When I was free on the weekend, I watched "Sense and Sensibility" again. With the joys and sorrows of the two heroines, my mood was constantly ups and downs.
Closing the book, there is a sentence circling in my mind: A good love always needs reason to balance emotions.
In England in the 18th century, the inheritance of family property was passed on to the male and not the female. This way of inheritance of wealth has left women in a weak position in marriage and love. If their father dies, they can only rely on meager alimony, and marrying a "rich man" has become the only way for women to change their poverty-stricken lives.
But no matter how unfair the social reality is, there is always a girl in Jane Austen's work.
They are beautiful, kind, and may have different personalities, but they all have one thing in common: longing for love and believing in love, they value a man's connotation more than the property he can inherit.
"Sense and Sensibility" is a story that takes place in this social context.
When his father died, sister Eleanor and sister Marianne could only get the most basic living expenses, and the inheritance was all given to their half-brothers, including the house they lived in, and they had to be handed over to their elder brothers.
They were homeless and had to find the cheapest hut to rent.
Sister Eleanor had an understanding of things and a cool judgment, she had a wonderful heart, soft character and strong feelings, and she knew how to control them.
Eleanor meets the honest and kind Edward. In her eyes, he was kind and respectable.
But when Edward was in college, because he was too young, he recklessly engaged Miss Slucy privately.
When he met Eleanor, he knew how much he loved her.
As the two walked, Edward told Eleanor that he hated London and that instead he liked living in the country, wanted to be a clergyman, do good in a small parish, raise chickens, and preach without crap. He doesn't want a life of luxury carriages in and out, he wants a simple and worthwhile life.
This kind of Edward made Eleanor even more fascinated.
However, Edward is a trustworthy gentleman, he is still willing to keep his promise, he would rather give up the family inheritance, but also fulfill his promise to Miss Slucy.
Eleanor was heartbroken to learn all this.
She faced love more rationally than emotionally. She didn't ask Edward why, and just let it go. She thought it was over between them.
By chance encounter, she learned that Miss Slucy later fell in love with Edward's younger brother and was married, while Edward was still single. Knowing all this, she finally no longer restrained her emotions, and burst into tears in front of Edward.
Eleanor was not as ruthless as she appeared to be, on the contrary, she was deeply in love with Edward. It's just that her reason has always controlled her emotions.
Edward confesses to Eleanor;
Eleanor, I met Lucy when I was very young, and my behavior when I first met you was very inappropriate, but I thought you had only friendship with me, and that I was risking my conscience. I came today with no expectations, I just wanted to tell you that my...my heart will always be yours only.
In the face of Edward's affectionate confession, the feelings she had held back for too long broke out like a flood that burst a dyke. At the moment when she burst into tears at the table, the restraint and alienation of love were defeated by emotions, and her reason finally got an affectionate response.
Sister Marianne's talents were in many ways comparable to Eleanor's. She is smart, nimble, and passionate about everything. Her sorrows, her joys, were uncontrollable. She was generous, amiable, likable, and anything but discreet.
Marianne loved to read poetry, especially Shakespeare's:
Is love a dream or a feeling?
No, it is as eternal as truth,
Not like flowers fall naturally.
Love can be born in a waterless desert,
Not afraid of lack of sunshine moisture.
In Marianne's eyes, love should be passionate and desperate. This is Marianne's view of love.
When the loyal and prudent Colonel Bo met Marianne for the first time, she was playing and singing in front of the piano.
However, Marianne felt that Colonel Boo was a bit old and boring, and although Colonel Boo was a bachelor, it was not the love she wanted. Marianne turned a blind eye to Colonel Bu's overtures.
When Marianne falls in the rain, she meets Willie, the hero who saves beauty. When Wei Lebi picked her up from the rain, Marianne looked at Wei Lebi with light in her eyes, and she felt that was the love she wanted.
Afterwards, Marianne told her sister excitedly and excitedly:
When Wei Leby hugged me, it was totally effortless,
He's so nice, polite, and has a good personality.
Vigorous, witty and compassionate,
Not much to say, but to the point.
Yes, most of the girls who are in the beginning of love want this kind of love, just like romantic: I hope he has a strong physique, I hope he is polite and gentleman, I hope he has grace and good character, or sunny and cheerful, or mature and stable.
It is not an exaggeration for girls to have such expectations for love, but if they are not human, such simplicity and enthusiasm will only become their disaster, just like Marianne.
Wei Leby used to really love Marianne, he had endless sweet words, and he knew how to make a girl happy.
During Marianne's recuperation, he gave her a bouquet of freshly picked flowers and gave her a message: You can't get close to nature, so nature has to come close to you.
He shared the same hobbies as Marianne, and both liked to read Shakespeare's poems.
Wei Leby read the beginning: soul fit, break through obstacles.
Marianne can continue: If you change your mind, you change your mind, how can it be called love, or let it be wiped out? No, love is an imprint that never fades, despite the storm.
Wei Lebi's talent made Marianne fall in love with him even more, and she felt that this was her sweetheart.
Willoughby used to drive around in a wagon with Marianne, even when there was a lot of talk about Marianne. Her definition of love often makes her forget etiquette.
Willoughby gives Marianne all sorts of hints to let her know that he likes her. However, he never said love directly.
Lu Yao knew Ma Li. Later, Wei Lebi married a young lady from a better family for the sake of wealth, and wrote back to Marian. If he misunderstood Marian, he was willing to apologize for it.
And just like that, he abandoned Marianne.
Marianne was wounded, she was seriously ill in the rain, and nearly died. Colonel Bu stayed with Marianne all the time. After busying herself, she took Marianne's mother from the countryside, hoping to help Marianne.
When Marian walked away from the gate of hell, she finally saw the goodness of Colonel Bu, and found Colonel Bu's kindness, stability, elegance, and his broad-mindedness. She accepts Colonel Boo's love.
She grew up in love, and when she was walking with her sister, she was able to look at the past between William and her with relief: but would he be satisfied if he married me? Even if you have a loved one but are penniless, you may soon think about money first and then love.
On the lawn outside the window, Colonel Bu recited a poem for Marianne, who was recovering from a serious illness:
The earth has not changed, it remains the same,
Whatever falls into the sea,
At last the tide flows to other places,
If you lose something, you will gain something, as long as you pursue it.
Fortunately, both sisters and sisters finally got a happy ending.
In the face of love, girls are roughly in two situations: rational and emotional .
This can be seen in Eleanor's feud with her sister Marianne.
They have a fight when their love is both frustrated.
Eleanor said: Edward may regret marrying Miss Slucy, but he will be very happy that he keeps his promise. We hope to find happiness in others, but we may not be able to find it, so accept your fate.
But my sister Marianne didn't think so at all. She said: You are always resigned to fate, always worrying about everything, Eleanor, where is your heart?
Reasonable girls , even if they get hurt again, will set a limit for themselves. They don't allow themselves to be humbled into the dust, and they can't allow themselves to throw away their armor and armor in love. They are restrained and alienated in love.
Their love is deep but proud.
An emotional girl , even if she knows that the result will be disappointing, she still has the stubbornness of breaking the boat. Even if it is self-humiliation, you must ask clearly; even if a moth flies into the fire, you must get a clear answer. They make no secret of their love, and they get carried away.
Their love is passionate and unrestrained, but lacks a touch of protection.
Happiness itself has no standard to follow. You have struggled for it, you have tried your best for it, and what you lose and gain is the gift of life.
In love, all experiences are pearls sprinkled by God, and only emotions balanced with reason can connect them into a shining pearl chain.
There are thousands of forms of love, but good love always needs to balance emotions with reason.
Reason is the soil, emotion is the flower.
The soil is fertile enough to bloom the flower called "love" for a long time.
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