66-year-old Hong Kong actress Kara Wai has had an illustrious career, and was awarded Best Actress at the Golden Horse Awards for the film "The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful." Recently, as a guest on the talk show "Beyond the Heat Wave," she made a rare revelation about a deep-seated family burden she had carried for years. Wai candidly admitted that, when she was young, it was not that she didn’t have the opportunity to marry into a wealthy family, but she chose to give it up in order to take care of her disabled sister—lamenting that this responsibility was like “a rope that had tied me down.”
Kara Wai revealed that her sister was left disabled after being burned in a fire as a child, and has lived with her ever since. Since the family did not want outsiders to know about her sister’s condition, they rarely hosted guests at home, and no family member was ever allowed to bring friends over. Over the years, this caused Kara Wai extreme psychological pressure. Her mother also never expected or pushed her to pursue a wealthy marriage. Speaking about the pivotal moment when she decided to give up a life of wealth, Wai said it was not just about not wanting to leave her family, but also the worry that, if she got involved with a rich man and he found out about her family’s situation, he might become prejudiced or ask her to abandon her family—which she would never do. Therefore, she ultimately gave up on the opportunity to marry into money.
As she has grown older, Kara Wai’s mindset has gradually changed, and she has decided to let go of the heavy burdens that weighed her down for so many years. She said that, in the future, she will continue to provide financially for her sister’s care, but by choosing to make this secret public, she hopes to bring her sister along to watch her films and step out of the shadows. Her heartfelt confession struck a chord with many netizens, who sighed, “Family burdens are hard for outsiders to understand,” and “Achieving on your own is truly the most reassuring.”
News source: Liberty Times