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him to transform to be a woman, although he didn’t get through
the infection or transplant rejection in the end.

Einar’s courage is worth us learning as well. In that time,
the surgery of transsexual was not mature. The success rate was
low, and it must be very painful. He had the courage to make
up he mind to face the uncertain future: the future that can
change your life, and it might ruin your life as well. What
worth learning is that: if you think it’s the right path deep in
your heart, then you have to do it no matter there’s a lot of
obstacles. You have to get through this then you will not regret
in your life. And there’s another point of view: you need to
have the courage to face the reality. In this novel, Einar’s
reality is that although he has the male body, he has the girl’s
mind, and he chose to face and deal with it. But for us, there
will be a lot of realities for us to face. No matter they are, you
have to face them and deal with them. Once you canqured, you
will grow and help you in your life path.

In the other hand, it also tells you that if you love
someone then love everything about them. Gerda cannot accept
Lily in the first time, but she opened her mind and embraced
Lily eventually and wanted to accompanied with her to face the
surgery. We all know that no one is a hundred percent perfect.
We must have advantages and disadvantages. Since people are
together, they have to accept their mate’s disadvantages, so

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