Chapter 347: Immortal
Once upon a time there was a fallen gentleman who had the soul of a knight and was persistently searching for the truth - he was Don Quixote.
—Epigraph
Don Quixote is a "ridiculous" little character in the pen of the Spanish writer Miguel Cervantes, originally named Alonzo Gihada, and those who know him think he is ridiculous. I don't think so.
This book is about a poor country gentleman Don Quixote who was fascinated by reading knightly books and wanted to revive the knightly system, so he left his hometown, ran away from home, wanted to hoe the strong and help the weak, and did a vigorous event to make a name for himself in history.
At first glance at "Don Quixote", I think it is a funny and vulgar work, and the "neurotic" "bravery" of the protagonist is vividly expressed in the book, which makes people look down on him more and more. But when I savored it, I felt that there was some truth in the book. In the process of realizing his ideals, the sorghum stalk knight, the whimsical gentleman, always embodies his kind and upright nature, which is the noble spirit of mankind, and it is only because he is so simple that he makes many jokes.
I remember watching this cartoon when I was a child, and I only saw a crazy knight doing something stupid and making me giggle. As the storyline deepened, I was moved by his perseverance, not to mention that he was really crazy or pretending to be crazy, but his perseverance in pursuing the goal he set out for is worth learning. I also admire Don Quixote's never-say-die spirit, and although he failed again and again, he still demanded himself like a knight - fearless* and insisted on justice!
When I revisited this book, I realized that there was a spirit of loyalty, and it was indeed contained in his heart. He pursued his dreams bravely and resolutely, he had the quality of perseverance and justice, he was jealous and hateful, and he always issued an indomitable charge against his "enemies". It is this kind of courage and heroic qualities that fill the world that makes his servant Sancho always follow him......
Don Quixote was kind, only because he was so kind that he was simple, and as a result, his ideals and revenge fell short. But his servant Sancho discovered Don Quixote's heroic qualities and gave him understanding and support. Yes, he is upright, he is persistent, he never gives up, although Don Quixote's behavior is ridiculous, but, if we look back and think about it, do we have the qualities he possesses?
Integrity, many people have, persistence, a few people have, never give up, a very small number of people have, if you add these three points together, we can become a successful person. Let's think about it, Don Quixote can carry out an indomitable attack on the enemy in order to realize his dream; For his dream, he ended up with remorse, but did he give up? No, he is still persistent, still brave, still upright, although this has become history, but his never-say-die spirit is indeed something for future generations to learn.
The knight's soul will be immortal!
Don Quixote, the protagonist of the work, is an immortal archetypal figure. This thin little nobleman, fascinated by the reading of chivalric literature, actually rode an old horse, found a rusty spear, and wore a pierced helmet, and hired the peasant Sancho Panza to ride a donkey and follow him as an attendant, to go to the ranger, hoe the strong and help the weak, and fight for the people. Don Quixote imagined a milkgirl from a neighboring village as his benefactor, Dacinia of Toposo. He completely loses his sense of reality, sinking into endless fantasies and treating everything strangely. So he got into a lot of trouble along the way, suffered a lot of losses, and made a lot of jokes, but he was obsessed with it, and in the end of the first volume, he was seriously injured, and his friends thought of many ways to get him home. In the second volume, he was still restless, continued his adventures, and suffered many more things, and became ill. It wasn't until he died that he repented of his terrible life.
The protagonist, Don Quixote, has a distinct character: when he is immersed in chivalric literature, he is a righteous knight with high moral principles. And his servant Sancho Panza is also a characteristic: he is more realistic than Don Quixote's crazy fantasies. Compared to Don Quixote's wealth of knowledge, he was very poorly knowledged. Compared to Don Quixote's thin, tall, lean body, he was just short and fat. Sancho Panza and Don Quixote are two completely opposite people in other things, but in terms of quality, they are both bright and pure white, and both have all kinds of good qualities.
At first, I just thought that the book "Don Quixote" was just very funny, but after really reading it, I realized that the irony in it is that only when the protagonist is fascinated by the novel, will it reflect the integrity and kindness of people. What an irony, in the crazy and delirious spiritual world, the protagonist shows the true good qualities of people: fearlessness, integrity, kindness...... But it is precisely in such a moment of madness that the more disasters and setbacks encounter, the more frustrated and courageous Don Quixote and his servants become, the more distinct their good qualities become.
Don Quixote can be said to have been addicted to chivalric novels all his life, and when he was obsessed with them, he was like a real knight, and his qualities shone brightly until his death. It seems that Don Quixote's addiction caused him to do many "strange things", and when we are next to him, we exclaim: "Don't be too obsessed with anything!" Haven't we been particularly fascinated by something? When we are fascinated by reading a book, we will be thrilled and excited by the ups and downs of the plot in the book; When we are fascinated by playing with the computer, our eyes will be straight, and the concept of time will disappear completely; When we are fascinated by work and study, we will not listen to it and concentrate on it...... It seems that we are not fascinated or not so deeply obsessed, but in fact, we are also addicted to things of interest in our lives, and we have all had Don Quixote moments.