A New Beginning: An Opportunity with Lion

Saroo’s story of leaving home at a young age and wandering through an unfamiliar place is truly moving.

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From the way he endured that difficult journey safely and went on to meet a new family and live a happy life, we can find hope.

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Through the hardships and adversity that such a young child experienced, we come to learn the importance of patience and a positive mindset.

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Although there were difficult times, Saroo was able to grow even more through those experiences.

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In this way, even when we are faced with difficult situations, all of us can keep moving forward without giving up.

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Whenever hardship comes, we need the attitude of enduring those tough times well. If we do that, someday a happy future will be waiting for us.

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An adopted child named Saroo searching for his hometown 25 years after being separated from his mother.

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Through Google Earth, he finds the house in a small village in India and begins preparing for a reunion with his family.

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But finding the house does not solve everything.

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In fact, life after that may be even harder, but Saroo trusts his own choice and bravely heads toward his hometown.

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His journey feels like a miracle, and this film shows the worries and conflicts along the way more clearly than just a simple happy ending.

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Through the film Lion, we realize that when we truly love someone, we come to accept that person’s life and world as well.

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Love is truly something extraordinary. When I see young Saroo, I really want to hug him. Saroo is smart and lively, so he is incredibly cute.

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But it is so sad that his older brother, Guddu, remains a boy forever. That direction was really well done.

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I still remember the ending, where Haru turned out to be the film’s title character, Lion. It was a work that brought to mind the truly excellent film Slumdog Millionaire.

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Made in 2009, so even now he looked very young.

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But just as I think Slumdog Millionaire is a film that has everything a movie should have, Lion also gives us many insights.

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