The outside world is scarier

Sam 2022-08-21 22:34:05

When people face death, they show the closest to their nature.
Even in death, we cannot lose our humanity, because that is all we have.
On the edge of life and death, cannibalism and selfishness, every time I look at it, it will shock me, and it will also torture me deeply, forcing me to face my heart. In the same situation, driven by a strong desire to survive, Am I also acting unworthy of a human being?
Recently I was reading "The Analects of Confucius". The gentleman and benevolence were advocated and pursued by Confucius all his life. In ordinary life, there are all living beings, no one pays attention to mortals like you and me, cannot control themselves, no one punishes them, and many darkness are hidden. However, as long as someone pays attention to all this and puts people to the test in a specific environment, in the face of the most extreme environment, people often expose the most essential selfishness and cruelty. That's why I like watching these kinds of movies.

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  • Quentin: Listen, we can't go climbing around in here.

    Holloway: Why not?

    Quentin: There's traps.

    Holloway: What do you mean traps?

    Quentin: Booby traps. I looked in the room down there, and something almost cut my head off.

  • Quentin: [talking to Holloway] You listen to me, woman. Every day I mop up after your bleeding heart. The only reason you even exist is because I keep you!. I know your type. No kids, no man to fuck you. So, you go around outraged, sticking your nose up other people's assholes. Sniffing their business.