Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Page #7

That's why I suggest

you take this.

That could come in handy.

Whoa! What's in it?

Flotsam and jetsam,

papers, photos, pencils, keys.

I... Mary?!

Will you dump this junk

out of here?!

No!

I... I mean no, thank you,

Flotsam and jetsam.

It's great. I love it.

Skip it.

Very well.

It has been a great pleasure

meeting the both of you.

Goodbye.

Thank you Mr. Oswald.

This has been one

of the greatest summers.

Definitely made

my top ten.

Oh, my gosh,

it works!

Lizzy...

Two down, two to go.

Thank you, Oswald.

It fits.

One more...

And then...

The meaning of life.

Well,

maybe we missed one.

No, I was really careful.

I gotta go to bed.

Wait, but we have

to retry all of them.

It's 2:
00 A.M. And I would

rather stick a fork in my eye.

But, hey, happy birthday

officially.

You're two hours

into being a teenager.

Actually, I did the math,

and it's the end

Of my 13th year

on the planet so...

Goodnight, fink.

Mom.

H- hey, mom?

Mom.

Oh...

Hi.

Did you find

the rest of the keys?

Three of them.

Oh.

Come here.

Remember

in "the giving tree,"

When the tree gave the boy

all of her apples and branches?

Sure, I think we only

read it to you

About 100 million times.

Remember at the end

When the tree gave

the boy all that she had

Until she was nothing

but a stump?

Sure.

That always bothered me.

But the tree loved

the boy very much.

Remember the last line? "and

the tree was... " happy, yes.

Daddy used to say

that you were the giving tree,

That you would do

anything for us.

He said that about me?

Yeah.

And sometimes

I want you to be that.

And sometimes I don't.

Oh.

Okay.

I think I understand.

Thank you, monkey.

I mean Jeremy.

You can call me monkey.

Yeah?

Well, then, happy 13th birthday,

monkey.

Thanks, mom.

Yeah, he got it!

He got it!

Oh boy, I remember when

I turned 13.

I was all, hey,

where's the secret handshake?

You know it?

Oh, Jeremy, there is none.

You just gotta sink or swim

your way through it.

And just when you figure out

teendom, bang!

You're 20,

and right there,

That's a whole nother set

of mysteries to unlock.

So happy birthday,

kiddo!

Thanks.

Can we do presents now?

Open mine first.

It's the best.

Slow it down, Lizzy.

Elaine first.

Thanks.

Alright.

How did you know?

You've only been telling me

for 100 years.

But this one.

A certain Dr. Grady

had it delivered.

Whoopdy-doo.

Now open mine.

Okay.

It's the ignition key

to your time machine, duh?

And you didn't tell me?

Well,

you threw it away!

And when your mom saw you

took apart the time machine,

She made me get it

out of the garbage.

I got grounded,

and I dumpster dived for you.

Mom?

Jeremy?

I love you.

I love you too,

monkey!

It's okay, you can go

somewhere else to open it.

Wait up!

dear Jeremy,

I wanna tell you some things

I've learned

Since I met that fortune teller

on my 13th birthday.

Of course, it's my hope

that I'm with you

When you turn 13,

but just in case,

I'm writing it down.

From my 13th birthday

forward,

I grew up with a deadline

over my head.

If I only had 40 years,

How many more times

would I see a sunset

Or play in the waves

at the beach?

How many more times

would I hug my son at night?

I made sure to be

fully in the moment,

To pay attention,

because that's all life is,

Really,

a string of moments

That you knot together

and carry with you.

Hopefully, most of those

moments are wonderful,

But they can't all be.

The trick is to recognize

an important one

When it happens

and to hold on tight to it.

Inside this box is a record

Of what gave meaning

to my life.

I hope it inspires you

to do the same.

Rocks? What?

"rock number one...

The boardwalk

at Coney island, age 13."

"rock number two...

the first flea market

"my parents took me to,

age 14.

"rock three... outside the dance

where I met your mom.

"rock four...

high school graduation.

"rock five...

The cemetery

at my father's funeral. "

None of these rocks

have numbers on them.

I guess it doesn't matter

As long as you remember

the moment.

It's the last one

I'm missing.

"expect the unexpected. "

But I only had ten cards in my

collection when your dad died.

I know.

Well, how did he...

I don't know.

I gotta go.

Wait!

Where are you going?!

Wait! Where are you going?!

What about me?!

Lizzy, you've always been there

for me and you always will,

But I think this is something

that I need to do on my own.

Okay.

Then...

Ru-u-u-u-u-n!

Rock six...

Outside the hospital

where you were born.

Yes.

Rock seven...

The first day you said "dad"

and all the other moments

You made me laugh

and filled my life with Joy.

I spent a lot of my life

thinking it was death

That gave meaning to life,

but I was wrong.

Life and how we choose

to live it

Is what gives meaning

to life.

Life is all about

the Journey,

And I hope this is one

you'll never forget.

I hope Lizzy is still

your best friend

And that she's as feisty

as ever.

Take care of each other

and hug your mother for me.

More than anything,

I hope the string of moments

That make up your life delight

you and fill you with wonder.

Every moment is waiting

for you, Jeremy,

Starting with this moment.

And this one.

And this one.

They're all yours

to celebrate.

They're all yours.

I love you, Jeremy,

and I am so proud of you.

Hello, Mr. Oswald?

Mr. Oswald?

H- hello?

Mr. Oswald?

what a surprise.

Jeremy,

what are you doing here?

Is Oswald home?

Oswald, no.

Oswald is in Florida.

The keys, remember?

Now I'll never know.

Never know what?

Who set

this whole thing up.

If Oswald knew

about all of it.

If Oswald and my dad

knew each other

Or if this was just

some weird coincidence?

Well, maybe I can help you. Okay.

Well, I have a few

technical questions for you.

Shoot.

How long has Oswald

had the keys?

Since your dad died.

How did my dad and Oswald

know each other?

They met at a flea market

about six years ago.

Oswald sold your dad

the box.

The missing key to the box

was the key in my time machine.

It was?

What do you know

about that?

I know that Oswald gave

that key to your mom

When you started building

the time machine.

Since my dad's funeral.

They've been planning this

for a long time.

everyone has.

Everyone?

So the security guard?

And the police officer?

It's amazing what people

will do for a good cause.

Even Larry the locksmith

was in on it.

Your dad wanted you to have

an incredible 13th birthday,

So we were all here

to make sure it happened.

Oh, everyone did this

for my dad.

Everyone did this for you.

Lizzy's playing card.

Your dad signed every card

in the deck

To make sure

he got the right one.

How did he know which one

was the right one?

Lizzy's dad

did some snooping.

Of course

Lizzys dad was in on it.

Everybody was.

Operation Jeremy fink

and the meaning of life.

We had code words

and secret handshakes.

It was fun.

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