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Kole 2022-03-23 09:02:39

In any era, there are young people who think that following the pace and rhythm of the heart is the meaning of life. Think that the world can be simple and not complicated, that love can change everything. To think that to give up the willfulness and stubbornness of the self is to give up the self itself.

Hey, why do you seem to be talking about myself.

I can't help but think of my dream in college, finding a job in a small city with a warm winter. It's hard work, but it's worth it. When dusk came, I went back to the rented dormitory by myself. In the distance, the lights were beginning to come on. Turn on the radio, listen to music, drink a cold beer, sit by the window and think about nothing. In the future, probably a long, long time away.

In the Shaolin Temple, when Jueyuan was shaving his ordination, the old monk asked for a long time, "I can live a long life without lust, can you hold it now?" The little monk walked to God several times.

You, say it. Can you hold it now?

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  • Jules: The most important factor in any relationship is the woman's fidelity. The husband's is secondary. Who was it who wrote, "Woman is natural, therefore abominable?"

    Jim: Baudelaire, but he was describing a certain world.

    Jules: Not at all. He spoke of women in general. What he says about a young girl is magnificent: "Horror, monster, assassin of the arts, little fool, little slut. The greatest idiocy combined with the greatest depravity." Wait. I'm not finished. This is marvelous: "I'm always astonished they allow women inside churches. What could they possibly have to say to God?"

    Catherine: You're both fools.

  • Jim: I understand.

    Catherine: I don't want to be understood. It's almost dawn.