Right path or damn hard path?

Emmanuel 2022-04-21 09:01:18

The lieutenant colonel said in the movie, "Now I have come to a crossroads in my life, without exception, I know which way is right, but I never go, why? Because it's too hard.". In memory, Bernard Shaw said another sentence, "Rational people adapt themselves to society, while irrational people always insist on adapting society to themselves, so all progress depends on these irrational people."
Lieutenant Colonel's wonderful passage What he admires most in his speech is Charlie's perseverance, integrity and courage. Yes, these are very noble and beautiful words, but behind such nobleness and beauty are often enormous pressure and pain. The lieutenant colonel is a socialized rational person, and he already knows the so-called choice. During the trip to New York with him, Charlie was mostly naive and confused, while the lieutenant colonel was always so confident and like a duck in water. But we finally see that it is Charlie's persistence, integrity and courage that can make the lieutenant colonel give up suicide and rekindle hope in life. Why? Was it because the lieutenant colonel believed he was handsome in dancing tango and driving a Ferrari? I don't think so, it should be that he saw another way from Charlie and realized the true meaning of life!
Society cultivates rational people, because economic society needs rational people. They know how to weigh the weight, know how to avoid disadvantages, know how to buy, know how to sell. Such people are often very adaptable to the society, can maximize their own interests, and experience much less mental pain, just like the popular saying on the Internet, "Life is like rape, if you are powerless Resist, just close your eyes and enjoy!". Could such a person bring progress to society? In fact, Bernard Shaw's words answered this question, which is impossible!
It's a pity that in the United States, people like Charlie who "choose the right path, are full of principles, and lead to individuality" are also an alternative, not to mention China where the sauce pot culture is prevalent. Maybe only middle school students like Charlie can do this. People who grow up and mature will "die" as the lieutenant colonel said. This is really the tragedy of mankind...but it is also the hope of mankind!

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  • Pattie 2021-10-20 19:02:54

    In the darkness, a self-blaming soul is constantly experiencing the torture of life. When it is about to give up, get rid of, and withdraw, another soul in need of help appears...one lonely, another confused, when two hearts collide. Only then discovered that, in fact, they have been supporting, comforting, and saving each other...Who can understand my heart? When everything is unbearable, the tango that travels through the soul tells us what kind of life is truly eternal!

  • Perry 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    The lengthy plot, plain development, and sensational and inspirational mode without surprises; fortunately, there is also a legendary Pacino, who used great performances from beginning to end to avoid the fate of falling into a cup.

Scent of a Woman quotes

  • Lt. Col. Frank Slade: Out of order, I show you out of order. You don't know what out of order is, Mr. Trask. I'd show you, but I'm too old, I'm too tired, I'm too fuckin' blind. If I were the man I was five years ago, I'd take a FLAMETHROWER to this place! Out of order? Who the hell do you think you're talkin' to? I've been around, you know? There was a time I could see. And I have seen. Boys like these, younger than these, their arms torn out, their legs ripped off. But there isn't nothin' like the sight of an amputated spirit. There is no prosthetic for that. You think you're merely sending this splendid foot soldier back home to Oregon with his tail between his legs, but I say you are... executin' his soul! And why? Because he's not a Bairdman. Bairdmen. You hurt this boy, you're gonna be Baird bums, the lot of ya. And Harry, Jimmy, Trent, wherever you are out there, FUCK YOU TOO!

  • Lt. Col. Frank Slade: Tickets. Money. Speech. Old Washington joke... from my days with Lyndon.