Bidding farewell to a few cheerful uncles, Hugo took another step down the street, not far from a primary school, with a spacious basketball court and a high flagpole that stood out among the surrounding buildings, which was the first distinctive building Hugo had seen so far.

Standing at the gate of the school, you can see the children who are in the classroom, a little boy near the window is deserting, and when he comes into contact with Hugo's gaze, he can't help but show a shy smile, but he still waved his hand boldly, which made Hugo laugh dumbly, and he also raised his right hand and waved. But without waiting for the little boy to respond, he found that the teacher's figure walked over, and the little boy immediately lowered his head obediently, with a look of concentration, this playful episode reminded Hugo of his childhood reading days, and couldn't help but laugh.

At this time, a young woman holding a stroller walked up to the street, she wore a sun hat, and with a leisurely look, she smiled at Hugo with a friendly smile, "Good afternoon." Hugo smiled back and nodded in a friendly way, and the two passed by.

You can feel that the whole town is filled with a peaceful and cozy atmosphere, as if time has slowed down here, and the bustle and noise of the world are completely isolated from the calm Atlantic Ocean, forming a ...... A true hideaway.

Footsteps slowly made footprints on the road, but Hugo began to think, what is it like to live in such a small town?

Born on this island since childhood, there is no prosperity of the city, but it is not poor and backward, life will never lack food and clothing, but also have not felt the luxury and glory of the upper class, the friends around are also like this, there is no obvious gap between the rich and the poor so that there is not much comparison between each other, and the similar family environment and living environment are full of common topics between everyone.

Of course, my parents have the pressure of a mortgage, but this is not the bustling and noisy New York, nor the resort island of Boracay, nor the rich Hampton, so even if there is pressure, it will not make life lose its rhythm. The trivial quarrels and conflicts between the father and the mother are still annoying, but they are not irreconcilable contradictions, as if everything can be solved, and life moves forward in those small stumbles.

Because the town is so small, there are neighbors within a few streets, even if every face in the town is so familiar, the faces around them are always indifferent with some smiles, in the process of their own growth, everything is under their own control, there is no strangeness, no stimulation, no challenges. It seems to create the illusion that the whole world is in the palm of one's hand, and with just a light grip, you can control the whole world.

From family affection to friendship, to human affection in life, everything is so stable, and those vigorous stories on TV and movies seem to be full of blood and chaos, either like the lead words on the lead without any life, or like a funny talk in another parallel space, just become a spice and conversation in life, but never happen in your own life.

Because the people in the whole town are so familiar, so maybe in the tenth grade, you will meet someone you like, childhood sweethearts or love at first sight, and then invite each other to attend the twelfth grade prom with you, the story of the golden boy and girl has become the envy of everyone in the school, and when you find a job after graduation, maybe just a blue-collar class, maybe you can become an accountant or an editor or other white-collar workers, but it is enough to support yourself, and it is enough to let your other half stay comfortably by your side.

One day, new life will come into one's own life and start a new chapter in one's own life. Add new troubles, but also add new happiness, everything is new, undisturbed, step-by-step, but happy.

Live like this...... It was just perfect.

Someone once joked that the farthest distance in the world is the entrance to the highway in a small town, and the most delicious food in the world is breakfast of the day. In fact, this is a derogatory statement, because those who have really seen how big the world really is know that it is impossible to measure the world with your feet, and the whole world is not just a scene in a town, there are countless different scenery around the world, there are disasters and famines, wars, freedoms, parties and revelries...... The world isn't just the highway entrance to the town, and there's more to it than just your own breakfast every day.

In short, the frog at the bottom of the well.

But this joke is placed in the small town of Seside, or in a paradise, but it becomes a compliment. Because contentment is always happy, it is precisely because we don't know how big the world is, so we will not be greedy, we will not be greedy. Many times, it is the insatiable desire that destroys life. Hope.

In the same way, all happiness comes so easily in childhood: you can watch an hour of cartoons after studying hard, you can eat a lollipop after eating the vegetables you hate, you can chase wildly in the sand with your friends after your lunch break, you can cheer and celebrate after winning a game, and you can look at your uppers over and over again after getting a new pair of shoes......

Once upon a time, a piece of clothing, a pair of shoes, a bag of potato chips, a cup of Coke, and a chicken leg could bring countless joys; But at a certain moment, after having a stable job, I fantasized about a bachelor apartment; After getting a whole house, I thought about a villa; After buying my first van, I began to think about the possibility of a sports car...... Desire. Hope is an abyss that can never be filled, driving people to move forward, forward, and again, and joy and happiness are getting harder and harder, harder and harder.

Living in Seaside is like this, not only to ensure basic food and clothing, but also to ensure that there is no problem with basic living security, not to mention that there is a happy family, and everything seems to have been satisfied. It is more than enough to be less than the bottom, and it is even more accurate to say that this is a life above the average level.

It seems like a dream life.

In addition to the one percent of the world's richest people, in fact, most people have been pursuing this kind of life all their lives, stable, calm, and calm. As long as I think that I can have such a life, I feel that my pace is light.

But why is Truman still not satisfied?

To be sure, it's not because of the house, it's not because of the clothes, it's not because of the luxury car...... More precisely, it's not because of matter. Because since he was a child, these things have not appeared in Truman's world, he knows how to enjoy life, but he will not lose his rhythm in order to chase material things.

So is it because of love or affection?

Truman's father was shipwrecked when he sailed at sea as a child - which made him afraid of the sea, and he was not even close to water, but growing up in a single-parent family did not bring Truman any regrets, and his mother's love was enough to make up for the pain of losing his father, and his father's tall and brave image became his inner hero.

It's also not love, because he has a wife who loves him, Meryl is the kind of perfect lover that everyone dreams of, gentle and considerate, understanding, kind and polite, and an incredible spark burst out between her and Truman, making Truman fall in love at first sight and truly feel the happiness and beauty of falling in love. Married life is even more tranquil and full of romance, which makes people simply unable to ask for more.

Truman is not dissatisfied, on the contrary, he is very satisfied with his life, feeling that he is the luckiest man in the world, even if he only lives in the small town of Seside, he feels that he has the whole world. He has always been a contented man, so he has no complaints about life, faces every sunrise with a smile, and the positive and optimistic spirit is infected to everyone around him, as if he is a positive energy factor, quietly changing everyone around him.

But...... In the dead of night, Truman always felt that there was a negative emotion bothering him, and even he couldn't tell what the reason was.

So, Truman wanted to go out and see, he wanted to go to Fiji - because his first love, Sylvia, had left Seaside, and Sylvia's father told Truman that they were going to Fiji. Since then, Fiji has had an inexplicable attraction to Truman - he didn't tell anyone about it, he just secretly hid it in his heart, because Truman knew that he couldn't go, because Fiji was an island, an island surrounded by the sea, and he had a phobia of the sea, so it was destined to be just an idea.

But Truman didn't expect that Meryl was unwilling, even opposed, which made Truman feel a little strange. At first, Truman just wanted to get out, but then more and more strange things happened in his life, everything he was familiar with was breaking the pattern, he noticed that everyone around him seemed to be watching him, he noticed that every day everyone around him seemed to be around him, he noticed that there seemed to be someone watching him in some dark corner......

Gradually, Truman wanted to leave this living environment more and more, to see a completely new world, to see the world beyond Seaside, so Fiji became a dream in Truman's heart, a dream that was out of reach but always wanted to pursue.

Then, the accident happened, and his father, who had been "killed", reappeared, which upset all the balance in Truman's life. This made Truman truly realize for the first time that his inner dream did not arise because of his dissatisfaction, but because of the rules and frameworks that bound him. He longs to be able to break out of the shackles, and he is even more eager to be able to embrace freedom.

Freedom, a simple but difficult dream, a great dream.