Chapter 4: Perfusation: XVIII. Quarrels
The next morning, I was pulled out of my sleeping bag by Doler. It seems that I underestimated this hairy boy's enthusiasm for martial arts.
In desperation, I had no choice but to follow Dole to a wooded clearing not far from the ancestral hall. At this time, the people in the village had already practiced in the open space outside the ancestral hall, and they were full of vigor and vigor. I thought about it for a moment, and passed the punch that I had fought with Aya to Dole. Tell him that this set of punches should not be practiced in front of others, nor should it be revealed to others. After he has practiced, he can ask the archmage to feed him tricks. Doler looked at me in disbelief and said that the Archmage would never tell anyone what to do. I told Doler that as long as he practiced his fists well and then showed them to the archmage, the archmage would naturally help him.
Dole's talent is really good, although this set of punches does not have too many moves, but the changes are quite complicated. He had learned almost half of it in one morning, and he had made it look like a decent. In this way, in one morning, he will be able to learn it all. After that, he practiced on his own, and as for how far he could practice, it depended on his hard work and understanding.
When Dole returned to the ancestral hall after teaching, the members of the expedition team were preparing to go out. Ruoyu saw me come back and told me that in view of the situation that happened yesterday, she decided to change the way and contact the people in the village first, and then move on to the next step. She decided to start with the village school as a first step, and she hoped that everyone in the team would donate something to the children. From today onwards, everyone in the expedition group will take turns and everyone will go to the school for a day's lessons.
I pulled Ruoyu aside and said that I agreed to give gifts to the children, and I had no objection to using this way to connect with the people in the village. But be careful not to give the impression that this is a utilitarian act, otherwise it may have the opposite effect. However, it is better to avoid the fact that the members of the inspection team take turns to be teachers. First, the inspection team is full of people, and no one knows what these people will tell the children, and no one can guarantee that they will not say something inappropriate. After all, this is not the mainland. The situation here is unique, and one inappropriate word can lead to endless trouble. The second is that we give lessons to the children, so that the children have a beautiful imagination of the outside world. And then what? And then how have you thought about it? We pat our butts and leave, what about the kids? They can't get out, they can't change reality, and they have to bear the pain and torture of beautiful imagination. Are we helping them or are we hurting them? I don't think we should increase the suffering of children if we don't have the power to change the future of our children.
Ruoyu looked at me in surprise and said, "What you said makes sense. I really haven't thought about it. ”
Professor Luo didn't know when he got to the side, and he listened to my words and was a little unimpressed. Professor Luo said, "Your view is biased. The power of modern civilization is irresistible, and it is what human beings yearn for both inwardly and in essence. When children have a beautiful imagination of the outside world, they will have a yearning for beauty. With a yearning for beauty, they will go out. They go out, and naturally change their future. ”
I said, "That's wishful thinking." Even if they go out, so what? What awaits them? Is it still the outside world full of beautiful imagination that they yearn for? In the face of brutal competition and a deceitful environment, their survival will be a problem. This future is nothing but a beautiful trap for us to deceive them. At that point, they will not just get pain, but hurt. ”
Professor Luo said, "You are called a worryer. Competition and development are the trend of the world. From agricultural civilization to industrial civilization, it is inevitable to go through a painful and metamorphosis process. You should trust these children, they have the ability to change themselves, they can adapt and integrate into modern civilization. ”
I said, "That's what you do." First of all, can you be sure that your civilization is better than theirs? Secondly, the kind of change you are talking about is nothing more than making them change from being simple to having no trust in everything, and becoming the first to succeed, to put it bluntly, is to make them bad, to become as bad as we are. At least, I don't think that's a good thing. If this is the role of modern civilization, it is better to call it the pollution of modern civilization. ”
Juanzi interjected at this time and said, "I didn't think about it that much, I just think that the relationship between people here is very harmonious, that is, when you see outsiders, you will smile and greet you, and if you need it, everyone will reach out to help you." It feels very intimate, as if in a very familiar place, and there is no strangeness at all. As soon as I arrived in this place, I felt as if I had grown up in this area, and all the people here were old acquaintances or relatives and friends. ”
Li Lili also said, "The people here are hardworking and very good at enjoying life. For them, a year is two seasons, the season of cultivation and the season of enjoyment. Their attitude to life is indeed beyond people's reach. If you can talk, you can sing, you can walk, you can dance, you can breastfeed, you can drink. ”
Ah Mei said, "I also found out, I have been wondering here, the quality of life of the people here is very similar, there are no particularly rich people here, and there are no poor people." In those days here, I saw that the people here were very close to each other, and even the groups of children chasing each other did not see any of them arguing or fighting. All the men drank every day, but never saw a single drunken madness. This kind of way of getting along with people is indeed lacking in modern society. ”
Ruoyu said, "I am here, and I also feel that many things that human beings have lost and are losing. Perhaps this is more of the essence of human beings. I think this is the last holy place. ”
I said, "The most important thing is, when we are complacent about our so-called modern civilization, do people agree with our civilization?" Maybe people will boycott, maybe people will laugh at it. What do we do when people boycott or ridicule us? ”
"We're just guessing right now. Chairman Mao said: If you want to know the taste of pears, you must taste them yourself. We can try it first, and only after trying it will we know whether people accept it or not. ”
I said, "I'm not against you trying, but have you thought about the consequences of not succeeding?" Are you ready to accept the possible consequences? ”
"What other consequences could there be? ”