Moonlight mile

Buddha teaches that the nature of life is change and that the cause of suffering is clinging to the past and not accepting change.

Joe clings to the image of the good son 

The father clings to the image of his grown daughter when she was just nine 

The mother clings to the illusion that the daughter is still alive ..unable to grasp the reality of her death. 

The lover clings to the illusion that her boyfriend, missing in action for 3 years, will walk through the door.

Each one, unable to acknowledge change ..keeps the others stuck ..until Joe publicly drops the ‘good son’ illusion ..allowing the others to let go of theirs.