Can you really do whatever you want?

Kacie 2022-10-23 14:41:04

The more we say, the less we express. We are often unable to express our thoughts directly and directly in conversation. I think there are two reasons: one is limited by the context, for example, when we communicate with elders and leaders, we often say things that go against our heart; I can't accurately translate the thoughts I want to express into words.

Converting ideas into language sounds like a natural and simple thing, but when we start to think, whether our words express what we want to express in this context, whether our logic can be self-consistent ; If we intend to demand the spoken word by the standard of truth, then it becomes extremely difficult to speak. For example, some of the words mentioned by the heroine are forgotten as soon as they are about to be spoken. Just like the prophecy of Zhuang mentioned in chapter 11, walking is a very simple thing, but when he starts to think about why people take one foot before taking another foot, and want to get it right Clearly, he couldn't move. So in order to live, after all, we still have to go back to our daily life, back to the language game. Is there a way to escape the language game? The answer given in the film is writing, with the premise that we have absolute knowledge of our language.

Regarding "to argue is speechless", we will find that speaking , most of the time is actually in an unconscious state, we are just players in the language game, follow the rules of the game, say what we should say in the context, Walking is the same, they are all an unconscious state, and we mistake them for thinking, so when consciousness intervenes and destroys this state, we often fall into a kind of "unfamiliar", our Consciousness goes where it has never been before, and becomes stagnant.

Do whatever you want. If the mind is embodied as consciousness here, I am afraid that most of the time we are not free.

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Vivre Sa Vie quotes

  • The Philosopher: Do you know anyone who knows right off what he loves? No. When you're 20, you don't know. All you know are bits and pieces. You grasp at experience. At that age, "I love" is a mixture of many things. To be completely at one with what you love takes maturity. That means searching. That's the truth of life.

  • Jeune homme: I'd like to go to the Louvre.

    Nana: No, I don't like looking at paintings.

    Jeune homme: Why? Art and beauty are life!

    Nana: I adore you.