Re-watching The Shawshank Redemption, this prison escape story once again made me feel a lot of new tastes.
1. When you come to a new environment, don’t make any public appearances. It’s better to observe the environment first.
On the first day of Andy's wrongful imprisonment, a row of prisoners stood in front of the warden. The warden asked, do you have any questions? A prisoner raised his hand, "When are we going to eat?", the prison director's deputy walked over, "If we let you eat, you can eat, we let you pull you, and we let you pee, you pee, do you understand?" Then he stabbed the questioner with a baton. The questioner took a few steps back, clutching his stomach.
When a new batch of prisoners comes in, the prison administrators often want to find a chance to stand out, and the first one will often hit the muzzle of the gun. The male protagonist Andy's strategy is better. Going to a new environment, when you are not sure about the situation, don't fret, and observe first, which is a better survival strategy.
2. Don't collapse in public, don't cry out loud, your fragility may attract malice
Andy's first night in jail. One of the inmates who went to prison together, let's call him Xiaopang. At the moment when the cell door was closed, Xiao Pang realized that his life would be spent in a cold concrete cell. The prisoners in the cell next to him threatened him that "the newcomer will be greeted by the soap picking activity". Xiao Pang completely collapsed, crying and crying. I was very sad, but I didn't expect that it would provoke ridicule and carnival from the prisoners, which alarmed the prison guards. The prison guard said, "Can't I have a good night's sleep? I'll beat you up if you talk again!", Xiao Pang still cried and explained to the prison guard: "I was wronged, I don't belong here, please..." After pulling it out, the baton beat him wildly and carried it to the infirmary, but Fatty never woke up again.
And the host, An Di, sat quietly in his cell, without any movement all night.
Even if you have a huge grievance, no one will pay for your sadness and vulnerability. Compared with someone handing you a tissue to wipe your tears, you are more likely to be targeted by thieves and robbed.
Instead of breaking down emotionally, it is better to save your energy, cultivate your spirit calmly, and find better solutions.
3. Possess scarce, important skills that are more valuable than money.
The main character, Andi, was able to escape from prison successfully, and the core was that he had dug a hole for 20 years behind the beautiful poster on the side wall. This beautiful poster, to be reasonable, should have been ruthlessly torn off by the warden during a certain inspection. In this case, Andy's escape plan will be ruined. If he is found to have dug half of the hole, he will be severely fined. But why didn't the warden tear up Andy's beautiful poster for him? But let him post for 20 years?
Quite simply, the warden was more lenient with him. Why was the warden more lenient with him? Because the warden wants him to seriously think of ways for the warden, make false accounts, and launder money. Because he has important financial and tax information, and is familiar with various loopholes in finance and taxation, he can not only help others to launder illegally, but also help others to avoid tax reasonably.
With such scarce and important skills, he has become a favorite in the eyes of the warden and guards. The perverted inmate who bullied him for two years was beaten by the prison guards and became paralyzed. The work in the laundry room was too heavy, and the warden transferred him to the prison library as an administrator. Of course, the most important thing is that the beautiful poster he posted on the wall has not been moved by the prison guards.
When Andy was helping the prison guards to declare their taxes, the barrage of "On the importance of reading", etc., I think this is not the power of reading. There are too many books. After reading them all, the grandson is old. Whether it is the paper age or the Internet age, information is flooded, and valuable information is scarce. Anyone who has ever done a little bit of work out of their daily comfort zone knows how scarce valuable information is. Except for a little bit of practical knowledge on the front line, it cannot be found on any Internet. Andy is in the core position of the banking circle, so he knows how to play the rules.
From the point of "scarce and important skills", it is actually very interesting to extend to work. Some people call for wind and rain in the position of work, but once they are not in that position, "people take tea and cool down" will no longer have value. . For some people, his work itself helps him accumulate some value. Even if he is no longer in that position, and the value is close to him, he is still a sweet pastry.
4. Don't ask too much of your friends
Andy was humiliated by the three perverted sisters for two years. Reid had been in prison for more than 20 years at that time, and he also had a group of little brothers by his side. Rhett admires Andy, and Andy buys Rhett and the brothers beer to drink. But when Andy was bullied by the three sisters, Rhett didn't help at all. Why? Later, I figured out that if Rhett and his brothers had a dispute with the three perverted sisters, the prison guards would get involved, and the prison guards would not be able to sort out the right and wrong. In order to protect himself, Rhett did not help Andy fight against the three perverted sisters, which is understandable.
And Andy didn't blame Rhett for not helping him, and still regarded Rhett as a mutually beneficial friend.
5. Don't expect others to care about your life
When Andy learned from his inmates that his injustice might be revealed, he went to the warden to tell the whole story as soon as possible. I think at that time, he regarded the warden as a trustworthy person. They had a friendship for more than ten years. He made false accounts for the warden for more than ten years. He helped a lot, and it was the warden's turn to help him. With witnesses, the warden must be able to vindicate him.
How did the warden respond? "Impossible, drag it out". When Andy was carried away by the prison guards, he shouted at the warden "That's my life! That's my life! (This is related to my life! This is related to my life)" Then what did the warden do? The warden murdered a fellow inmate witness and locked Andy in a small dark room for 2 months. Completely broke Andy's thoughts of rehabilitating. "You will never escape my palm."
The warden was afraid that Andy would reveal his corruption and money laundering after he was released from prison. In addition, without Andy, no one would help him make false accounts. For the warden, Andy was the best choice for the warden to stay in the prison. Andy just didn't think that the warden could destroy Andy's life that could have been seen again for his own benefit.
Sometimes we may have the illusion that other people can understand what is important to us, but not necessarily. In order to let you decide immediately, some real estate agents can make up a policy to dispel your concerns. "I will not talk nonsense about the provisions of Article XX of the XX Law." "The government said this is a subway station, and I'll show you." What he didn't tell you was that the government had announced that the subway had been rerouted, and he wouldn't tell you that "xx national regulations" were given to him by their leaders, you really check It turns out that it has nothing to do with what he said. Once you believe it easily, your many years of savings will go into it. In fact, that irresponsible intermediary pitted you for more than ten years of savings, just to earn 2w of intermediary fees, but he did not hesitate.
6. I don't know how long it will take, but I will stick to it.
Writing to the government for funding for the prison library, one letter a week, Andy wrote for 6 years, and finally got a response: a few boxes of books and $200 in funding. He smiled and said, "It's only been 6 years since I responded." He started sending two letters a week and continued to send letters until the official promised to distribute $500 per month in library funding.
The new library has changed the lives of the inmates, they have learned a lot in the library, and many inmates have obtained academic diplomas and job skills when they come out of prison.
Andy insisted on digging a hole in the wall of the prison, so he spent 20 years digging through the wall... 20 years, the years took away the young man, leaving behind a middle-aged man who was over 500 years old. 20 years, for an ordinary person, even if he clearly knows that "dig a little every day, you can dig through the wall in 20 years", I'm afraid they won't try it, yes, 20 years is too long, 20 years seems to be too much. many things. But seeing the moment when the author climbed out of the sewer on a stormy night, when he opened his arms to meet the free rain, you will deeply feel that Andy's 20 years of secret efforts are worth it. Only Andy, who is tireless in everything he does, can successfully escape from prison.
Andy's escape was a success, he not only gained personal freedom, but also material freedom. For most of us, we do not have material liberty, and thus full personal liberty. In a sense, the environment that many of us live in is also an unfree circle. Andy's prison escape experience is of great significance to us. This is also the reason why this film has appeared in various life must-see movie lists all year round.
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