School Days Anime

Yesterday, I watched the School Days anime and found some similarities in life.

In the show, the school boy, Maroto was an innocent boy initially. He likes girl whom he also sees in the train while on his way to school. One day, his classmate who sits beside him in class saw the picture he has taken on his handphone and asks whether the girl is someone he likes. According to hearsay, keeping the picture of the person you like in the handphone will make the person yours soon. So this classmate begins to tease him. Then comes a time when this classmate gets to know the girl. They become friends and this classmate begins to introduce this girl to the guy. As both the girl and Maroto like each other, their relationship occurs.

However, Maroto is so innocent that he does not know what to do in a relationship. So he gets the help of this classmate who helps him to practise initimate moments that he should develop with the girl. Things get a bit too intimate that Maroto has sex with this classmate. Even though this classamate keeps saying that the acts are to help him to practise with the girl, yet in actual fact, she is in love with him. Well, though Maroto goes out with the girl, his eyes are with this classmate. Soon, he is torn between this girl and this classmate.

As time passes, Maroto becomes so deeply involved in sexual intercourse that he begins to have sex with almost every girl that he meets at school. This is despite the fact that the girl is his girlfriend. Then one day, he breaks up with this girl to be with the classmate who helps him. Things start to turn nasty. The girl cannot take the blow and becomes mentally ill. She calls him but the line was rejected. However, she keeps talking as if he is on the line with her. Then, one day, the classmate becomes pregnant and asks Maroto what he is going to do about it. Maroto denies that he is responsible and begins to shun this classmate.

As news of the pregnant get around the school, many girls begin to shun Maroto. As Maroto is at a loss of what is going on, he meets the girl again. So he brings her home. At his home, the classmate turns up. She demands Maroto to make a decision but Maroto chooses the girl instead. Heartbroken, she leaves him......with a plan in mind.

One day, the classmate receives a message from Maroto to ask her to abort the baby. This is the last straw that this classmate can take. She visits Maroto and offers to brew tea when Maroto wants to serve her tea. While at the kitchen, she sends Maroto a message. In the message, she writes 'Sorry', followed by many blank lines with an ending 'Goodbye'. When Maroto goes to his room to pick up the phone to read the message, this classmate comes in and stabs him to death. After that, she leaves. Not long after, the girl comes in and finds Maroto dead.

At night, the girl sends a message to the classmate using Maroto's handphone, asking her to meet her at the rooftop of the school. The classmate finds a bag in the bench when she arrives. She has a small confrontation with the girl and when she opens the bag, she finds Maroto's body being chopped. When she turns toward the girl, the girl uses the knife that she uses to kill Maroto to kill the girl and chop her up. After that, the girl carries the bag and goes on a cruise. In the ending episode, she is carrying Maroto's head while sleeping.

In this story, I find something quite similar in life.

1) I remember hearing some people say that onces a guy has sex with a party, he will want to have it more and he does not seem to be able to stop it. Just like Maroto, I believe that this does happen. Especially when Maroto is in the age where everything is curious to him. He cannot control his sexual desires and let it overtake him. Instead of being loyal to his girlfriend, he goes around having sexual encounters with whoever that says she has feelings for him. This ultimately leads to his death.

2) Being unfaithful has its consequences. Of course, not all consequences will lead to death. But we cannot deny the fact that failed relationships due to unfaithfulness can lead to death. News of such things do appear in newspapers and some are just kept in the dark. Some consequences lead to sad stories like having AIDS. So, the morale of the story is to stay faithful.

3) There are many temptations in this world. One of the them is lust for the flesh. That is why there are pronography websites, magazines and movies; all for the sake of satisfying the desires of men. Also, some people think that quick bucks can be earned through these. Whatever it is, we must never forget that God can help us to overcome the temptations in this world. He sent Jesus to be with us, to go through what we go through but without sinning. So Jesus should be our example in life.

Lord, teach me not to be overwhelmed by the temptations of this world. Let lust of the flesh be destroyed in me. Let me not look or think of anyone lustfully but in all that I do, may I give You the glory and honor. As I go into a relationship with a guy, please help us to be faithful with each other and I pray that in times of temptation, we will look up to You for strength. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.