Hayao Miyazaki: Please remember those who treat you well, because they could have been otherwise

Hayao Miyazaki is one of the three winners of the 87th Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award. He became the second Japanese filmmaker after Akira Kurosawa to win this award. Over the years, the animation films produced by Hayao Miyazaki have become unique in the world of animation with their superb technology, touching stories, and warm style.

Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away”

1. No matter how hard the road ahead is, as long as you go in the right direction, no matter how bumpy it is, you will be closer to happiness than standing still.

2. I can only send you here. You have to walk the rest of the way by yourself and don’t look back.

3. I don’t know where I’m going, But I’m on my way.

4. There is a road in this world that you cannot take no matter what, and that is the wrong road. If you take a wrong step, you will be shattered into pieces.

5. People often lie to you to make you understand that sometimes, the only person you should trust is yourself.

6. There are many things that you cannot control by yourself. No matter how lonely you are, you still have to keep going. You are not allowed to stop or look back.

7. Please remember those who treat you well, because they could have been otherwise.

8. No matter how long the story is, it will come to an end; no matter how slow the train is, there will be one platform after another; no matter how close the travel companions are, there will be a time to separate. What we experience on the journey may be forgotten by us, but what we learn on the journey will be kept in our hearts.

Hayao Miyazaki “Princess Mononoke”

9. Only when you have a strong heart can you apologize, but you must be stronger before you can forgive.

10. No matter how deeply you have been hurt, there will always be someone who can make you forgive all the difficulties that life has dealt with you.

11. Places that cannot be reached are called distant places, and the world that cannot be returned is called hometowns. But what I have always longed for is a place further than the distant place.

Hayao Miyazaki “The Cat Returns ”

12. Life can be whatever you want, but you can’t just follow the crowd.

13. You should learn to be yourself and face your true self. As long as you do this, you don’t have to be afraid of anything.

14. You can’t wait for others to arrange your life; fight for what you want.

Hayao Miyazaki “Howl’s Moving Castle”

15. The world is so big and life is so long, there will always be such a person who makes you want to treat him tenderly.

16. Love is not about finding a perfect person, but learning to appreciate the imperfect person with perfect eyes.

17. The good thing about getting older is that you have less and less to lose.

18. Being deeply loved by someone will give you strength, loving someone deeply will give you courage.

19. Meeting and getting to know each other in the vast sea of ​​people will not be smooth sailing for anyone. Only a heart that is willing to give and knows how to be grateful can have a lifetime of love and happiness.

Hayao Miyazaki’s “My Neighbor Totoro”

20. Life will get better when it is bad to a certain extent because it cannot get worse. After working hard, I learned many things. If I persisted, I got through.

21. Throw away some worries, and then you will have the opportunity to be calm and relaxed.

22. If we were to play our childhood again, we would definitely laugh first, then burst into tears, and finally fall asleep with a smile on our face while weeping.

23. There are certain obstacles in life that you cannot escape. Instead of going through all the trouble, it is better to bravely climb over, maybe this will create the high point of your life.

Hayao Miyazaki’s “LAPUTA: Castle in the Sky”

24. Our loneliness is like a floating city in the sky as if it is a secret that cannot be told.

25. After the lightning storm, there must be a world full of blue sky, white clouds, and green grass and flowers.

Hayao Miyazaki's “Whisper of the Heart”

26. Because of you, I want to become a better person and don’t want to be a burden to you, so I work hard just to prove that I am worthy of you.

Hayao Miyazaki’s “Ponyo on the Cliff by The Sea”

27. I am in pain all over my body, and I have traveled thousands of miles, searching tiredly, just to meet you.

28. Growth is the right of every child, and it is also a journey they must go through. It may be smooth or bumpy, with joys and sorrows, separations and separations.

Hayao Miyazaki’s “Kiki’s Delivery Service”

29. From one city to another, you can only rely on your efforts. Learn to grow up, learn to endure, and learn to hug your parents with a smile after crying.

30. Don’t pay too much attention to appearance, the soul is the most important.

Hayao Miyazaki “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind”

31. The farthest journey is from one’s body to one’s heart, and from one person’s heart to another person’s heart.

32. Human beings have been repeating the path of the past. Everyone thinks they are right, and then sins breed more sins, sorrows breed more sorrows, and there is never a way out.

33. Being strong does not mean not shedding a tear in the face of sadness, but wiping away the tears and facing the future life with a smile.

34. Life is the light shining in the darkness.

Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises”

35. But what should I do to go back to our happy days described in the story with this uneasy feeling now?

36. Even if the wind blows, never give up in life. When the wind blows, we have to work hard to survive.

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