Chapter 30: Yahiko's Philosophy
In the corner of the village, they met the old woman and the child. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Yahiko greeted warmly: "Mother-in-law, meet again!" Yo, boy, the spirit head looks good! β
The child smirked at Yahiko, who took the initiative to touch his head and stuffed a handful of candy: "This is a gift for you!" β
The child smirked and stuffed all the candy directly into his mouth, Xiao Nan saw this, and hurriedly squatted down to stop the child, took the candy back, peeled off the icing of a candy in his own hand, and stuffed it into the child's mouth.
The child sucked on the candy, and the old woman asked silently, "Who are you?" β
"Mother-in-law, you don't remember us, we've been here twice... Look at me, do you have an impression? β
Yahiko pointed to her face and approached the old woman so that her cloudy eyes could see more clearly.
"Oh, you young men! How did you come back again? I'm an old immortal and a little fool here, but there's nothing to entertain you! β
"We're going to rebuild this village, and we'll entertain you later!"
"What did you say?"
The mother-in-law didn't seem to hear clearly, so Yahiko shouted loudly in her ear again.
"Oh, rebuild the village... Why? β
"Because, we want to bring this 'dead' village back to life!"
"How can something that has died come back to life? And the people are gone, what can we do if the village is built again......"
"People cannot be resurrected after death, but as long as hope is established, the living will definitely gather, and at that time, the village will come back to life, and many 'dead' things will be resurrected."
Yahiko's words were full of longing, and he wanted to turn that vision into reality, and then the light of hope that would guide everyone would surely appear.
"He who will not come back to life, who is dead will never come back to life... You young people, go live your own life, and don't mess around if you have nothing to do. β
The old woman turned around, leaned over, and walked away slowly with her cane.
Yahiko shouted loudly: "Mother-in-law, we didn't mess around, we are living ourselves!" β
The mother-in-law turned around, glanced at Yahiko, and shouted to the child, "Mrs. Shu, don't go back with me yet!" β
Before leaving, Mrs. Shu looked at the candy in Xiao Nan's hand with blank eyes, Xiao Nan peeled another piece of candy and stuffed it into Mrs. Shu's mouth, and then smiled gently: "It turns out that your name is Mrs. Shu, next time I will give you candy to eat, go back now, my mother-in-law is calling you." β
Mrs. Shu seemed to understand, and ran stupidly to catch up with the old woman.
Yahiko shouted in a louder voice behind him: "When the reconstruction of the village is completed, mother-in-law, you are the first villager in this village, and Shutai is the second, and more people will live in this village in the future!" Also, mother-in-law, we will be neighbors from now on, if there is anything you need help with, please feel free to ask. β
The old woman left, as if she did not hear Yahiko's words, or perhaps she did, but was indifferent.
"Konan, Nagato, Sakaki, from now on, let's rebuild this village together, right?"
"Yahiko, are you serious?" Both Nagato and Konan looked a little incomprehensible.
Sakaki smiled, "It seems that after thinking about it all these days, you have some new ideas!" β
"That's right!"
Yahiko nodded heavily and asked rhetorically.
"Sakaki, do you think we've been killing bad guys like this, right?"
Sakaki nodded: "Of course, it's not a pity that the scum dies more, if you kill all these scum, won't the world be quiet?" β
Yahiko asked Konan and Nagato again, "Do you think Sakaki is right?" β
"Sakaki said... Makes sense, but I... I don't want to kill people like this all the time......"
Xiao Nan said silently, and Nagato's attitude was even clearer.
"I don't think that's what Mr. Jiraiya wants to convey to us. I think there must be a better way to make the world a better place! β
Yahiko nodded, expressing his approval of what Nagato and Konan said, then looked at Sakaki and said, "Sakaki, when I saw the destruction of this village, I was completely controlled by anger, and my mind was full of the same thoughts as you, thinking that if I killed all these bad guys, the world would be better!" However, I was wrong, the world did not get better little by little. β
"But at least, the bad guys were punished!"
"However, the dead will not survive, and all the scars will not be erased......
"Then there is no punishment for evil?"
"No, that's not what I meant! I just think there would be a better way to deal with these things! β
"Listen up."
"In this village, we killed the two evil ninjas, and the evil ninja's accomplices destroyed the village because of it. We killed the bad guy who had a wife and children, and his wife and children would hate us murderers. There are many, many other bad people who have been killed by us, and they also have relatives, children, and even peers, and hatred will be born in their hearts......"
"What you should be concerned about is how to subside the hatred in the hearts of ordinary people who have been hurt or even mutilated by bad people and the people they are connected with, and only revenge can be revenge!"
"That's what I used to think. The ninja killed my parents, and my heart was full of hatred, and I would have killed the enemy if I could!
So when Mr. Jiraiya said that people can understand each other, I retorted loudly, saying that unless the other person also tastes my pain, people can't understand each other.
Mr. Jiraiya didn't refute me at the time, but now I understand that even if the other party tastes the pain I suffered, all I get is pain and hatred because of pain, and if it goes on like this, pain will produce more pain, hatred will give birth to more hatred, pain and hatred will spread like chains, and finally people will not be able to understand each other!
So, I want to cut the chain that connects everyone, conveying pain and hatred! β
"What to do?" Nagato muttered.
Yahiko asked rhetorically, "Nagato, can you forgive the Konoha ninja who killed your parents?" What about those who have hurt you, are you willing to forgive? β
"I... Only the Konoha ninja who killed my parents, I absolutely can't forgive! β
After getting Nagato's answer, Yahiko asked Xiao Nan again, and Xiao Nan's answer was similar.
Yahiko looked at Sakaki again, and Sakaki shrugged his shoulders and said nothing.
Yahiko suddenly closed his eyes, took a deep breath and said, "I, ah, decided to forgive those ninjas who killed my parents!" β
Nagato and Konan looked at Yahiko in disbelief.
Yahiko didn't open his eyes, he seemed to be immersed in some great power, he stroked his chest, felt the fluttering, powerful beating heart in it, and said.
"I choose to forgive! However, the pain of losing my parents will always be in my heart! This pain reminds me that if I hurt someone else, someone else will hurt the same!
It is because of one's own pain that the thought of others will suffer the same pain, then there will be no more harm! I think that if we let others taste the same pain, it will create new pain and hatred. So, why not try to forgive those who hurt you and be more gentle with the compassion for others that you have learned in your pain? β
Nagato listened silently, and suddenly remembered that night, Jiraiya-sensei, had said the same thing.
- Once you get hurt, you will have hatred... On the contrary, if you hurt others, you will attract resentment and guilt, but it is precisely because you know that pain that you will know how to treat others gently, and this is human beings.
Let go of hatred, remember the pain, and choose forgiveness......
Nagato was immersed in these gentle words, and Yahiko at this time was blooming in his eyes with a light that infiltrated people's hearts, just like the former Jiraiya teacher.
Xiao Nan pondered silently.
"If I choose to forgive, you choose to forgive, he chooses to forgive, and all those who have been hurt choose to forgive, then there will be no new hatred in this world. If you treat others with tenderness, then the pain will be healed, and new injuries will not arise, and the world at that time will ......"
Sakaki asked, "Let's not talk about how many people can do such a thing as forgiving others!" On one question, if the injured person chooses to forgive, then the person who hurts others can not be more unscrupulous! β
So, they need atonement! But atonement is not about killing them, for it will only bring new pain and hatred, and the chains will extend indefinitely, ultimately making the world a better place. β
Yahiko finally stated the true purpose of coming to this village.
I don't know what kind of atonement is necessary for those who have hurt others to atone for their sins and to obtain forgiveness from those who have been hurt, so I think we can start with ourselves and find a way for sinners to be forgiven! So, let's work together and rebuild this village! β
Yahiko's thoughts sounded naΓ―ve, but the resolute look on his face proved that he wasn't paying lip service, but that he was really going to do it, and he was going to do it to the end.
"The reconstruction of this village is not only our self-atonement, but also the first step towards the world we want again!"