Chapter 90: The Meaning of Life? (2/4)
Xiao Mengran suddenly thought of a character who appeared in the Holy Grail War, that is, Jian Tong Dirty Inkstone. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Just as every old man was once a handsome boy or a handsome uncle, when he was still Machiri Zorgen, it was ironic that his dream when he was young was to "cut off all the malignant nature of mankind".
In order to achieve this ideal, he did everything to get to the "roots", and then the more he came later, the more he realized that he needed a lot of time.
So he chose to turn himself into a worm to continue his life, but the long years unconsciously eroded his soul, forgetting his original dream, and finally he became a monster who only wanted eternal life.
He wanted to realize his dream, but he became the person who deserved to be eliminated in his dream, which is ridiculous to think about.
It's just a few hundred years, and what if it's even longer? What if it's thousands of years?
Thinking that if he almost became a person like Jian Tong Dirty Yan, Xiao Mengran suddenly shuddered, if he lived like him, would life really be meaningful?
Suddenly, Xiao Mengran thought of a very vague question, that is, is life meaningful?
Every intelligent creature must think about these questions from the moment he thinks: "Where do I come from? "Where am I going?" "Who am I?"
This leads to the question, "What is the meaning of life?" ”
Some people live for themselves, and everything else has nothing to do with them, looking down on the past of the world, laughing and talking about the vicissitudes of the world, most of the gods and immortals must be such a transcendent mentality of "how the world is, it has nothing to do with me".
Some people live for other people, and most mortals are like that, saddened by the misfortunes of others, rejoicing in the boasting of others, and caring so much about the evaluations and opinions of others, and unable to extricate themselves from the dust.
Some people live for the sake of faith, ideals and even beliefs, but all those who can leave a name in history are all such people. As Mencius said, "Where the Tao is, although thousands of people go to me", for these people, their life is to realize their ideals and beliefs, and when necessary, they can die generously and sacrifice their lives for righteousness.
Some people live just to live, all for the sake of their own lives.
It's just that these four types of people are not clear-cut, because human beings, or intelligent beings, are inherently complex, so everyone may be several of the four types of people at the same time.
As mentioned earlier, he lived to realize his ideals at the beginning, but in the end he simply lived for the sake of living.
Another example is the emperors and emperors who cut themselves off in the book "Covering the Sky", they can be said to be just living for the sake of living, and they do not hesitate to use the lives of all people as sacrifices to maintain their vitality, which has set off countless dark ****, but their ultimate goal is to achieve enlightenment.
And the immortal Buddha is cruel and ruthless if he doesn't look at all sentient beings? No, maybe it's because of compassion that I can't bear to look at it.
Every time we see the gray-haired old man who has to brave the wind and snow to sweep the street with his frozen dry hands and a broom, every time we see the stumbling young children who shoulder the burden of the family with their immature shoulders, and every time we see the incomparably majestic parents who use their own flesh and blood to support a safe place for the children under them in the earthquake, we always can't help crying, always sighing for them, and grieving for them.
How many misfortunes can the immortals see at the same time, and how can they change everything that happens in the endless world, no matter how great their power is.
"Hell is not empty, you will not become a Buddha, all sentient beings will be exhausted, and Bodhi will be proven." King Jizo's vow was great, because he knew he couldn't do it, but there were very few people who were so "stupid" after all.
Because life is inherently self-interested, most people's choices are just "nothing to do with themselves", and being able to help others within their power is considered a good person.
Therefore, it is not incomprehensible that most immortals choose to transcend the world, they are actually not much different from ordinary people in this regard, even if their strength and wisdom are far beyond mortals, but as long as they are still alive, they cannot escape the limitations of life, and are limited by the meaning of life.
Thoughts were flying, Xiao Mengran suddenly thought of the Lord and the Lord God, what was the world like for their incomparably majestic existence?
After thinking about it for a long time, Xiao Mengran finally seemed to have gained, but the harvest lingered in his heart, and he couldn't figure it out, sighing, Xiao Mengran was full of melancholy.
Seeing that Xiao Mengran was suddenly silent for a long time, as if she was thinking about something and sullen, Artoria opened her mouth to ask, but she was afraid of disturbing Xiao Mengran's thinking, so in the end she still didn't ask.
And the two stupid fellows were now gulping snacks into their mouths, and God was sorry, although they were respected as knights, they swore that even the palace would not have such delicious food.
Withdrawing back his distant thoughts, Xiao Mengran naturally discovered Artoria's tangled appearance that wanted to speak and stopped.
Smiled silently, dispelling the haze that lingered in his heart, Xiao Mengran said, "Do you want to ask me what I'm thinking?" ”
Hearing Xiao Mengran's words, the light in the eyes of the girl knight was brighter than the stars in the sky, and she nodded, and Artoria stared at Xiao Mengran, eager to get Xiao Mengran's answer.
Xiao Mengran smiled and shook his head and said, "I can't tell you this time, because I don't know where to start." ”
Artoria was a little disappointed that she didn't get the answer she wanted, and even the dull hair on her head became a little listless.
In desperation, Xiao Mengran had no choice but to come up with a stunt, "touching his head to kill".
Sure enough, after being touched on the head, the girl knight's previous unhappiness all disappeared, and a pleasant expression appeared on her face.
Xiao Mengran naturally wouldn't lie to Artoria, but he couldn't say what he felt, if he really wanted to talk about it, it was just his cranky thoughts under the boredom of being alone.
Philosophy seems to be useless in comparison, but who knows the "useless use"?
Worthless or priceless, it is just in the heart, it is just about people, the value is different from person to person, and the same thing is worth different for different people.
Just like morphine, which is the bane of family ruin for most people, it is an indispensable medicine for many patients with terminal cancer.