying our feelings is a great torment. 

The biggest obstacle to confessing your love is not knowing what your romantic interest is feeling - it would take some kind of superpower. And feelings are fickle, they change daily. If the timing of a confession is even slightly off, the opportunity may be missed. 

"Expressing your feelings honestly isn't wrong. It's rare for someone to take offence at being told they are liked - on the contrary, its a blessing. So why is it so hard to take that step? Saying 'I like you' should be simple, but around each person's heart there appears to be a massive wall. Not a physical barrier but an emotional one. When we interact with each other, we hold back because we don't know what's on the other side of the wall. As humans, we are wired to fear the unknown, and this causes many to falter. "

"Essentially, it is the fear of rejection that makes the wall, and heartbreaks only make it higher. "

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