Paikea is lost at sea. . . And we are lost in the modern jungle. We still call for the salvation of our ancestors, to save our spirits that have become free but increasingly empty. As the lonely watcher, the leader has been unable to unite the clansmen who have no unified purpose of survival. Even his own son is pursuing a more free and new life, which is completely different from his own. No one among the children and grandchildren is willing to contact the tradition, just like the legend makes people feel ridiculous. The split unfolded slowly.
And Pai believes that she is willing to do everything in accordance with traditional beliefs, and strive to do her duty as a chief. Only those who have a pure heart, believe in him, believe in the stories he tells, and are willing to use their own will to contact the world are willing to see the pain of others, and are willing to try for him.
It's just that the traditional is not always good. It is stable to stick to the rules, but it cannot solve all the problems thrown by the world. The contradiction between individuality and community is so irresistible to tradition. Therefore, the guardians of inherent beliefs can only rely on ready-made experience to compare right and wrong. Pain and division ensue until Pie calls the whale. When all problems reach the limit of waiting to be solved, the result is ready to come out. Pi looked at the pain and despair, remembered those legends and Kepa, and only owed some courage... When something almost miraculous surpasses the experience and ability of ordinary people, there will be a strong spiritual dependence. If this belief is implied by The psychological effect of it reacts on itself, enabling people to gain strength and produce self-transcendence in actual ability.
The final outcome is perfect, the return of faith, the re-creation of the family, the understanding of love. It's all so moving. Even though the reality is still cruel, with such a spirit, there is nothing to be afraid of, just like that boat, the united people just go out to sea, no fishing, no landing, unknown purpose, empty sea. Like where is our society going? No one knows, if we don't know the purpose, we can only rely on experience and imagination, as well as the spirit of solidarity, to believe together, and to act together. To paraphrase the classic: did I save the whale, or did the whale spiritually save us?
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