Chapter 119: Three Days of Contemplation

The three days of Mel's contemplation changed him a lot. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

He pondered what Ramogis had said to him, remembering what he had done in the past. As Ramogis said, many of his decisions were made in a casual manner, and he didn't act until events came his way.

Taking the incident of pacifying the Black Shrine as an example, if it weren't for the fact that he had experienced the oracle, and because he had experienced all kinds of things related to the evil witch by chance, and he happened to have the power to borrow, he wouldn't have thought about it at all. From the beginning, it wasn't his goal to pacify the Black Shrine, he just took advantage of the situation and wanted to solve the mystery in his heart after pacifying the Black Shrine.

He also took advantage of the trend when he became a lord, not because he wanted to be a lord in the first place. He never worked hard for this, and because of Yishan's kindness, he became the rightful lord. Then he became a lord, and he followed the situation step by step to become what he is now.

If there was no situation behind him, he would not have been able to achieve what he is today. Every time his identity and strength change, his goals change. When he was a bounty hunter, he wanted to live at will, when he was a merchant he wanted to be a merchant, when he was a lord he wanted to develop his territory well, and it was not until he formed an alliance with the Ilibians that he began to have the world in mind.

This kind of thinking seems to be fine, but in fact, there are really many problems. Mel's eyes are always fixed on what is in front of him, so his desires are only in front of him. If you don't have it, you won't change, and if you have it, you will start changing it immediately, which is undoubtedly a kind of spiritual laziness. He once talked about his wishes at the Taeyong Fairy Settlement, but after contemplation, he realized that he had not seriously thought about the so-called wishes.

If Myer had nothing but the benefits of his father's fame, as he had when he first came down from the mountain, would he still make it his will to change the world?

The answer, of course, is no. Mel has not forgotten what he had thought when he first came down the mountain, when all he wanted was to complete the task given to him by his parents and go back to the mountain. He became a bounty hunter because he ran out of money, and for him, hunting outlaws was the easiest way to get money.

Over time, Mair became a merchant, befriended Euris, and became a lord with the help of Yishan. He hadn't forgotten what he had in mind in those days, and he hadn't thought of changing the world at all until he made an alliance with the Ilibians.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but make a conjecture. If he had been overthrown by the people, abandoned by the Ilibians, and turned into an ordinary man, would he still think about changing the world?

Mary did not dare to answer, because he knew what the answer was. He recalls his father's experience of Gray having nothing but his skills when he was determined to change the world. The road ahead was dark, but Gray tore the darkness apart and gave future generations a path of light.

How much did Gray suffer in order to achieve his ideals?

Maier couldn't imagine it, but he could guess it. If it were him, he would not have made the same decision under the same conditions.

Has Mel ever seen a man who has been oppressed by the wicked? The answer is quite a few.

Has there been so few innocent people who have been treated unjustly? The answer is quite a few.

Has there been one less person whom Myer has ever seen who wants to work hard to change his tragic fate, but is still tormented by real life? The answer is quite a few.

Has Myer ever seen a number of people who suffer from the mistakes of others? The answer is still quite a bit.

Gray had seen everything he had seen when he was younger, but he had never thought to change their lives. He may save them for a while, but after that, they still live in this depraved and dangerous world, and they still have to suffer all kinds of pain.

What does it matter to me what other people feel? Why should I try to change the fate of others?

Such ideas are universal, and once upon a time Maier had such thoughts. It's just that he can't do things with his conscience, and he can't see anyone suffering in front of his eyes, or giving his life in vain, so he will help people. He knew that there were still many miserable people in this world, and he felt that since these people did not appear in front of him, it meant that God was not ready to rescue them by his own hand, and then forgot about them with peace of mind.

Does God really need to borrow my hand to save people?

Maier shook his head with a wry smile. If God wants to save people, he can do so at any time, without the help of human hands. People are not saved because they do not ask God for help. If man does not acknowledge the existence of God, why should God save man? But God still saved many people and did not let them die, out of love, not out of duty.

There are many people who acknowledge the existence of God, but they use God as a tool, praying when they want to use it and discarding it when they don't need it. They only have themselves in their hearts, and they believe in God either to go to heaven, or to gain wealth and power, or to heal and live a long life, and they keep asking God for it, never satisfied. There are even more selfish people who think that their vows are to help God find something to do, and God must meet their needs, otherwise God is false and evil.

If they had done these things to the good people of the world, they would have been said to be greedy and shameless. But if they do these things to God, no one will say anything about them. Human beings have never seen God as their creator, nor have they ever been grateful to Him, and at the end of the day, they don't care about God at all, because they only care about themselves.

Some people may be angry that their faith in God is revived, but not because they care about God, but because they believe in God they have a relationship with God, and the God they believe in is reproached as much as they themselves are insulted. And that's why they're angry.

Human beings have the right to think that God does not exist and to care about God, but God has the right to ignore these people. God would be glad if these people could change their lives for the better in their own power and not let their own kind be harmed needlessly. But as far as the reality is concerned, human beings have been doing death, and they are still doing it rightly.

It's actually quite simple to get along with people. If you are good to me, I will be good to you; If you treat me badly and even want to hurt me on your own initiative, then don't blame me for being rude. In other words, as long as everyone does not have malicious intentions, human beings will only unconsciously hurt others, and this harm can be avoided and forgiven.

Many people understand this principle, but few people follow it. These people only think about making themselves better, and they don't think about the people around them at all. Some of them also deceive themselves by pretending not to know that their actions will cause harm to others, or simply deceiving themselves by saying that everything they do is for the good of others, but most of them are harming others.

This kind of damage cannot be avoided because it carries malice, and malice hides where people can't see it. In this way, human beings use this method to overdraw the trust between people little by little and deepen the contradictions between people. More and more people are hurting and then turning their heads to hurt others – a natural chain reaction that is much more powerful than nuclear fission.

There is a saying among mankind that those who do not know are not guilty.

Should the ignorant really be innocent?

A person lives in a robber house, and kills and robberies as common things as eating and sleeping. He didn't know that murder and robbery were illegal, so after he was arrested, he could not be punished, is this reasonable?

The answer, of course, is no. Even if the person is not convicted, he must be imprisoned until he truly understands that murder and robbery are wrong, otherwise he will continue to kill and rob. He can be exempt from punishment, but he must accept the sanctions, otherwise he will also bring unrest to society.

But the problem is that humans are stubborn creatures a lot of the time. They like to have preconceived ideas, and as long as something is not to their liking, they will not approve of it. When the robber is used to a life of murder and robbery, he is reluctant to change. In order to ensure the stability of society, in order to protect the safety of the innocent, this person must die, otherwise no one else will be at peace.

In fact, in a way, ignorance itself is a sin.

Why are people ignorant? Because they don't learn. Why don't people learn? There are many reasons for this, maybe it's because of laziness, maybe it's because of greed for money and power, maybe it's because of carnal lust, maybe it's because of psychological lust, maybe it's because of vanity. They see these things as more important than knowledge, so they don't learn.

Interestingly, there are still people in this world who study hard for laziness, or greed for money and power, or for the lust of the flesh, or for the lust of the mind, or because of vanity. They don't learn to know more, they learn to get more.

Knowledge and wisdom are interdependent, and those who have knowledge do not necessarily have wisdom, and those who have wisdom do not necessarily have a lot of knowledge. No one knows whether it's prior knowledge or prior wisdom, because it doesn't matter. But what is certain is that the existence of knowledge and wisdom can effectively avoid unconscious harm between people.

If a person wants to live a better life and wants everyone to be good to him, then what he needs to do is very simple. As long as he doesn't hurt anyone else, that's enough. If he subjectively doesn't want to hurt other people, then he will only hurt other people unconsciously. If he really wants to be treated well by others, then he will definitely take the initiative to seek knowledge and wisdom, because these things will prevent him from hurting others. The fewer people he hurts, the more kindness he gets, and life will naturally get better and better.

If people only want to live in the crowd and want to live a better life, knowledge and wisdom are indispensable. Those who do not want to receive knowledge and wisdom must not want to receive the kindness of others. They say they want it, but in their hearts they think they want it, but what they really want is not goodwill, but things like money, fame, status, the opposite sex, or vanity.

They want it, they go after it, and they only gather the resources that will help them achieve their goals. But they still say they want the kindness of others, and in their hearts they feel that they want it. They think this way not because they are obsessed with the kindness of others, but because they want to package themselves as noble beings who are full of goodness.

Thinking of this, Maier lowered his head deeply.

Even those who seek things like money, fame, status, the opposite sex, or vanity are trying to gather resources for their ends. And Maier, who keeps saying that he wants to change the world, has not done anything to do his best for it.

He did something to change the world, but it was all due to the situation. In fact, with his current strength, he has been able to do a lot of things, but he has never taken the initiative to do anything. Every time, it was the incident that was already in front of him, and he thought about solving it. As Ramogis said, Mel kept his head down, waiting for the stone to reach his feet before trying to lift his feet, and waiting for the pit to reach his feet before trying to avoid it.

Ramogis said that where the heart is, there is the vision. Where will Maier's heart be when he walks with his head down, and Maier who only stares at the ground in front of him?

Mel didn't know where his heart was, but he was sure that his heart wasn't on anything that would change the world, otherwise he wouldn't just be staring at what was in front of him.

Do I want to change the world?

Maier is deeply conflicted. He didn't know what he wanted, he always went with the flow, and he didn't have his own will from the beginning.

What exactly do I want?

Until the morning of the fourth day, he didn't think of an answer. But he could no longer lock himself in his bedroom, because he was still needed by the people outside the door. By the time he left the door, the problem had not been resolved. But to his surprise, after this, his perspective on things changed dramatically.