Chapter 561: Vanity Fair
Through the introduction and introduction of the mayor of Stockholm, Takeshita not only met his beautiful wife and their three lovely children, but also met his radical and radical cousin. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info once there is a social scene of three men getting together, it is either about business or politics, after all, people live in this world, and they always have to face the most practical needs. In addition, we talk about literature, painting, music, philosophy......
The words are not speculative and more than half a sentence, and it is suitable in any circle and occasion. Even if you don't like it, learn to cater to it. Unless you don't want to mix in such a circle, you can do whatever you want, and you don't play according to the established rules at all. However, I don't know how many people outside such a circle are staring at each other, and even breaking their heads to think about coming in.
This is probably the biggest temptation and charm of Vanity Fair, just like taking drugs, as long as you take a mouthful, you will fall deeper and deeper, so that it is difficult to quit even if you want to. Even if you quit physically, you can't quit mentally. For this reason, Takeshita Caojiao suddenly thought of Bai Xianyong's classic short story collection "Taipei People".
Some of the people in this book are in the mainland and Shanghai, and after they settle in Taiwan, although they are not as good as before, they still often can't let go of reminiscing about their past lives. Even if you are down, you can't give up at all, and only there can you find the meaning of life.
The most striking example of this also appears in Bai Xianyong's other collection of short stories, The New Yorker, in the article "The Resentment of the Immortals". Although the "mother" mentioned in the letter in the article has been understood by her daughter, she is familiar with her daughter Huang Fengyi, who already prides herself on being a Mongolian princess and is in charge of a cheap business in New York.
"In my opinion, human society can be simply divided into four parts, rather than the so-called invisible class at the top, the upper class, the upper middle class, the upper and lower classes, and the upper middle class...... More than a dozen social strata. The representatives of these four parts are, sheep, wolf, sheepdog, and shepherd. As for us, we naturally belong to the shepherds. For the sheep, we don't have to tell them why, we just have to tell them to do it. It's done well, and there's a reward. If you don't do it well, it's a punishment. "The mayor's cousin, who deliberately speaks French instead of English, the world's common language, on the one hand, publishes the results of his recent research, and on the other hand, he shows off with pride.
After a pause, the attention of his two eyes fell on Takeshita Kusao's face, and he even deliberately sped up a little speed and said, "For wolves, naturally they can't all be eliminated." If there are no wolves, the sheep will not feel threatened, and they will have thoughts in their heads that they should not have. If there is a wolf in the pack who wants to attack the shepherd, or if there is an insatiable wolf, and if one of the sheep in the flock does not conform to the shepherd's idea, then it must be removed. At this point, we'll have to use the sheepdogs. Under normal circumstances, it is to protect the flock, but in special cases, it is necessary to carry out the removal work according to the will of the shepherd. A good shepherd dog will naturally get the reward it deserves, and they like it. Of course, this does not rule out the existence of disloyal sheepdogs, so the shotguns in the hands of our shepherds can be of great use, and let them know who is the real master of this world. Mr. Takeshita, do you agree with me? ”
Takeshita was not very interested in his kind of tirade, which was spoken in French with euphemism. Even if there is some rationality in this, he will not change his personal thoughts according to his ideas. What he advocates is neither the fascist Nazi ideological tendency of the other party, nor does he agree with the law of the urban jungle of natural selection and survival of the fittest. This person does his best, and the spirit of the craftsman who is seated is what he admires.
Takeshita Kusake, who fully understood what the other party was saying, replied in French, "I don't agree." All human beings are created equal, and that is a universal value that you in the West have always strongly advocated on human rights. In fact, it is impossible for all human beings to be created equal. Even if God had arranged it this way, he would naturally have his reasoning. This is based on the ability of each person, so as to find their own positioning, so as to carry out a matching seat. Even the cleaners at the bottom of society are an integral part of society as a whole. Without their presence, within three days, any city would be stinking and unbearable. In a way, haven't you in Sweden opened up a higher possibility for human development and progress? As for your theory, I'm sorry, but to put it mildly, it's tantamount to turning back the clock of history. ”
The mayor's cousin, who knew that he had the ideological tendencies of a Japanese left-wing writer, did not expect that he could speak French better than himself. He didn't get angry because of this, but he also smiled, so that his interest was completely stimulated at once, after all, it is better to compete with his peers, and not to talk about the short and long with fools, the fun lies in the collision of knowledge with people with the spirit of independent thinking.
The mayor's cousin, who applauded lightly without "popping", continued to talk eloquently about his personal thoughts: "I have always thought that the idea of equality and freedom can only be possessed by developed countries in the West, not in your Eastern countries. Even if your country is developed, it will still remain in the metaphysical stage of rule of law, and the actual subject is still the stage of rule by man. As far as I know, the Japanese are very interested in authority, superiors, seniors...... Still lacks the spirit of resistance. Moreover, the reason why sheep are sheep is because they only bleat and eat grass with their heads down, and they will not do any independent thinking, but will only follow the crowd. As soon as they encounter the wind and grass, they will be frightened and run away, thus causing a herd effect. In fact, there was not a single wolf at all. When the wolves actually come, they often don't notice it. Even the prescient mutants of sheep cannot change their natural fate, after all, their four hooves and oral form are destined to be low-level herbivores rather than high-level carnivores. ”
After a brief chat with him, Takeshita Grass Mustard, although the resonance point was not found, but the point of contention was found. When he was about to open his mouth to refute and fight back, the mayor gave his wife a look, and the mayor's wife, who understood it, interrupted intentionally with laughter: "Mr. Takeshita, there are still many friends over there waiting for me to introduce you to them!" (To be continued.) )