"you are comparing your insides to someone else's outside" - my therapist

@crysjenkins6182

2 жыл бұрын

I love that.

@Me97202

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@jessymolnj6256

2 жыл бұрын

So true. Sometimes it's so relatable too

@Cv_224

2 жыл бұрын

True words have been spoken!!!

@erickamakeeaina1649

2 жыл бұрын

700th like

While one couple were missing their youth, the other were dreaming of their future. This really moved me.

@carolinemaina8025

3 жыл бұрын

Me to.😥

@intoodeepnow

2 жыл бұрын

I needed to watch this, It really struck a cord with me even as a single older man.

@koriw1701

2 жыл бұрын

@@intoodeepnow, Seeing that you "needed to see this" resonated deeply with me since I felt the same way as a single older woman. So I just thought I'd say hello! Kori W (Random KZread stranger 😉)

@Kimdino1

2 жыл бұрын

@Parvez Khusro Very nice observation, beautifully stated.

@omshah9282

2 жыл бұрын

she was missing the past, while the young girl was missing the future

Dude that was … insane. The message here. They were jealous of the young couple as they were getting older, seeing grey hair, so busy, yet the young couple was watching them jealous of what they have. A family, kids, laughter etc. it’s like a way of saying don’t take what you have for granted and appreciate what you have. Absolutely … goosebumping masterpiece that was

@keimyreecosse9597

9 ай бұрын

i wouldn’t say jealous, more like admired

@zaydcraddick6307

9 ай бұрын

Older couple were taking their situation for granted based on the younger couple’s youth while the younger couple were inspired by the older couple’s growth. I’d say

@PeakProductivityPro

8 ай бұрын

Yes I totally agree. I think the message is to treasure every moment of life with your loved ones, as your loved ones may one day be taken from you.

@jimbolic0809

8 ай бұрын

Masterpiece is correct. Poignantly conveyed.

@matty_daddy

3 ай бұрын

lmao why dont t they just get blinds or curtains its not that crazy, just shut them down when they start getting freaky

I think it's beautiful the neighbour cared so much to comfort the younger woman, even though it was awkward. I was in a public park near a beach in Australia alone hours away from my home at the time when I got a phone call that my Mum died. I fell to the ground sobbing and people just stared at me like I was weird - no-one cared, they were most likely judging me. Even a kind word from a stranger would've been comforting.

@hazelmint6671

Жыл бұрын

❤️✨

@rdnadey-mymealandi

Жыл бұрын

You are loved ! ... Heavens will smile on you and always be there to comfort you

@ZinaKobi

11 ай бұрын

Sorry❤😢

@dammybabalola

11 ай бұрын

I guess you’re better now.. cheers!

@noorjaff8073

11 ай бұрын

Maybe the felt sad with you, but just didn't want to invade your privacy

The actual reason for unhappiness is not not getting what you want but forgetting what you already have

@keim1oesch

4 жыл бұрын

Not not getting.

@harsarajshakya358

4 жыл бұрын

@@keim1oesch thank you so much🤭🤭😆😆

@doris2079

4 жыл бұрын

Forgetting and also not appreciate what you have. People always focus on the next best thing not realizing the great things they have now in their life.

@mypetcrow9873

4 жыл бұрын

Death by triteness from the kumbaya philosopher. Life is not kindergarten-simple.

@award89

4 жыл бұрын

Contentment is the realization of how much you already have.

she was missing the past, while the young girl was missing the future

@gabitza1234

3 жыл бұрын

Cosmin,superb zis

@birleacosmin7838

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabitza1234 mersii :3

@drabhayyadav7809

3 жыл бұрын

101℅ Right

@ekyrizky668

2 жыл бұрын

That's deep

@enjoylife2534

2 жыл бұрын

Same as myself. I wish to have baby, while some people look at my family and think how happy i am.

Some short films will say so much more than three hour epic sagas. This was amazing.

@hansrajbhaitanti

10 ай бұрын

Wow! What a very nice, genuine, real fact, most important & ever memorable, great motivational🙏 best👍 feedback🙏.

@Aaai511

5 ай бұрын

Ya i think too good

@patriciareilly530

2 ай бұрын

I watch a lot of these short films on KZread. So many of them are brilliant. Then I go to a movie and most of them are just crap. Why aren't these talented film makers on KZread being hired by Hollywood?

@lesliemartin3

2 ай бұрын

@@patriciareilly530 there's a channel whose moderators name is Chris Stuckman. He's in the industry and he explains why this is unfortunately the case with high budget films. Despite his information opening my eyes quite a bit I still wish these short films were optioned by larger studios so they could possibly make feature length films.

We always feel that happiness is somewhere else, when, if we only could see ourselves from a different set of eyes, we would realize it's already in our hands. Beautiful story.

@hansrajbhaitanti

10 ай бұрын

Wow! Really a very nice, genuine, most important & ever memorable, great motivational🙏 best👍 feedback🙏.

@vicsanfiful

10 ай бұрын

@@hansrajbhaitanti thanks

@rickyalan1227

3 ай бұрын

Very well said. We must remind ourselves to be grateful for our blessings, the people who love us and we love back. We have the choice to be happy every day, every moment.

@Shinchan-ig7yp

Ай бұрын

Amazing :)

They didn't realize the inside of their window was just as beautiful.

@loricreed

4 жыл бұрын

Mina Mayes ♥️💙💚

@austinfaber2247

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, but I also laughed because I imagined the crazy frog saying this

@herientijuana

4 жыл бұрын

This comment sums it perfectly

@hallehconger823

4 жыл бұрын

I don't have a window

@TylerButh

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this, a little into the film I started thinking someone was going to commit suicide, which I don't want to watch. Seeing this comment made me comfortable to finish out the film.

she was missing youth, while the young girl dreamed for a future with her husband.

@purdusterdoggett3134

3 жыл бұрын

I am a middle-aged woman and I don’t miss being a young woman I’m a very experienced middle-age woman and I enjoy the experience that I’ve gained and I enjoy sharing it with the man I love everything is better with time baby everything is better with time

@juanmorse50

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely... I think we all go down that road when we realize we are getting older. I remember when I realized I was the old guy at work, it was devastating to me, but once I stopped comparing myself to the young guys, I started using my experience to my advantage. Now I know that, experience and wisdom trumps youth anyday (spoken as a old guy). Lol

@sushilsharma4202

3 жыл бұрын

@@purdusterdoggett3134 Cool, but I have met some people who feel they are losing something while being happily married.

@islarory8125

3 жыл бұрын

@@sushilsharma4202 then that means they have something missing within themself not so in a marriage. I’m not middle age yet but I’m not young no more but I’ve experienced my youth and now experiencing my life now and looking forward to the future. And I feel like I’m not missing anything cuz I was wild in my youth lol. So I’ve done many things already so been there done that! Now I’m just enjoying myself with the man I love and ppl I love. I think ppl who think or feel they r missing something is cuz they rn in life aren’t were they want or maybe they have not experience enough.

@islarory8125

3 жыл бұрын

It’s all mind set. And where u want to be in your life. My parting days r over. I don’t have energy for that! Lol. I miss being young only cuz then u don’t have so much worries and of course u look more youthful but besides that I don’t care too much. I’m happy where I’m at in my life now. So I’ don’t look back. But I think sometimes ppl get lost and need a reminder that’s all.

Sad part is this is happening everyday the difference now is its not a window but social media. So invested in someone else’s life you forget to cherish and love yours

@wimangakaveesha3067

4 күн бұрын

True

Edit: I'd also like to point out that they were trying to conceive a child before he passed away. It wasn't that they didn't have any of the same cares and worries as the older couple. They were trying to do it before time ran out 😭😭😭 The older couple was jealous of the younger couple "living life to the fullest" not realizing that the husband's days were few. What a lesson in appreciating the time we have. 😭😳

@hansrajbhaitanti

10 ай бұрын

Wow! Really a very nice, genuine, real fact, most important & ever memorable, great motivational🙏 best👍 feedback 🙏.

“People are the best show in the world. And you don’t even pay for the ticket.” - Charles Bukowski

@chiarat1414

3 жыл бұрын

Or, " Life is the best show in the world, and you get a guaranteed ticket."

@nakiyapardawala4113

3 жыл бұрын

wow

@michswags

3 жыл бұрын

Well sometimes ya do...

@billybrown00

3 жыл бұрын

Buy the ticket, take the ride. H.S.T

@0Iive

3 жыл бұрын

I love bukowski

People need to realize, that the grass is greener where you water it...

@alitaha1553

4 жыл бұрын

This is so good

@intentionalness2222

4 жыл бұрын

Right itd been helpful to put that attetion into communication in the bed room. It was obvious they both just need some

@mochadoze5140

4 жыл бұрын

i like your comment..... it is so true

@stephsinger5163

4 жыл бұрын

Love this

@Schmunzelfee

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that one is wise!

As a 43 yo single man, I'd give anything to have a family like yours. Little ones yelling "daddy!" when you get home. Your wife giving you a kiss telling you to wash up because the dinner will be ready soon. I'd quit my 6 figure job working 50-60 hours a week to something that only requires 40 hours, even for less pay, so I can spend more time with my family. I feel like I missed my chance. I missed young lovers getting married and starting a family. I don't know what happened. In the blink of an eye, my 40s came. In the blink of an eye, I may hit 50 and on. Be grateful for what you have. You may think it's mundane, but to many, it's an incredible gift that they'll never experience.

@1979France

5 ай бұрын

You’re still very young. Make it happen ❤

@angi2392

4 ай бұрын

43 anni hai tutta la vita davanti per realizzare il tuo sogno !! Sono sicura che ce la farai!!

@rosalinamatunog7607

2 ай бұрын

There’s still hope.

@ErinJeanette

Ай бұрын

I'm 37 with a 14 year old, her dad and I have been apart half her life and I just never dated again. I feel like I'm wasting away too because she'll be 18 before I know it and I'll be alone. I hope you find your person ❤

@Queensburian

Ай бұрын

Take a mini-retirement; a “year on” life. Transition out of your current role over 3-months, leave on good terms (or take a sabbatical). Cut your expenses as low as you can. Sublet your apartment or rent your home, or get a roommate. Want to meet women? Take dance lessons, yoga, take college courses, extend your friends networks (same sex friends know opposite sex people), talk to strangers, … improve your chances while improving yourself. You have prioritized work in the past, so now you have skills and financial security to fall back on a year from now if your “year on life” experiment leaves your financially poorer (which it will in the short term). But if it results in the changes you desire, then the risk is well worth it. Live a little. It’s ok to be responsibly irresponsible. Give this some planning. Travel a bit (it’s good for perspective but expensive), educate yourself (dating is a skill, don’t be afraid to hone your “cocky/confident” demeanor (fake it till you make it)). Forty feels old, but it’s still young enough to find a woman, and younger women oddly find older men attractive, so it’s not as bad as you think. “Fortune favors the bold.” A mini-retirement mid-life will waken your mind and transform you. Don’t jump without planning, but don’t be afraid to jump once you have a plan in place.

This was beautiful Marshall. Thank you so much. As a recent cancer survivor, this had me bawling my eyes out, as it so accurately portrays how you can go from very healthy and happy to a sudden serious diagnosis. I, fortunately, am now cancer-free. But it has left me with the realization that we have to enjoy our lives every minute.

@CerebralThinking

5 ай бұрын

God bless you, Courtney. Good luck!

@tasneemshaikh1477

5 ай бұрын

May God bless you... My brother in law was recently diagnosed with cancer and the treatment has only just started.... It is pure agony, the waiting and watching them slowly turn from perfectly healthy and happy to sad, in pain and scared. I hope you be healthy and blessed always ❤

@sparky2141

4 ай бұрын

​@@tasneemshaikh1477I'm sure he's strong We Believe he'll be perfectly fine as before in no time He has our hopes and prayers ❤ Much Love

Someone else is praying for the things you take for granted.

@permabulk1454

3 жыл бұрын

Solid quote to live by

@gedesurya7347

3 жыл бұрын

Well said

@safe-keeper1042

3 жыл бұрын

That is so true.

@DSHshortz

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@frefre2238

3 жыл бұрын

Very true.

“The grass *isnt* greener in the other side, it’s greener where you water it.”

@victoriadondo5450

3 жыл бұрын

This is a great quote!

@buntybunny

3 жыл бұрын

Eden love that comment

@willkit1

3 жыл бұрын

Some great quotes here but i'd never heard this one, thanks 🙏🙏

@oclifemy8318

3 жыл бұрын

Very well said My Friend !

@cocopopp-6865

3 жыл бұрын

Did you just quote a justin bieber lyric

This is the perfect example of not knowing what other people are going through. The couple with kids, especially the woman, was so damn critical and jealous of the couple who seemed carefree and had no idea that maybe the neighbors secretly suffered from not being able to have kids (which I thought was going to be revealed) and they were doing what gave them joy even if it looked selfish. Great short film that went straight to the point. Don't judge so harshly, you never know what others may be going through!

This short film tells the human story so well. Enjoy what you have, whatever stage of life you’re at and never ever be jealous of others. Beautiful story with huge meaning bravo 👏

social media has become our “neighbors windows”.

@vbcffsulub6463

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@sophie-ej9qr

3 жыл бұрын

this is so true:(

@nyc9721

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on

@yarinak5444

3 жыл бұрын

Wow yes

@ruth_adewole_o

3 жыл бұрын

Word!

How dope is it the guy who won the oscar actually uploads the film himself for all to see on youtube for free.

@quarteracreadventures855

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

@sadiqurrahman9741

3 жыл бұрын

That's so nice of him

@syafarahzable

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but he also get payment by YT by views, am I right?

@maru_nation

3 жыл бұрын

@@syafarahzable He has no ads and probably has a very low cpm because of the nudity and swearing, but that could be true.

@clementdato6328

3 жыл бұрын

We don’t usually pay to see a short movie. It is both economically profitable and strategically smart to put the content on KZread so that he can gain money and promote his work at the same time.

one of the most beautiful aspect about this short film is that from a distance no one can truely see the pain or joy. we see what we wish we had

How ungrateful are we sometimes for what we have.. Everyone is different, you never know who's struggling from within!❤

Once in a while KZread will suggest a hidden gem. Wow

@BiancaVie

3 жыл бұрын

Arun Sahu right. This man did in 20 mins what some fail to do in 72

@pineconesjay

3 жыл бұрын

Who is cutting onions around here? sniff...

@whoadie8228

3 жыл бұрын

Since when is 6 million views "hidden"

@aruns.6249

3 жыл бұрын

Whoadie right.... it was in respect to algorithm suggestion.

@kylekramer3573

3 жыл бұрын

I stuck around because of your comment, glad I did.

“Comparison is the thief of joy”

@randygibbons7817

2 жыл бұрын

So true. We are ok until we compare ourselves to others.

@TAROTAI

2 жыл бұрын

“Comparison is the thief of joy,” attributed to President Theodore Roosevelt

@TAROTAI

2 жыл бұрын

Masha - you are the thief - stealing without crediting - capish?

@TAROTAI

2 жыл бұрын

@@randygibbons7817 we are not ok even when we don't compare ourselves to others - just like the people in this film who are weak and conformist

@ritchiewlc

2 жыл бұрын

instead, we should use our 'envy' as a guide on what we can try on our own lives which is how we learn anyway we learn by getting 'inspired' by what others do in life

This reminds me of my grandma, after losing my mom when I was 8, my grandma basically became my mother, and she died last December, but the emotions that ran through my body was numbing. The human emotion is a powerful thing.

@yomaddy

5 ай бұрын

Hugs from another fellow sister 🫂💓 *You're loved always*

This felt like a tragic but wholesome version of “The woman in the window”. You have to admit it’s still creepy how she spied on the neighbors with binoculars.

Human nature: we always tend to wish for the things we don’t have.

@leolucky7570

3 жыл бұрын

Literally

@sabinayas83

3 жыл бұрын

Mikael Finstad we are never happy with wat we have.

@Erin-000

3 жыл бұрын

Can you explain how that is human nature and not a socially learned characteristic? Understandably, our current social tendencies are not all human nature.

@carak__

3 жыл бұрын

‘The grass is always greener’

@raymondphilip6232

3 жыл бұрын

@@carak__ the neighbour's grass is always greener

“Comparison is the thief of joy” - Authored by someone

@hannahlumang2359

3 жыл бұрын

true

@NonanoN-er6de

3 жыл бұрын

That's been my WhatsApp screen name for months

@none_the_less

3 жыл бұрын

@@NonanoN-er6de Oh nice. I first heard this quote from Elon Musk, but I don't think he's the author.

@seanaceleecabeso407

3 жыл бұрын

Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt :)

@omalone1169

3 жыл бұрын

@@seanaceleecabeso407 “Throughout the first years of our lives we were forced not just to internalize a few aspects of capital, but to build up a structure of internalizations. As our capacity for coherent natural self-regulation was systematically broken down, a new system of self regulation took its place, a coherent system, incorporating all the aspects of self-repression. We participated in capital’s ongoing project of colonization by colonizing ourselves, by continually working at the construction of a unitary character-structure (character armor), a unitary defense against all drives, feelings, and desires which we learned were dangerous to express. In the place of our original transparent relations to our world, we created a structure of barriers to our selfexpression which hides us from ourselves and others.”Jay Amrod and Lev Chernyi, “Beyond Character and Morality: Towards Transparent Communications and Coherent Organization.” Howard J. Ehrlich ed. Reinventing Anarchy, Again (San Francisco, California: AK Press, 1996), 321

People are often jealous when you're happy & relieved when you're sad.

Perfect example of "everything seems beautiful from a distance"

A moment of silence to appreciate KZread for recommending this to us

@HomeStudioBasics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dora! 🙂

@kellyalves756

3 жыл бұрын

Amen. This is a beauty.

@stormtrooper7411

3 жыл бұрын

Why.i fifn understand any of it tho

@userm180

3 жыл бұрын

for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤❤🌈

@safaecreates3361

3 жыл бұрын

Right cuz this was beautiful

One more thing which people missed. They always had dance parties, surrounded by people most of the time but the lady had no support when needed the most. That's a harsh reality.

@Andi-81

4 жыл бұрын

Yup

@annmarieknapp

4 жыл бұрын

An astute observation. You are spot on. That young woman was completely alone. Where were all the friends? Sad!

@yaakovdavid5023

4 жыл бұрын

U can b a movie viewer. On KZread or something...

@P_Belle

4 жыл бұрын

great point! Hmm, just Maybe-she asked for final goodbyes alone. Maybe-friends are on the way over. I believe: it is a reminder of alonenesss in vulnerable times, as you gleaned.

@sanjeevjain4189

4 жыл бұрын

@@P_Belle Are you trying to find logic here? I have just mentioned a hidden message.. If you try to find logic, just think, they both used to look at each other's apartment all the time but never saw the other one looking? Not even once??

As someone who sometimes wonder sbout my life, this was a beautiful reminder not to take your blessings for granted.

Half an hour later and I’m still crying. You straightened me out, Marshall Curry. You put my life into perspective. Thank you for that.

I might be overanalyzing this, but I find it such a great metaphor for how we use social media. We get addicted to watching other people's lives through that tiny window, learning just a small portion of what their life is like, and still wanting to have the same stuff, lifestyle, experiences...

@nyc9721

3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way after watching this film. I think it’s inevitable that we compare our lives to others because social media is so easily accessible within one tap.

@ramyapierce5579

3 жыл бұрын

Wow..

@shirleycameron7718

3 жыл бұрын

If i happen to meet a man of my dreams i won't have children....i just want to enjoy each others company ...support ..love without worries....tq

@leh24072000

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this.

@KING-ri2vs

3 жыл бұрын

@@shirleycameron7718 What if he wants children ?

All I can think is there are a lot of talented actors, producers, writers, directors, camera people, who are doing brilliant, creative work and we are stuck with 9 versions of the Fast and Furious

@llacey

2 жыл бұрын

So so true!

@gtorukawa1

2 жыл бұрын

The truth is we need 9 versions of the Fast and Furious to compare. One cannot exist without the other.

@Parthainvincibledey_95

2 жыл бұрын

True sir 🤣

@Destiny_Echols

2 жыл бұрын

Wow.. this comment!!

@yusufshuaibu5336

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀

Fleeting youth vs. unwavering adulthood...personified! I can see why this movie got the Oscar. 😊

We all look at each other's lives through a window, wishing we had their house but we don't see eveything behind their closed doors.

the sad part about this is that sometimes it takes other people to let you know how great your life is, instead of just knowing that yourself

@chaymaebelkis4911

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately :'( sometimes

@essentiallyemily2214

3 жыл бұрын

congrats on 2 comments w big likes on this

@vino4808

3 жыл бұрын

wow

@hermioneramirez6589

3 жыл бұрын

woah :

@megoingon

3 жыл бұрын

I think this happens because we do not take a step back (once in a while) to realise it. Most of us, we live life head-on. Lesson learned.

While you wanting someone else's life, someone out there is wishing for yours...

@pinkfreud62

3 жыл бұрын

Nope. Not mine.

@josephgirmaofficial8254

3 жыл бұрын

@@pinkfreud62 They are you just need to look hard

@andyproductions1902

3 жыл бұрын

When things go bad do they still wish for it?

@katriinmeesak6815

3 жыл бұрын

well yes but no one actually cares . if they dont like their lives,then they should change it.for example these people shouldnt have had kids if they are tired and sad because of it .

@pauldakim1454

3 жыл бұрын

@@katriinmeesak6815 I get what you are saying, but using this isn't a good example. Like what if they wanted to have kids, but as their children got older the job of taking care of them got very tiring. And youth is something they used to have, but now they don't which might explain the longing to be the other person.

It truly deserved the Oscar Great short,great casting and superb directing.Real life dialogue.

Wow. No wonder it was an oscar winning film. Deserved and really tugged on my heart strings.

Lovely film. I’m a 74 year old woman. I look back on raising 2 sons. Many times I would see couples that I envied. Big beautiful home, fashionable clothes. luxury cars, and carefree with plenty of money. My husband and I saw many hard times. Unemployment, rental homes, junker cars and a constant lack,of cash. Eventually we worked our way up and became successful. We were happy with well behaved children. We never went hungry and always had a roof over our head.I lost my husband 17 years ago. But I now have a beautiful home, retired and no need for money. Both my sons are college graduates. One is a doctor. Many of those folks who had everything are now divorced, have children that are addicts, are living payday; to payday. What a fool I was to envy them. We were poor but had everything. I just didn’t realize it. We were happy . Now I’m alone and look back on those hard times and wish I could do it all again. Moral of story: Don’t live your life wishing for a different life. Enjoy the one you have and never envy others.

@Veronica-yd5dz

4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thank you.

@integratededucation5766

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@irdEllMilla

4 жыл бұрын

What a lovely life you have, I hope you stay happy and healthy

@ZoeA1993

4 жыл бұрын

💜💜

@abhijeetarunparab575

4 жыл бұрын

i love to call you a friend! Have a pleasant life. (love from India)

Your life is someone's dream.

@peacock8394

3 жыл бұрын

I hate that saying. I don't give a fuck about what others are dreaming as long as they're not dreaming about destroying my life.

@nytso4940

3 жыл бұрын

@@peacock8394 lol what

@nancywhite3501

3 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful thought. Thanks for reminding me

@leifabianhidajat4872

3 жыл бұрын

@@peacock8394 Life hasn't been kind to you, has it?

@valentinabarrientos

3 жыл бұрын

No, it's not lol well, maybe. Who knows

My fiance is at work and now all I want is to give her a giant hug after watching this. So impactful on so many levels. Each day, moment, relationship is a gift that should never be taken for granted. Count blessings every day and give thanks to above for each moment. As my late mom always said, a smile goes a long way and the sun will always rise in the morning

What a moving short film showing us that we should not compare ourselves to others and that we should be grateful for what we have 🥺

I feel neighbors window is an analogy for Social media where we are always comparing our lives with other's happy moments not realizing that it was 1 split second they smiled out of 24 hours of their day

@emekmek3197

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/lG1619B-m8u6ftI.html

@jaewhite2462

3 жыл бұрын

I feel it has nothing to do with social media at all, people that think profoundly enough to write like this rarely have social media accounts. Social media is a vice, and the upper teir of society dont really deal with it

@munginosal2135

3 жыл бұрын

Even before social media people have been envious of others when they fail to appreciate the life they have when other people would kill for the life they have.

@-criedjupiter-8464

3 жыл бұрын

I just wanna be rich and spoiled is that too much to ask for?

@jasonhuang8068

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaewhite2462 it definitely can be seen as a representation of social media though

I am just surprised that the neighbors never found themselves watching each other. Just perfect timing

@mv2271

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe they did. They just play dumb

@kevinluna5878

2 жыл бұрын

Cause the main caracters watch while the kids are not around and the neighbors when they are around, at least that's what I understood

@lauraruizesparza4654

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinluna5878 makes enough sense to me, actually

@ramirocifuentes1052

2 жыл бұрын

@@mv2271 they positive did. But they just pretend not to know about them watching

@KeySnow

2 жыл бұрын

In the podcast this was based off of, the neighbors never saw them back. It was just the mother and father watching them.

Juliana Canfield's performance - admitting to watching Alli's family - was exquisite. No cliches, no stereotypes. Bravo.

@marbled8764

9 ай бұрын

I saw her in Succession, she's an amazing actress!

The metaphor of looking through another person's eyes/ window....so outright and true in this short. I loved it. I mean there was beauty, sadness, anger, and grief wrapped into growth all in one. For me, the fact that she went to help the grieving wife showed how invested in the neighbors life, without even knowing their name, she had become. But how even in her grief, the young neighbor shared her kind and almost appreciative description of a life the mother hadn't felt in while. Well done to the actors and writers.

This happened to me! I would always watch my opposite neighbour. A rich woman with a great mansion. I always admired that she's so rich and she has everything she wants. So I would often watch her on my little bedroom window through her large house windows. Until one day, I actually talked to her, and she told me how lonely she is since her husband died and all her children left. She told me how she admires our large family. The agony!

@williamsrios6015

Жыл бұрын

I call bullshit.

@timm8998

Жыл бұрын

The message is the grass always looks greener on the other side.

@sharkshakes

10 ай бұрын

@@timm8998 the money was greener too

@fluffy00123x

9 ай бұрын

​@@sharkshakesloool

@LisaSimpsonRules

9 ай бұрын

When I lived back in Spain in the first flat we had, we had a neighbour that we called ""La mirona" opposite of us. She would hide behind the blinds (in Spain everybody has blinds, that's the things that truly keeps people out of your business) with a pair of binoculars. She was completely obsessed not only with us, but with every single neighbour. She was a wealthy lady (we moved when we couldn't afford rent anymore) but she had maids to do all the cooking and cleaning, her husband was at home only at night, her son had already started a family of his own somewhere else... She had nothing to live for except spying on everybody in front of her. At that time I felt she was a nuisance, but now I look back and I feel compassion for her. My life can be shitty but there has things on it, not only that huge nothing one day after the other.

The way that last part was shot really brought out the emotions that young couple must have felt while watching a future they wish to have together.

@rafaelsmith5737

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's truly brilliant indeed The change of perspective

@boorat3573

Жыл бұрын

Yeah like her ass!

@jaredarenas7542

Жыл бұрын

One thing I took a while to notice was that the last few shots are the only time in the short film where the entire family is on screen. Every time they're shown on camera up to this point they're always split up in separate shots, but the ending symbolizes that Alli is finally content with the life she has

@zoe-zy1vu

Жыл бұрын

i agree jungkook

@marycooper8385

Жыл бұрын

All she had to do was draw her drapes

Any sentence of praise is not enough. Once again I was reminded that we should be contended with what we have. Beautiful story and making that touched me deep inside. Thank you director for making this one.

They both thought the grass was greener on the other side.

@light_of_society

4 жыл бұрын

Yes you are right, till they not understand there problesm... After they realise and feel bad... Moral: don't prejudice to other person..

@mansiparmar2796

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes having grass is all that matters

@mnanne3856

4 жыл бұрын

Chris brown

@fauzirahimpohan3130

4 жыл бұрын

Whoa

@p3t3r826

4 жыл бұрын

Well described

We always compare our internal to other people’s external, not realizing that it’s no comparison at all.

@dukhiaatma7275

4 жыл бұрын

Such a deep thought!!

@lsletsoflangerhans782

4 жыл бұрын

Whoaa there that's a great thought

@you-know-who3873

4 жыл бұрын

This comment is so underated

@stutisharma4934

4 жыл бұрын

Wow... That's just so beautiful

@oliviaandrade8350

4 жыл бұрын

wow you put it so well!

Beautifully done and an Oscar award well deserved!

I have no idea how this appeared in my feed, but I am thankful I watched. So well made. Profound. The importance of gratitude. Thank you for sharing this with the world.

I'm impressed on just how clear they're eyesights are and here me can't even recognise someone five feet apart.

@tapashyarasaily1373

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@faisalahmad9599

3 жыл бұрын

Go see a doctor lol

@shantanu925

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 You should not joke at serious times, lmao

@Julie_jul

3 жыл бұрын

You need glasses my sir

@shantanu925

3 жыл бұрын

@@Julie_jul and you need sense of humor

Moral of the story: Invest in curtains

@nabilanusratroshni3012

3 жыл бұрын

O God! Uve added anticlimax here😁

@piotrmbukowski

3 жыл бұрын

My first thought when I saw the title of the movie. Why would you expose yourself?

@alisonalie2485

3 жыл бұрын

True

@aveneris5192

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@ivaneyrada449

3 жыл бұрын

lol

No matter what you may think of your life, there's always someone else out there who's in a worse situation than you.

This one was perfect! Sometimes we have everything we need to be happy and we still complain about things and dont appreciate what we already have in our life.

your life = someone's dream their life = your dream "always appreciate your own life because someone doesn't have the life you have"

@boysteacher3818

3 жыл бұрын

Although it is possible for an individual to neurologically condition and modulate themselves to a more pleasurable state, that is only if its needs and wants that is warranted by its brain is satisfied. Soon, we will have the technology to wirehead our own brains to happiness and superintelligence. We don't need to materially hoard anything anymore to satisfy ourselves, our technology will create the ultimate utopia in our brain. Neuroutopianism will soon be a thing.

@meeksluv

3 жыл бұрын

Can i steal?

@ED-ns8fj

3 жыл бұрын

@@boysteacher3818 Gaben@valvesoftware.com

@vicgogan5379

3 жыл бұрын

@@boysteacher3818 We have this technology now BUT THIS GENIUS EQUIPMENT is ran by EVIL PSYCHOPATH SADIST....Called psycho tronic operators....global 🌎 nightmare...Revelations 📖 13 all..giving us..Daniel 📖 chapter 7 vs 21... Ask your 📱 or 💻 for these King 📖 James gospel scriptures.... 96th group civilian misfits on mental disabilities..

@raveendissanayaka6778

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea. 100% agree.

6 months in this Pandemic, this story feels even more real when we´re all locked up on our living rooms, gazing at each others lives.

@viin0d

3 жыл бұрын

Yes 😿🌈

@JamesTenis

3 жыл бұрын

So true! Gazing others lives through TV, Facebook, Instagram, KZread, Zoom .....

@gabrijelafratnik2108

3 жыл бұрын

And they can even hug each other! I was thinking: what a privilege without masks!

@kabison33

3 жыл бұрын

creep.

@putuvaijayantidevidasi9772

3 жыл бұрын

omg so true

Wow, I had this in my watch later for ages because the title and thumbnail seemed intriguing. So glad I finally watched it. Really enjoyed it. Goes to show the happiness we see in others sometimes makes us forget how happy we actually are.

Rewatching this after first watching a few years ago. Great actors, heart-wrenching grass-is-greener story. Truly speaks to the human condition and what is most meaningful and fulfilling in our short lives. Really makes me feel my 28 years like I haven't before. Humbling.

The older envious couple cried over the time that passed by looking at the young happy couple. The young happy couple cried over the future they won't have by looking at the older envious couple. Moral of the story: each step of your life is different. Try to enjoy all of them.

@ashasmay5759

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! It made me cry

@Pod4UrSoul

4 жыл бұрын

Well said 👏 Toni

@Pod4UrSoul

4 жыл бұрын

Well said 👏 Toni

@gripplehound

4 жыл бұрын

You think they’re old? Damn that makes me feel ancient! 🤦🏻‍♀️

@mikerivers695

4 жыл бұрын

@@gripplehound please don't take it too seriously.lost in words

"People are like butterflies . They can't see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can."

@septemberquest6393

2 жыл бұрын

I like that saying!🦋🦋🦋

@nurasilah3590

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, true but so sad fact.

@paytonsofia5098

2 жыл бұрын

Naya Rivera saying or am I crazy? Lol

@pillakrishnaveni1238

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/eHqNr82DY9m2iLg.html

@aneyen1662

2 жыл бұрын

Sakto,

This short film says so much in very little words and time. It stays with you forever.

I've been watching a lot of shorts on KZread lately. This is the first one I feel compelled to leave a comment. I'm not even really sure what I want to say, but this film was so intensely powerful, so not what I expected, so sad, and so fucking beautiful I just had to stop for a minute and say it... Thank you for this moment of reflection on life in NYC, and love, and death.

I love that last shot; finally the perspective from the opposite side, and with that, a change of perspective from the viewer. An excellent short movie with a lot of established character depth in just 20 minutes. Bravo.

@nishthabhargava378

2 жыл бұрын

I was kinda expecting she would wave to the just widowed neighbour... But no, this was perfect.

@oldhippie81

Жыл бұрын

Grass is aways greener on the otherside.

@rai4119

Жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. Loved it.

@bahadortanzif8932

6 ай бұрын

Dontchya wish is was greener though

Short film director: I wish I have the money to make a full length movie. Normal length film director: I wish I have an Oscar.

@supindersingh5538

4 жыл бұрын

😅

@yogeshsinkar6780

4 жыл бұрын

This is the best comment here.

@gpaderx6105

4 жыл бұрын

Give this man a thousand likes

@ArielCotton

4 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of films don't need to be long full length. This would of lost meaning and purpose if it was an hour and half long. I think a lot of film should strive for the 30 min mark.

@gpaderx6105

4 жыл бұрын

@@ArielCotton True. but it still depends on the story. and more subtle details are great to see

Wow! The ending hit me pretty hard. That’s why I try so hard to be nice to everyone because we’re all going through something one way or another. I never judge or assume I know what’s going on in other people’s lives. Great film. ❤

That was excellent! I'm 55 and this helped me realize that I've had a pretty good life all things considered. My girls are grown and live away, and I'm divorced, so I'm alone and sad a lot. I need to be more appreciative and thankful for where I am in life and for my family.

@seitanbeatsyourmeat666

8 ай бұрын

Make a life. Take classes of things you’ve always wanted to do, find girlfriends that want to do the things you enjoy (book clubs, hiking, craftworks, gym/yoga, cooking). You don’t have to be sad

.“Comparison is an act of violence against the self.” Iyanla Vanzant

@taliaboaventura6107

3 жыл бұрын

This is so true. And yet we tend to compare every single aspect of our lives...

@asthasingh5744

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@Nixie_536

3 жыл бұрын

❤ 🙏

@Va-WaBwanaYesu

3 жыл бұрын

🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾Fact!!

@elizabethdevries8028

3 жыл бұрын

beautiful

My mother said to me once, Every time you think life is unfair, every time you complain about how tough it is, every time you cry and ask, why me? just remember there's someone out there that can only dream about having a life as good as yours.

@oi8542

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!!

@kameshsingh9402

3 жыл бұрын

Deep.

@freddohobbiescrafts8036

3 жыл бұрын

well said. you are lucky for having her.

@madisonpage5483

3 жыл бұрын

Truer words were never spoken

@6h483

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't really make me feel better only knowing that some have it worse than me

Absolutely heart breaking, a small story beautifully told. It made us wonder about our expectations of life in so many levels. Great job!

This film has the power to permanently change the perspective of life. As a 42 year old dad, I can totally relate. I am going to home now and hug my loving angels.

The shot at the end with her window and all the windows of other people's apartments is so beautiful and poignant. I often find myself glancing at people's windows and wondering what the rest of their lives look like

@cartergomez5390

2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to watching this while eating my lunch. You say that there's a shot at the end where other people's windows are shown. Must be a large apartment complex.

@denverdubois5835

Жыл бұрын

There's a word for that feeling: "sonder."

@jin_cotl

Жыл бұрын

I like to as well, I’m always curious as to what lives everyone else is living in. It’s mostly through car windows though.

@jin_cotl

Жыл бұрын

Like on freeways

@ananyadutta1154

Жыл бұрын

I need you to know that your comment on the windows cracked up in shards of glasses on the patch red inside sockets two across which lied the glisten of the moon in colored smear, all transparent again in me.

Who else is living for the wisdom held in _this_ comment section??

@ngarumurray

4 жыл бұрын

You have no idea. I am taking notes🤣

@nnatalia5543

4 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆

@queenniemarelramosqmdr1360

4 жыл бұрын

A realistic movie perhaps 🎥 🍿

@MADELANEBOK

4 жыл бұрын

🙋🏽‍♀️ Every video I watch I often read comments for a longer time thn I watch the video, we have no idea how much we can learn from one another if we take the time to.

@Katherine-sv7iz

4 жыл бұрын

@@ngarumurray 😂😂

This was so powerful and moving. Amazing work by everyone involved.

I tried so hard not to cry. Couldn't do it after the woman who lost her husband was talking about seeing the kids and everything. Just awful.. I know this was acting but it felt so real.

Honestly, we all are so focused on what's happening around us that we ignore ourselves most of the time.

@sanjaysg6847

3 жыл бұрын

Because we all wanna change ourselves

@-criedjupiter-8464

3 жыл бұрын

Do u think i care about myself i have no life im just on youtube all day my routine is the same wake up Eat Sleep KZread Procrastinate for a few Daydream KZread all night till 3 am Sleep

@-criedjupiter-8464

3 жыл бұрын

I need to touch grass i need to go out but im not going too because im not selfish

@MansiSingh4thjan

3 жыл бұрын

@@-criedjupiter-8464 literally KZread is so addicting.Also, go out and touch that green grass and be a little selfish.

@meeksluv

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

Just as you’re looking into someone else’s life wishing you have what they have that someone is also looking into your life wishing they have what you have

@KinuGrove

3 жыл бұрын

So true people only see the outside they don't understand what is going on inside.

@dikshashrestha8986

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining 😊

@Entertain694

3 жыл бұрын

True..its heart touching story

@rodzaeries1981

3 жыл бұрын

Facts. That why we should all be grateful for what we each have

@testing7802

3 жыл бұрын

I am a web designer with a very mid-level moderate salary. I have enough to pay the bills but not enough to buy whatever i want, go on lavish vacations etc. I have a friend who is a surgeon with a degree from harvard. She will make 300k next year, she has a house in a big city, she can get any job she wants, but no time to date or settle down. I once thought how wonderful it must be to get any job you want with that degree and intelligence. She once told me how wonderful it must be to do what I enjoy and sleep in, and not be stressed, and have a wonderful marriage. I realized I have a lot and should be thankful for it.

definitely one of the best short films i’ve seen in a long time.

This is such a fine film , the actors rip your head apart, and then break your heart as they feel broken emotionally. I return to see this every so often, Like reading a good book over always finding something new

the best thing about this film is how you actually relate to every aspect of it throughout. like in the beginning I thought having kids were hard indeed and being young is a gift. and by the end of the film I thought living a healthy long life and having a happy family is what actually matters. absolutely amazing

@SP-fw1xe

Жыл бұрын

It’s because EVERYTHING matters and NOTHING matters. If you want the family life, family will matter. If you want an untethered life, freedom will matter. You just have to know what you want and be honest with yourself about it. So many people rush to make a family knowing full well they don’t want a spouse and kids.

@kimmeex

Жыл бұрын

Or finding anybody doing worse than you at life to make you feel better about our miserable lives. You see that daily on the social media

@CALLS2

Жыл бұрын

U like being a predator peeking ur neighbors?

@louisafeliza

8 ай бұрын

@@SP-fw1xe agree. I’m so tired of this saying «the only things that matters in life is to get married, live long and have kids». No, not everybody wants that. And not everybody is suited to have children. This movie is not about that at all. It’s about trying to find happiness with what you have, cause just because everybody elses life seems «perfect» it doesn’t need to be.

@h20pixiedustforsleep46

7 ай бұрын

This short film really moved me. I think it's human nature to compare, but things are not always what they seem. Social media proves this more than anything. Everyone is smiling, vacationing, and showing their best life when, in reality, no one's life is perfect, and life is hard for all of us in one way or another. Love your life for what you have instead of hating your life for what you don't have. Or at least try to.

If only adjacent facing apartment windows were a subtle metaphor for social media profiles.....

@ZZ-lk8gn

4 жыл бұрын

"The film is rooted in real physical experiences, but it can also be seen as an allegory about social media - the way we see into each other’s lives and take away an idealized view that never really tells the whole story." -- the director Marshall Curry said this in an interview. Sooo you are right!!

@ecofamily8990

4 жыл бұрын

I think it is

@gigi738

4 жыл бұрын

kinda iis.

@teresaw6437

4 жыл бұрын

！！！！

@kathrynstewart-mcdonald

4 жыл бұрын

Public profiles can be very true, or complete fantasies.

Probably the best short film I've ever watched. Marvelous job to the cast and crew!

This is the greatest video I have ever seen. I need to make time to watch this every morning... we will see the value of things only when we miss it. Everyone has something good and bad in their life and we should try to be positive and see the good part

I think the movie is all about perspective. They saw what they wanted in other people, and didn't realize what they already had.

@PerplexiaX

3 жыл бұрын

...especially when you _ARE_ unhappy or somehow otherwise in whatever way in your own life, and you wish you had that other life, that other man, that other woman, what they have that you have lost...or whatever! Somehow, it all boils down to how the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence... until you hop over the fence and see it for yourself from that other perspective! We're all guilty of that "What if..." scenario!

@priyaguha321

3 жыл бұрын

Ggesd

@priyaguha321

3 жыл бұрын

Cdrjgyhjywwb mmtg

@lpperrone

3 жыл бұрын

What they thought they wanted. The old saying that the grass always looks greener on the other side!

@PerplexiaX

3 жыл бұрын

@@lpperrone ...that's what I said... until you hop the fence and see it for yourself from that other perspective... it might be an illusion!

I can’t be the only person that had this randomly pop up on their recommend

@austins.2495

3 жыл бұрын

Who cares

@ava-jq4uq

3 жыл бұрын

@@austins.2495 i care

@s0ulweaver

3 жыл бұрын

@@austins.2495 you don't

@gremlinjerky8462

3 жыл бұрын

@@austins.2495 KZread gods want us to learn some wholesome life lessons

@G17x

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't regret clicking it

When you are happy a lot of people will be by your side, when you start loosing things there will be handful of people left by your side but when you loose everything not even a single will be there to support excpet YOU !

I watch A LOT of short films being out of a daily 9 to 5 rn. This is easily the best one ive seen. So much depth and meaning. Just very moving❤

@JJ-oi5vo

4 ай бұрын

Did you watch Backstory..hidden present

This film is extremely powerful.. Social media has become our neighbour's window that we cannot take our eyes of it .. but it secretly fills us with resentments and regrets in our own life when we see other people's external success, achievements, adventures and happiness without knowing the whole story behind it .. While our current life might be a dream life to someone else to have

@juliealexis7438

4 жыл бұрын

Obay, that's some wonderful insight there.

@obayhosni

4 жыл бұрын

@@juliealexis7438 Thank you

@Tepig099

4 жыл бұрын

So true. I quit social media 4 plus years ago :)

@elcruzer5514

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe part of the reason for all the negativity and hatred in this country are due to envy of other lifestyles.

@obayhosni

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tepig099 that's a great action

Moral of the story - Don't bring your leg near tammer's mouth.

@kasgo

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha, this made me laugh!

@sydbarrett7511

4 жыл бұрын

i couldn't have said it better! that's exactly why oscars don't mean shit anymore

@ChrissyAnn85

4 жыл бұрын

Lol exactly

@juliealexis7438

4 жыл бұрын

Lololololol 💀

@michellebryant9731

4 жыл бұрын

Hilarious!

Wow.yearnomg for youth and comfort. Had to watch this twice. A quiet, turn on your head ending. Life goes on...

The roller coaster of emotion si went through in the space of 20 minutes is insane. Genuinely amazed by this.

"Be kind. Remember that everyone you meet is fighting a battle." - Louise hay

@knawl

3 жыл бұрын

Actually that quote was by Ian Maclaren, though it's often attributed to Plato

@s3myandroid875

3 жыл бұрын

@@knawl I read about the quote from "the secret sheriff of sixth grade" by Jordan Sonnenblick

@sranjan8267

3 жыл бұрын

15:05

@lisahinton9682

3 жыл бұрын

@Class Clown It irritates me, too, when people misquote, and then attribute the quote to the wrong person on top of that! And you just know this person is copying and pasting that all over the place.

@lisahinton9682

3 жыл бұрын

@Ken Rawley Please edit your post (upper right corner, tap the three dots, make your changes, hit the little blue arrow). You have misquoted, and also attributed the quote to the wrong person. The quote is "hard battle", and the person is not Louise Hay but Ian Maclaren. Thought you'd like to know! 😊