Two lives after the war

War is like a terrifying beast, engulfing people who may never have known each other in the same dark vortex. After being fortunate enough to climb out of its mouth, with the original imprint and the shadow of war, some people chose to live, and some chose to die.

Edward and Albert chose two lives.

For someone like Edward, the heart is dead after a war like this. He was born into a wealthy family, received a good education, and experienced the prosperous world. A good situation brings people beyond the horizons, noble dignity, and unique aesthetics. Combined with his talent, it became unique. However, a favorable environment often symbolizes the separation of family members and the crushing of patriarchal power. Growing up in this environment, he has abundant resources and can develop well, but he will refuse, he will stubbornly choose to return to his bizarre art world, which is a way to protect dignity. He has a business acumen and is able to discover post-war business opportunities that Albert was unaware of; he also understands human affairs and politics, and he sees the civil servant who has not been promoted for 30 years, betting that he will expose the injustice; moreover, he can see through the essence of war at a glance— —A bunch of hypocritical politicians who advocate war for profit. He understands better than anyone that the dream of naive freedom cannot breathe in the ugly reality. The most painful thing is that he knows evil but cannot fight. Therefore, he can live clearly, but he chooses to be disillusioned. He hates war, and those who are careful will find that in that party, in a row of politicians masks, under the last face is "papa". In his heart, his father is not only a person who has been deprived of love, but also a person involved in the war conspiracy. , this is the most important reason why he refuses to go home. Therefore, when the father and son finally met, the father finally let him find the father's love that had been lost for many years. He couldn't bear the hatred he once had, but he had been destroyed by the war, both in mind and body. He will not forgive everything related to the war, so he wears the mask of the blue peacock, leaps like a bird, and chooses to die to the fantastic and wonderful world in his dream.

Edward's nobility is both internal and external. And Albert's nobility is completely reflected in the spirit. Unlike Edward, he can keep a low profile for life, but he always shows the precious side of human nature.

Compared with Edward, Albert is really a down-to-earth person, a person at the bottom of the social class. Facing the mansion, he will only say "beautiful", and he will gobble up his image regardless of his appearance at the banquet. But he is such a pure and frank person. He silently accepts the betrayal of his fiancée, sells on the street with a billboard on his back, and can summon the courage to pursue the person he loves, and even lend a helping hand when a captain falls into a pit. Such a person will not be defeated by the suffering of life. The most touching thing is being by Edward's side, choosing to act as his connection with reality, sticking to his secrets, paying for his dreams, enduring moral torment and inner panic, and guarding his friend's child-like beautiful but fragile glass world.

For Albert, perhaps it was difficult to understand Edward's death, because all he wanted was to be alive and steaming after the war. Here are two options with native colors, and a reflection of most people's post-war life. No matter how you choose, it is worthy of respect.