A gentleman examines himself three times a day

Tressie 2022-03-21 09:01:19

A few days ago, when he was having dinner with a Canadian turtle, he kept talking about babel. When he watched this drama not long ago, he spoke highly of it. After three rounds of drinking, he kept talking about it. The plot of this play made me have to watch it. It was said to be a thorough analysis of human nature, and then she said some compliments in English, making everyone look at it, and I felt pedantic. On sending him back, he spoke some English under the influence of alcohol, including Babel.
Thought that this drama resonated so much in the heart of a turtle, I finally went to see it. Although I don't think the so-called analysis of human nature thrown by the Turtles at the wine table has much credibility, because it is me, after being drunk, I will definitely not turn the topic to political reform or analysis of human nature. Even if there is, 80% It will be related to the humanity of a dignified and elegant woman.
In fact, I feel more and more that the 30-year-old men around me seem to lack the necessary perceptual thinking and rational analysis when dealing with life. Especially at the wine table, everyone seems to be more willing to follow Flo Ide's doctrine naturally speaks and analyzes problems between men and women, with the exception of, of course, scheduled work. However, this is more in line with the requirements of the development of the market economy. In the era of commodity economy, in an environment that allows free exchange of all commodities, people may give more consideration to the sufficient and necessary conditions of exchange, while ignoring the social functions and social functions under such transactions. significance. Regarding the human nature in BABEL that Turtle constantly mentions, we neither have the emotional impulses when we were young, nor do we want to analyze his philosophical connotations too much. Maybe it's our age, or when we talk to the next generation, their views on human nature can erase the hallmarks of this age.
However, the basic understanding of the film is still there. To apply the very popular words some time ago, it seems that it is not inappropriate to summarize this drama as "a bloody case caused by a shotgun". Although everyone inside with a shotgun looks innocent, with the turtle's reminder of human nature, it seems that it is not difficult to understand why a series of tragedies will occur. This is actually related to the selfishness and greed of human nature. All the people in the movie do not seem to show excessive mistakes, but the combination of small personality indulgences is enough to have fatal consequences. For example, the tourist in Japan gave a shotgun to a tour guide in Morocco to get rid of the depression of his wife swallowing a bomb. The tour guide sold it to a shepherd for money. The woman who hit came to this strange and nasty place because of her husband's will. Their nannies also risked their employer's child's safety by going abroad for their son's wedding. All of this seems to have nothing to do with the tragedy on the surface, but in fact, it is precisely because of this series of small indulgence and selfishness that the tragedy is caused. This reminds me of a story about butterflies, a butterfly in South America that, with a flap of its wings, might cause a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean. People call this phenomenon the "butterfly effect". Butterfly waving is an instinct and should not be blamed, but people's selfishness and greed can be restrained, thus avoiding many unexpected disasters. This point, Master Kong thought about it thousands of years ago, he said: "A gentleman must save three times a day. "self", in this global village that is about to be leveled, these words cannot help but show great brilliance. He warned everyone that one must be cautious and be kind. Human nature cannot be indulged, and human nature should be restrained and reserved. Just like my simple and honest turtle friend who is 1.9 meters tall, he said that this play has a very thorough analysis of human nature.

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Babel quotes

  • Mike Jones: My mom said Mexico is dangerous.

    Santiago: [in Spanish] Yes, it's full of Mexicans.

  • Chieko: [signing] They look at us like we're monsters.