Chapter 9 philosophy of hope

The movie based on Stephen King's 1984 novel of the same name was released a few years ago. This work was directed by Stephen King's old partner, director Frank Darabont. There is a scene in the film that is very shocking. When the hero and the townspeople are trapped in a supermarket besieged by monsters, they show extraordinary qualities and become the leaders of the crowd. After driving out of the supermarket with their families, they Losing direction again in the mist, at this time, the monster's cry seemed to be getting closer, and the hero finally showed his most vulnerable side. In desperation, he shot and killed the whole family (including his son). When he arrived, there was no bullet in the gun. He got out of the car in a daze and walked towards the direction of the sound in the fog, only to find that it was a tank that the military came to rescue.

He gave up hope too soon. What exactly is hope?What place should hope occupy in life?This is the theme that Stephen King has always been keen to express, and it is also a major issue that he strives to explore with practice. Stephen King's novel is also an important work about "hope". Although the protagonist Andy was imprisoned for injustice, he always had hope for the future. This hope made him never get used to the institutionalized life in the prison , never assimilated, always looking for a way out, and using all his patience to manage this possibility, this future, and finally, he said to his friend: "Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe It's the best thing in the world, and good things never go away!" And his friend Rhett, inspired by his desire to live, decided to violate the parole regulations and set off to find Andy: "I hope, I can Successfully crossed the border, I hope to see my friend, hold his hand tightly, I hope the Pacific Ocean can be as blue as I imagined." Although the movie of the same name adapted from the novel did not win the favor of Oscar, it became a real classic, It entered the history of film prematurely, perhaps, because of this "hope".

Hope flickers on and off, it is both strong and erratic existence, and its existence must be confirmed all the time.When I watch the Olympics, I also think snobbishly, why do those athletes who rank so low in the world still come to compete?In games where Phelps appears, why don't the other players simply abstain?In the weightlifting competition, those players who chose lighter weights according to their own strengths have already lost at the starting line since they determined the weight. Why should the competition continue?There are also Iraqi contestants, wearing fuzzy T-shirts and slit sneakers, with the haze between their brows, but they still want to participate in the competition. What can the competition change for them?

According to the popular saying, it is to show sportsmanship, to obey the call of the Olympic spirit, to explain one's own existence and to experience one's sense of participation.But for all those athletes who are already at a doomed disadvantage, but still come to participate, in addition to all these big spirits, there is still a small, practical hope, hope for a miracle, hope for a reversal of the situation, hope for destiny Care, I hope that at a certain moment, the fingers of fate will leak out, pouring out some golden sands that others disdain, and at worst, I can leave traces of what I once hoped for.Just like the old fisherman Santiago in the movie, he went to sea alone, probably with hope, just like us who know the nature of the Chinese football team, we still have the heart of buying lottery tickets and turn on the TV at certain times.

Sometimes, hope does appear.Compared with those "Sure enough", it is only a rare "Yuan", but it still appeared. Of course, it is unfair to use "Yuan" to modify them. Hope may have been forged by them, and it is contained in the journey. However, compared with the more powerful "necessity", that little hope is still too small, but we still hold it tightly and dare not slack off in the slightest. In ancient Greek mythology, "hope" is the last thing in Pandora's box, and the German philosopher Bloch put forward the "philosophy of hope", he believes that "'hope' is not only a characteristic of human consciousness, but also a An ontological phenomenon. The essence of human beings has an inseparable internal relationship with hope, and hope is a human need rooted in human nature, and is the 'structure of human essence'".Here, "hope" has been dwarfed by inspirational magazines and eroded by reality, and we are ashamed to mention it. We completely ignore it. It may be our innate and most essential need.

Yes, in the arena of fate, our ranking is too low, we have never received extra favors, the clothes we set out for are far less luxurious than others, our hope is too small, but we still have to hold it tightly, Like holding a treasure that is second to none, not daring to slack off in the slightest.