age not to be nostalgic

Jackie 2022-04-22 07:01:32

"This river and lake is no longer suitable for us, we are too nostalgic..."

This is a desolate and tragic line. In a dignified film, it has a special taste of sigh. Wu Yusen may be borrowing Xiaozhuang's mouth, It tells about a person with different feelings, nostalgic for the past rivers and lakes, adherence to the values ​​that have been lost, and pride in the unpredictable rules of the game. Even though the bullets were raining and the flesh was flying, the blood was full of warmth because of a few people who were nostalgic. Zeng Ye encouraged Li Ying like this: "Winning or losing is not important, sometimes losing does not mean failure, no one can win the whole. The world." So, Xiao Zhuang went to death, Feng Gang sacrificed his life for justice, and Li Ying, with the melodious sound of the harmonica, raised his pistol towards Wang Hai without hesitation...

So, we understand, this has already been done. It is an age that should not be nostalgic.

A great element of Greek classical tragedy is that man is destroyed not because of his defects, but precisely because of his good and noble qualities. Such as bravery, tenacity, kindness, honesty, forbearance...

and loyalty.

On the green field, there are many kinds of loyalty, Maldini to AC Milan, Batty to Fiorentina, Zanetti to Inter Milan, Raul to Real Madrid, Puyol to Barcelona, ​​all can be used as footnotes of loyalty . Loyalty doesn't always mean the end. For the championship, Barty will say goodbye to Violet Lily in tears and go to the Roman wolf, but no one doubts his faith in Violet Lily, because he is already impossible for ordinary people. These banners dressed in the cloak of loyalty are often read and chewed by outsiders again and again, and then enshrined in the temple, but behind the scenery, there are desolate people who want to be loyal but cannot, or feel angry or helpless to go away, such as Al Bettini, such as Canizares, such as Alberda. Just like in every competition, there is only one champion. The price of getting honor is the failure of other contestants. Once you succeed, you will never be able to stick to the odd number. The loyal may not be noble, and the runaway may not betray, just because everything is Destiny, everything is determined. In this arena, there are always a small number of people who can avoid the commonplace.

So, when Manchester United considered rejecting Gary Neville's contract extension request, I couldn't help but feel a bit of grief in my heart.

Everything seems to be reincarnated. A whole year has passed, and Manchester United is playing Bolton at home again. Gary in the stands may have a different taste. At this time last year, he wrapped his arms around the captain's armband to overcome difficulties for the team. For the first league title, he spared no expense, but after a sparring with the opponent's veteran Speed ​​shortly after the start of the game, he has never set foot on this field he loves. He has experienced the farewell of his friends and the departure of his younger brother, but he has not changed. He doesn't have an agent, and the weekly salary of 50,000 is ten years. He takes as much as the team gives him, and he never asks for more. Even blunt, and then more diligent, until ten years on the right gate of Manchester United and England; he will be crazy to challenge Anfield after winning the arch-rivals Liverpool. This is a person with flesh and blood, spirit and feelings, persistence and feelings, an ordinary but not vulgar person, a low-key and long-term person, just like he has been wearing the No. 2 jersey for ten years, whether it is for Beckham, Still for Ronaldo, they are dutifully checking and filling up the gaps, willing to serve as a foil. Because of this, he will never be the mainstream of this era of publicity.

That's why, Manchester United, who was in pain, let him be the captain.

Because of loyalty, because of forbearance - a scarce element in this era.

However, loyalty is a metaphysical thing after all, and it cannot resist the pursuit of interests, so it is somewhat desolate as if it were a lifetime away. But the biggest paradox is that none of us can deny the club's approach, because as an enterprise, employees have no right to get paid if they do not create value. Manchester United has not only been a football club since it was registered as a company without the word "football", the special rules of human relations in the football circle for a hundred years are gradually disappearing, although there are still some unspoken rules outside the secular world. Occasionally looming. But the utopian romance has been wiped out under the repeated blows of interests.

Is this an anachronism, or is it ours?

Ole is fortunate. For nearly three years after being seriously injured, Ferguson has never left until his beautiful comeback and a warm farewell. Paul was wise to announce early on that in the final days of his career, Oldham, who he had supported as a child, would contribute to his retirement. Ryan is aloof, breaking Sir Charlton's appearance record is just around the corner, he is already a great miracle for Manchester United, and the contract that ends at the age of 36 is just to allow him to gracefully and calmly take up the new post of Manchester United ambassador. David, Phil and Nicky have left their hometowns, and only Gary is left, the captain of Manchester United who loves the Red Devils but is back indefinitely. Where will he go? Will we still see Gary and Phil brothers, each as captains of the Red Devils and Toffees, stepping on the field together?

I'm not sure.

Everything is unknown.

Maybe if Gary had seen "Blood and Blood", he would also sigh:

"This river and lake is no longer suitable for us, we are too nostalgic..."

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The Killer quotes

  • Lee: He's heroic in manner. He doesn't look like a killer

  • Lee: [subtitled version] He looks determined... without being ruthless. There's something heroic about him. He doesn't look like a killer. He comes across so calm... acts like he has a dream... eyes full of passion.