The essence of life lies in the eternal flow of infinite thoughts (desires). If you want to break the Mobius ring of desire, the only way out is to choose to extinguish your mind and become a saint without desire. There is no better way. , escaping the infinite reincarnation of the "tragedy" of pursuit of desire.
In addition to the fact that the individual object can be identified by the will itself, the existence of the other becomes the only choice for identifying the self. It is rare for most mortals to be ignorant of a lifetime of God-given blessings. Once an individual begins to understand himself, it is the beginning of a deep sinking. However, the ability of the individual to dissolve himself is always limited, and transferring the problem to others becomes a way out of reality and a pawn to satisfy oneself.
If the pain of others is higher than that of oneself, the pain of self can be alleviated to a certain extent. He leaves the greenhouse with smug ambition, the ideal unexpectedly touches the ground in reality, and the individual self cannot be recognized by society. Combining depression, hesitation, confusion, and helplessness, "killing" occasionally becomes an alternative to the male protagonist's self-dissolution. However, the taxi driver who appeared in front of the male protagonist happened to meet all the conditions for committing the crime. A single person or a family with a car (away from the crowd to facilitate the crime), for the male protagonist, he is undoubtedly the most suitable target for the crime . For the off-screen audience (moral judge), bad conduct is the best premise for the director to satisfy everyone's expectations.
Regardless of the murder process or being tried by everyone, the male protagonist is like a walking corpse who has long lost his soul, with empty skins. The only time he showed the positive emotions that he should have as a "human" was when he was escorted to prison and the defense lawyer called out his real name. At this time, the existence of the male protagonist was recognized by society for the first time. The ego is activated and awakened again;
Rewards and punishments are the power of those in power. The so-called "punishment" for criminals is nothing but the state (the authority in a certain period) and all its subordinates who perform punishment tasks (judges, juries, police...), In order to maintain (realize) their own interests (desire), they create means and tools, trying to construct "new" standards to judge "good" and "evil" themselves.
Looking back at the concepts of justice and law, does it seem like a straw hat temporarily made up by human beings to satisfy themselves and evade responsibility?
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