Let us shout a few loud slogans! And then continue to be insensitive

Jamel 2022-01-03 08:01:17

Everyone knows that shouting slogans is the easiest.

Everyone knows that it is easiest not to look up and just do your own thing well.

Everyone knows that it is easiest to extrapolate troubles.

Everyone knows a lot of things, but no one does it, and no one does it. Knowing more is useless.

Every day is repeated, and eventually you will lose the taste of life. The good thing is that we don't want to live like that, and the sad thing is that we are all living like this.

I have always believed that the most important thing for humans is sensibility and creativity. If you choose one of the two, then I would recommend sensibility first. In layman's terms, susceptibility is not only the ability of people to perceive everything around them, but also the complex emotions intertwined and overlapped with emotions and spirits. Through the feelings of people and things around us, subtle changes occur in our hearts, emotions, and spirits. This change It will make us think and motivate.

The male protagonist in the story finally feels the impermanence, shortness, and insignificance of life, and he is active, that is, to create value. In the final analysis, the obvious significance of generating value is much higher than thinking. In other words, we must have value in our lives in the world, and change from zero to one will make sense. No matter how magnificent our things are depicted, no matter how shining our dreams, and no matter how loud our slogans are, it will be zero after all. On this level, we are lazy. Just like at the end of the film, after everyone burst into tears and riots, we still proceed step by step—because we are more inclined to social convergence, we are used to step by step, accustomed to observing the rules, and accustomed to repetition, because this is the easiest and most trouble-free . Of course, we will also echo a few shouts. After all, they are just a few slogans, and we don’t need to go ahead, so that there will be no risks. We are most afraid of losses related to our own interests.

In fact, what's so profound about this? Farce is played every day, and tragedies are coming year after year. There were fights in the subway, and it was not enough for everyone to watch the excitement. It was necessary to broadcast live online. The children’s lunch is not very good, the classrooms are run-down, the government building is warm and grand, and officials have to go to the karaoke hall to digest after dinner. But who cares, has changed? It's still happening, and then I know it after it happens, and after knowing it, it will be for a long time. Actually, you and me are the same, no difference, no matter how tired those are. Then come on, eat a big piece of meat, drink a big bowl, let us shout a few loud slogans! Then continue to be insensitive.

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Ikiru quotes

  • Toyo: I'll cover for you. I'm not like Carp Windsock.

    Kanji: Carp Windsock?

    Toyo: Yes, Mr. Sakai is a human carp windsock. His lips are always flapping, but he's just hot air inside. Plus he always acts like such a big shot. He makes 200 yen more a month than I do, so he looks down on me.

  • Kanji: Tell me, where do they sell women's stockings?

    Toyo: You want to buy some? Western clothing stores carry them.