Hatred will corrode

Annabell 2021-11-26 08:01:44

The majority of humanity in the West is inhumane, and the majority of inhumanity in the East. In fact, I think of Mr. Xiaobo’s "I have no enemies" at this point. There is a passage in it, "Because hatred will corrode a person’s wisdom and conscience, and enemy consciousness will poison the spirit of a nation and instigate life and death. The cruel struggle destroys the tolerance and humanity of a society and hinders the process of a country’s move towards freedom and democracy. Therefore, I hope that I can look at the development of the country and social changes beyond my personal experience, and treat the hostility of the regime with the utmost kindness. Resolve hatred with love". I think this should be the most moving part of Western universal values.
In the past six months of study, in addition to a newer understanding of freedom and democracy, the two courses related to religion should have the greatest impact on me. Even if I skip classes, sleep, and do other things. I have benefited a lot from learning to love, learning to be tolerant, learning equality and caring.
I think we have been talking about how to make apologizes and apologize all the time. In fact, my life in Japan this year reminded me more of caring and forgiving. When some of us said that the goddamn is almost inhumane, "If the Americans still have a few atomic bombs, or a few atomic bombs long ago", or "If I were in that era, I would kill all the little Japan." "Such words. We cannot deny and should remember the crimes committed by Japanese militarism at that time. But one thing is certain, the people always suffer. When the atomic bomb falls, or those who wish to return to the past to revenge and kill the Japanese, is the killing a physical need for them? Does bloodthirsty make their lives more meaningful? ? If we understand earlier that the terrible power of the atomic bomb destroyed the future of ordinary Japanese people, we will sympathize with them and have paid a heavy price for the war. Can it be considered that that is the beginning of reconciliation between the two peoples? Are more Japanese people willing to take on their due responsibilities even if they do not recognize the mistakes committed by the war?
For this kind of problem, I think there is also the awareness of mainlanders towards Taiwanese and so on. When we are immersed in the pious beliefs of nationalism, when we are surrounded by the terrible halo of nationalism and overexposed, our thinking, where has he gone. Every time we are full of hostility to look at everyone who disagrees, when we cast murderous eyes on every dissident, just like Mr. Xiaobo will lose our wisdom, the most basic reason, and conscience. .
When the future of our Chinese people will be anti-Japanese, anti-Korea, anti-Yellow, anti-Taiwan independence, anti-Tibet independence, and anti-Xinjiang independence as the basic spiritual food, our future will be. I hope this is not reality. All we can do is to oppose and understand, and tolerate in addition to hostility.

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Letters from Iwo Jima quotes

  • General Tadamichi Kuribayashi: [Tadamichi turns up in time to stop Ito from beheading Saigo and Shimizu] I don't want you to kill my soldiers needlessly. Put down your sword. Put it down!

    [Ito sheathes his katana and salutes]

    General Tadamichi Kuribayashi: What's going on here?

    Lieutenant Ito: These men ran from Suribachi.

    General Tadamichi Kuribayashi: Lt. Ito, I gave the order that all survivors retreat to the north caves.

    Lieutenant Ito: [embarrassed] I am very sorry, General. It's just... Suribachi... has fallen.

    [Tadamichi rushes to a cave opening and sees Mount Suribachi from a distance, with a U.S flag raised on the summit]

  • [door opens]

    Lead Woman: Congratulations! Your husband is going to war.

    Saigo: Thank you very much. I'm happy to serve the country.

    Lead Woman: [Lead Woman stares piercingly at Saigo and steps forward] Prayers for your eternal success at arms.

    Hanako: [desperately] I beg of you! We have only each other.

    Lead Woman: [Lead Woman shouts - scolding Hanako angrily] Mrs. Saigo! *This* is not the time.

    [firmly]

    Lead Woman: We have all sent our husbands and sons to war. We all have to do our part.

    [looking down at Hanako's baby bump, and then... sympathetically]

    Lead Woman: At least you'll have a little one to carry on your name.

    [Lead Woman bows with authority and walks away]