I replayed it again last week and paid attention to one detail: after the shepherdess and the guy with the chimney went down to the dungeon, the king drove a giant robot to the dungeon. escape.
Just imagine, if the king announces to the public through the radio at this time: As long as you hand over the shepherdess and the guy with the chimney, I will let the robot stop destroying the building, otherwise it will destroy the city until the two are caught.
What would I do if I was a dungeon resident? On the one hand, there is an imminent danger to life, and on the other hand, the fate of a stranger who has nothing to do with him, how to choose? Hand them over, save yourself, maybe spend the rest of your life with the condemnation of conscience; save two strangers, sacrifice yourself, and even your own family and friends, is this really a real and viable option?
At the level of the populace, there is no solution to this dilemma because the source of the problem lies with the king. It was he who wrapped the people into his private dispute with the shepherdess, and used the safety of the people's lives to coerce them to do evil with him. If they did not obey, the price would be the lives of themselves and those they love.
So what should be done is to unite and capture the king. But the reason why the residents of the dungeon are confined to the dark underground life is that they have never been in the habit of fighting for their rights. With no decent resistance, the king became more and more free to do as he wished, and his power swelled day by day.
When the disease is not yet onset, it is relatively easy to heal; when the disease is terminal, it is too late.
Back to the question above, if it were me, how would I choose?
I wish I had been on the alert and left this king-ruled country early, rather than wait until one day I was drawn into any similar dilemma by him.
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The guy who opened the chimney was caught by the king! I'm about to throw it down and feed the tiger! But if you want to save him, you have to promise to marry the king, what should you do! How to do! Then the bird whispered to the shepherdess—
Dites toujours oui pour gagner du temps.
So the shepherdess pretended to agree to marry the king. On the wedding day, the little bird told the ligers to rebel against the king, and finally the shepherdess and her sweetheart were reunited.
Lying is bad, but being eaten by a tiger is an even bigger evil. When we have to choose between two bad outcomes, let’s choose the less bad one! After all, speaking of oui, you have to go through the wedding ceremony when you marry the king, and a lot of preparation time is needed before the wedding. Not to mention oui, your sweetheart may feed the tiger in the next second. In critical moments, delaying until time is victory!
Of course, everyone hopes that they will not be in a situation where they must choose the lesser of two evils in their entire lives. However, life is so rough that even saints have to make false oaths to get rid of the siege of Pu people, and ordinary people should learn how to protect themselves in a dangerous situation. And how to protect it? Gagner du temps as much as possible!
This is not a law that only applies in critical situations, it can even be said that at any time in life, gagner du temps is the best choice.
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