The Evolution of Human Self-Identity: Witnessing Destruction and Self-Destruction

Dana 2022-03-25 09:01:14

The film can be roughly divided into two parts: the first 30 minutes is about human beings wanting to destroy nature, and the latter part is about human beings going to self-destruction. Of course, the word "destruction" may be too serious. As mentioned in the film, the most accurate word to describe this state is "unbalanced" - the original balance of the natural world no longer exists, and the current state of human balance is changing. tilt. The video begins with a few minutes of natural presentation. All the natural beauty, such as mountains, forests, rivers, oceans, etc., are presented with dynamic effects. Is everything moving? Movement is so endless, everything we see is in motion, why? Probably one is because of the visual movement of the human eye, and the other is the flow of the object itself. Looking at these few minutes of movement, there is a feeling of evolution. Movement, evolution, these two words are really great, rational and full of convincing beauty. Next, human footprints appear for the first time. Because the atmosphere of the previous paragraph is too good, this paragraph has produced a very strong critical force. The display of this paragraph will make you feel an endless resentment: why is a paved road in the middle of a green forest so beautiful? Can nature and human footprints really be in harmony? The answer given in this paragraph is no, the two are incompatible. This is probably the perspective of nature - it has been conquered by human beings, and it no longer has a peaceful and beautiful state from its own perspective. The display of this paragraph can really make every human send out the most terrifying introspection- Deny the existence of human beings themselves: why are people born, people are born with a mistake, a destroyer of other people's lives. This is an irreversible sense of guilt that must be carried from birth and lived under guilt for a lifetime. Humans must witness first-hand the imbalances of nature. Under such circumstances, what's the point of building human civilization no matter how beautiful it is? Perhaps fire is the root of all evil. With fire, human beings have the power to destroy since then. Continuous development, with steam, with energy, complete conquest has occurred. For nature, isn't it ironic that humans are sitting on a plane and looking at the uninhabited and untouched places below? Meanwhile, disaster strikes. Is nature inherently capable of initiating disasters, or are disasters caused by human actions? I prefer the latter. The continuous conquest of human beings has given disasters the opportunity to "evolve", and disasters have evolved. Isn't this scary? Maybe nature is just laughing at this moment. But the magic moment of the film is here. After finishing this paragraph, the perspective of the film changed, and in the next clip, humans became the protagonists. This transition is wonderful. For human beings, it takes the appearance of a group portrait. This will stimulate the inner self-identity positioning question in every movie viewing: as a person, how to judge that the self-denial generated before is rational and worthwhile? After all, that's only the word of nature. How can I know which state is the best? There is no way. In this case, as a human being, it should follow the laws of human beings. This clip contains the game of faith. Faith can also be an object of evolution, overturned and reconstructed by visual stimulation. After experiencing self-affirmation after self-denial, self-positioning is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The latter, including the development of human industrialization and production, is a process of self-prosperity from the main perspective of human beings. A very long segment shows the human growth process. There is no imbalance, some are just full of thriving. Then came the "out of balance" moment. The rocket dragged red flames into the sky, followed by an explosion, sparks, the body disintegrating, a burning part kept falling, sparks flickering, that's what people were worried about. This leads to an endless sense of oppression, and the fear of imbalance itself produces imbalance. The beautiful process can last for a long time, but the destruction only takes a moment. Humanity knew that moment would come. Humans form the second nature, and the rest of life is in fear of being out of balance. Issue the inner self-identity positioning problem in each movie viewing: As a person, how to determine that the self-denial generated earlier is rational and worthwhile? After all, that's only the word of nature. How can I know which state is the best? There is no way. In this case, as a human being, it should follow the laws of human beings. This clip contains the game of faith. Faith can also be an object of evolution, overturned and reconstructed by visual stimulation. After experiencing self-affirmation after self-denial, self-positioning is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The latter, including the development of human industrialization and production, is a process of self-prosperity from the main perspective of human beings. A very long segment shows the human growth process. There is no imbalance, some are just full of thriving. Then came the "out of balance" moment. The rocket dragged red flames into the sky, followed by an explosion, sparks, the body disintegrating, a burning part kept falling, sparks flickering, that's what people were worried about. This leads to an endless sense of oppression, and the fear of imbalance itself produces imbalance. The beautiful process can last for a long time, but the destruction only takes a moment. Humanity knew that moment would come. Humans form the second nature, and the rest of life is in fear of being out of balance. Issue the inner self-identity positioning problem in each movie viewing: As a person, how to determine that the self-denial generated earlier is rational and worthwhile? After all, that's only the word of nature. How can I know which state is the best? There is no way. In this case, as a human being, it should follow the laws of human beings. This clip contains the game of faith. Faith can also be an object of evolution, overturned and reconstructed by visual stimulation. After experiencing self-affirmation after self-denial, self-positioning is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The latter, including the development of human industrialization and production, is a process of self-prosperity from the main perspective of human beings. A very long segment shows the human growth process. There is no imbalance, some are just full of thriving. Then came the "out of balance" moment. The rocket dragged red flames into the sky, followed by an explosion, sparks, the body disintegrating, a burning part kept falling, sparks flickering, that's what people were worried about. This leads to an endless sense of oppression, and the fear of imbalance itself produces imbalance. The beautiful process can last for a long time, but the destruction only takes a moment. Humanity knew that moment would come. Humans form the second nature, and the rest of life is in fear of being out of balance.

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    title card: Translation of the Hopi Prophecies sung in the film: "If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster." - "Near the Day of Purification, there will be cobwebs spun back and forth in the sky." - "A container of ashes might one day be thrown from the sky, which could burn the land and boil the oceans."

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