Chapter 30 Twenty-seven and twenty-one-year-old world view

MM: You said that you, who are fifty-four years old, really can’t understand me, who will soon be twenty-one years old, what’s going on in my head, what’s in my eyes and what’s in my eyes animal species), so let's "interview" each other. Okay, but of the ten "Interview with Andre" questions you gave me, I'm too lazy to answer the first one.You ask me, "What do you think about gender equality?" This question is "backward" enough, because "gender equality" was an issue in Germany in the 1970s, and the most critical and difficult battles were fought at that time.I am a person of the twenty-first century.

Then you are not willing to follow up and ask: "For example, after marriage, who will take care of the children? Who will do the housework? Who will cook?" Such a question is a bit funny in my eyes.Of course, whoever has more time cooks, whoever has more time does housework, and whoever has more time takes care of the children.It depends entirely on the nature of the work chosen by the two people, and has nothing to do with gender.Your question itself has a gender assumption, which is an outdated gender assumption. I know, because the issue of "equality between men and women" is still a problem for you, or the Chinese readers you say, but for me or my friends, it is not a topic for discussion.

So I picked a few interesting questions below, and see if the answers will satisfy you. Question 1: Who is the world figure you respect the most?Why respect him? I remember reading a book at a friend's house called "People Who Influenced the World"—you know, the kind of discount book from a small unknown publishing house that was piled up in a mess on the floor for people to choose. kind of.The characters in the book include Jesus, Muhammad, Einstein, and Martin Luther.King, Bach, Shakespeare, Socrates, Confucius and many more.My friend and I started to debate, how credible is the historical positioning of these characters?

There are many people, whether it is Jesus or Confucius, who have influenced human beings, but how can you judge their importance?This cheap book from a local stall puts Muhammad ahead of Jesus on the grounds that Muhammad spread the faith by himself, while Jesus relied on the help of Saint Peter.Laughing dead, can you rate it like this?Besides, how do you compare Shakespeare and Confucius? You can probably guess by now how I'm going to answer your question.If I answer you with a name or a group of names, then I have committed the fallacy of "comparison", because the influence of different histories and different environments cannot be compared, and God knows how many respectable people in the history of the world- ─I had no idea they existed.

I can say, well, I think the Beatles are great, but you can immediately counter: without Baja, there would be no Beatles!Then if I choose Bach, you can say, there is no Bach without Bartolomeo Cristofori inventing the piano! MM, if you are not satisfied with my answer and you must name me one or two names, then I can only say that I really "respect" my parents, because they have to endure a son like me.I bow to them. Question 2: Do you consider yourself a "liberal", a "conservative", or a "nothing matters" citizen? I consider myself a "liberal".However, these political labels and spectrums are all relative.

Every time there is an election in Germany, a TV station will hold an online question and answer, ask a lot of questions, and then analyze whether you belong to the "conservative" or "liberal" party based on the total score you choose to agree or oppose.I found that, almost every time, the overall result of my answers put me in the German Freedom Party.However, my support for the German Freedom Party has never exceeded 60%, which means that my general inclination is liberalism, but I disagree with many of the Liberal Party's governance concepts. Around 40% . where is the problem?I support the economic and political stance of the Liberal Party. To put it simply, I support the free market mechanism economically, and I support small government, big people, and the supremacy of civil rights in politics.However, I also strongly disagree with the Liberals' approach to many social issues, such as women's abortion rights, the death penalty, and even environmental policy--issues that don't feature heavily on the Liberals' list, but which I feel are important.So it seems that I belong to "liberalism" on economic and political issues, but on social issues, I am a bit radical.

Many people vote for a certain political party just because they habitually vote for that party and have "party spirit".I vote based on the attitudes and policies of each political party on each issue.So every time I vote, my choice will change.You can say that I am liberal, conservative, or even a socialist, and you can also criticize me and say that I am fickle, but I am by no means a person who "doesn't care about anything".Living in a democratic system, "participation" and "caring" should be the basic attitudes of citizens. Question 3: Have you ever experienced what is called "betrayal"?If yes, when?

My childhood experience was extremely beautiful and happy.Since I was a child, I grew up in a group of friends who trust each other and rely on each other.This may have something to do with the social environment and class in which I grew up. These children are basically the kind of honest, open, and trusting people.Growing up in the same village, from the same kindergarten, primary school, to high school graduation, we have a lifelong friendship. I have never been "betrayed" by a friend. What you want to ask may be: If I experience "betrayal", how will I face it?Will I fight back, retaliate, or just get hurt?What would happen if I had a girlfriend and she "cheated" on me?

I do not know.Maybe forgive, forget, forget? Question 4: What do you want to do in the future? There are all kinds of possibilities, mom, I will give you my ten life aspirations: 10. Become a special writer for GQ magazine (beauty, wine, fashion) 9. Professional football players (beauties, football, big money) 8. International fashion male model (beauty, wine, food) 7. Movie actors (beauties, wine, screaming fans) 6. Homeless (lack of beauty, wine and food fans, but the whole world is wide open in front of your eyes) 5. Your son (lack of beauty, wine and food fans, and, super boring)

4. Batman (beauty, villain, magic belt) 3. 007 (beauty, wine, food, super cool) 2. Cowboys (Brokeback Mountain type, lack of beautiful women, but enough wine, and the whole world is wide open in front of your eyes) 1. Space Cowboy (Imagine it.) how?Is the above the "successful eldest son's wish" that a mother loves to hear? Question 5: What do you most sympathize with? This question is interesting. I sympathize most with people who cannot express themselves—whether because they are poor, or because they are not free, or simply because their hearts are closed. Why do you answer this way?Because I think that the core "purpose" in life, if we dare to use that word, is really the expression of self.

There is so much evil in this world that you hardly know who deserves your sympathy: the starving children in Africa?Oppressed women in certain Islamic worlds?A dissident imprisoned by an evil regime?And these people have one characteristic in common: they are unable to pursue their dreams, express their ideas, and live the life they want to live.At its core, they are denied the right to express themselves. I have deep sympathy for them, but at the same time I must confess right away: Too much evil and too many disasters have paralyzed me.At the same time as I found myself paralyzed, I also felt guilty.For example, you eat pizza while watching the news on TV.Then you see a hungry child on the screen, a five-year-old African child with a swollen belly and black flies around his eyes (this is very "politically incorrect" to describe hungry children in Africa, but You know I'm not interested in "political correctness".) Can you still eat that greasy pizza?The horrible sight, the nauseating guilt in your stomach... would you just turn off the TV? I'm the kind of person who turns the TV off. In a world of so much evil and so much pain, it is a gift to be able to maintain the purity of compassion. Question 6: When was the last time you cried in real sadness? Never cried.Grown up boys don't cry. OK, MM, now it's my turn to ask you: Rhetorical question 1: How do you face your "oldness"?I mean, as a famous writer, approaching sixty--you can't think: What's ahead in life? Rhetorical question 2: You are a person who is often under the spotlight.How do you want people to remember you when you die?Especially how it is remembered by: 1) your readers; 2) your countrymen; 3) me. Rhetorical Question 3: What is the one thing that annoys and regrets the most in your life?What event, or decision, would you wish you could start over? Rhetorical question 4: The last time you wished you could beat me up, when and what happened? Rhetorical question 5: How do you cope with people's expectations of you?People always expect that what you say and write must have unique insights, "wisdom" and "meaning".But, maybe you're thinking, "Oh my god, I'm stupid—I don't know," or maybe you just want to be naughty. Basically, I want to know: How do you deal with the reality that people always expect you to be thoughtful and intelligent? Rhetorical Question 6: Who do you respect most in this world?Give an unnamed one and a famous one. Rhetorical Question 7: If you could take a "time shuttle" to another time, where would you like to go?Future, or past?Why? Rhetorical Question 8: What are you afraid of? Andre September 20, 2006