"Do you know what makes me most emotional in this world?" Napoleon once asked Fontano, "It is when certain things are established that force is very powerless. There are only sabers and wisdom in the world. Two forces, but in the end, the former has to succumb to the latter. "
See, sometimes conquerors also worry. They are too arrogant, and they really should pay a price for those false halos like floating clouds. However, what a saber could solve a century ago may not necessarily be solved by a tank today. The conquerors became more and more arrogant. With a stroke of their pen on the map, Europe was devastated in a few years, leaving desolate, indifferent and lifeless places.
The Flemish War was very scary. During the war, Dutch painters seemed to be able to do some paintings, including roosters in chicken farms. This war, which lasted for hundreds of years, seems to have been forgotten now. But we want to keep pace with the world, so we mobilized Silesia .
Today, the world has undergone earth-shaking changes, and our pace is consistent with the world. Now in the eyes of the conquerors, wisdom was no longer the king on the throne. It could not conquer force, so they cursed it hard.
Some high-ranking intellectuals insist that this is wrong. Is this really a sin? We have no way of knowing, we just know that it is real. All in all, we need to find a solution to all this. What do we want? This is what we need to understand. What we really want is no more disdain for the saber unless wisdom conquers force, or no more justification for force.
To be honest, there is no completion date for this task. I don’t have enough faith, whether it’s the development of history or any philosophy in history. But at the very least, I believe that human beings are always moving forward in perceiving their own destiny. We don’t have the ability to control our situation, but we understand it better.
As a person, those souls pursuing freedom are very painful, and we must find some way out for them. Those broken things, we must put them back together again. It is very obvious that this is an unjust world, and we must build up the idea of justice again; those who are suffering, we must let them feel true happiness. meaning. This is a task that requires people to persevere and use a lot of energy to complete. It seems that no one can complete this task, but that's just it seems.
Then we must have a clear goal and firm will. No matter how profound and comfortable the disguise of force is, we must resolutely resist this temptation. First, never give up hope. Some people are clamoring all day long that "the world has come to an end and will soon become extinct." We should not just listen to it.
Maybe this world will perish one day, but our civilization will not disappear so easily. As long as it is here, even if it perishes eventually, our planet will be the last one. There is no doubt that the times we live in are very sad, but too many people equate sadness with despair. Lawrence said: "Giving misfortune a hard kick is tragedy." This sentence is vivid and very practical. Many things in the world now deserve this kick.
I once lived in Algiers . At that time, I knew that in February, the almond trees in the Consul Valley would bloom in the cold weather as long as there was a clear, cold and pure night, and they would be whiter than snow. So I waited patiently for a whole winter. So I was able to see with my own eyes how these fragile white flowers that beat the snow stood up against the wind when the howling sea breeze brought the continuous rain. I was amazed by their posture. And this situation happens every year. It is their persistence that buys them the time to bear fruits.
It is here, not just a symbol, and symbols cannot make us feel happy.Those real things are what we need. What I am saying is that in today's unfortunate Europe, sometimes the burden of life can feel overwhelming. At this time, I went to find a quiet place where the sun was shining and I still had a lot of strength to not give up.
I feel the breath of bravery there, the power of deep thinking, where the soil is chosen, and I know those lands very well. They made me understand that to save wisdom, we must praise its strength and integrity, but its weak temperament must be ignored.
The world seems to still be addicted to itself, without realizing the depth of its poisonous effects on itself. It has completely fallen into what Nietzsche called the "boring soul". This spirit is evil. Let's just be spectators, because the ideological work is enough, so don't shed tears for it in vain.
But what are the beautiful qualities that can impress wisdom? Nietzsche also gave it a name - "the natural enemy of the bored soul". For Nietzsche, it is both the strength of character and an experience; it is both "the world" and happiness in the traditional sense; it is both powerful self-esteem and rational philosophy.
is particularly reminded that among these qualities, each of us can choose the most suitable one for ourselves in some aspect, and they are still indispensable today. Character is powerful, and this needs to be remembered even in the face of many cold realities. The power I talk about refers to the character of the almond tree standing upright in the sea breeze, as well as its purity and essence. In the world, what grows fruits in the cold winter is the tension of character.
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