Chapter 11 The scenery when the soul is enlightened-Uncle

1. The scenery inside Coming to the United States by sea ship from his ancient hometown, Karl is actually experiencing a journey from the outside to the inside.Although he himself was not aware of it at all, all he saw were strange and incomprehensible phenomena.The America I saw while living in my uncle's tall iron house is very similar to the scenery deep in my soul.One can see chaos, one sees tumult, one sees the restlessness of forces; one can also see this mass of chaos held and permeated by a great ray of light, which is man's unshakable reason.But the United States is by no means only rational, and its desires are also very terrifying.This desire will open the eyes of Karl who came here from a polite and civilized society in the days to come.Uncle called Carl's initial observation "birth" and advised him not to waste time watching.Because Karl will experience all this in person in the future, looking at the flowers in the fog will only confuse people; and because Karl's time is running out, he must go all out to prepare for the real life in the future.Soon Karl discovered that people living in iron houses can also have music.And this music can make people forget the restraint of iron rationality in an instant.

Mark, a kid from a rich family, appeared, and he showed a wild and unrestrained spirit in front of Karl.Crude human desire; it is a sweeping force, yet how beautifully Mark wields it!This makes people think deeply: how does the United States control its desires, and how does it preserve its desires so well?Comparing it to the aging Europe, the young Karl was dumbfounded.After the uncle imposed iron restrictions on Karl, he asked him to learn equestrianism from Mark, and this was his intention.This was an exercise before the spiritual exile, and Karl must have been deeply infected by that exuberant exercise of desire.Now we understand where America's rational spirit came from; and when Carl finally visits his uncle's business house seething with life, we know it even more clearly.America one primitive desire ten iron rationality.Now it can be said that Karl has entered his ideal kingdom after breaking away from the secular world (Europe), either unintentionally or intentionally.Just imagine how polite and polite Europe can tolerate such a bold and reckless person like Karl?He can only die if he stays in his hometown.

When people see those landscapes that may become their own souls, they are always involuntarily attracted.When people interpret these landscapes, they often draw wrong conclusions, because the scales they measure are always taken from the outside.That was why Uncle always warned Karl not to draw conclusions about things, and was the source of his indecision in everything.Whatever he arranges for Karl, it is difficult to determine whether this arrangement is in accordance with Karl's nature, because that nature is a contradiction, and the standard cannot be fixed.In addition, the reason why he hesitates is also to trigger Karl's own impulse and let him make his own choice based on desire.During the days before the start of his wandering life, under the guidance of his brilliant teacher uncle, Karl began the process of perceptually grasping the spiritual essence, that is, from a lawless urchin to a person who consciously wears shackles the process of.What his eyes see has not yet become his own.Because internal conflicts are still in their infancy and have not yet fully unfolded.But his special eyes did allow him to see the light of reason.In his future career, that huge beam of light will always be with him.

In order to make Karl enter this kind of inner scenery, his uncle's inspiration is unique.He irritated Karl with his hesitation.On the surface, he seems to be advocating strong restraint and cannot tolerate any laissez-faire, but in fact he knows the beauty of laissez-faire emotions best.Otherwise, why did he let Karl play the piano in the iron house, read profound poetry, and let Karl experience Mark's crazy style of riding a horse?He wanted to tell him: as high as desire is, so is rationality.This unbelievable and wonderful unity is the realm of the American spirit, and it is also the spiritual realm that Karl will achieve in the future.Now that everything is in place, Karl's clear judgment will well steer his restless desires, allowing him to smoothly start the process of mental wandering.

2. Rational "defects" The uncle who exudes a sense of reason does not actually trust reason, which is revealed from many signs.He objected to Karl's observation of the world around him, and his opposition to Karl's judgment; he himself rarely judged, rather he was always waiting.What is he waiting for?Uncle hates the high-end devices on the desk, the magical devices that are made scientifically and can classify files at will.This again contradicts his rigid, calm, scientific mind.Had he always been skeptical of science and reason?Does he think that any artificial distinction between things is entirely unreliable?What does he believe in?Perhaps he secretly believed in music and poetry?Maybe he's teaching him irrationally by having Carl play the piano and the odes?And let Carl go to see Mark's rodeo, how does that explain it?But the rules Uncle set for Karl are unshakable. He is always training Karl's rationality, and he requires Karl to master English as soon as possible in order to integrate into this new world.

Uncle's attitude towards Karl's invitation to the country was simply inexplicable.He told him not to go, then told him to go, back and forth, and finally let it go, without expressing his position, making the decision Karl's own business.In fact, my uncle's refusal to make a statement is the most serious statement, because in this matter, rationality should abdicate and give way to human impulse.The time has come and the time for transformation has arrived.After reading this, you will understand what uncle has been waiting for, and why he does not trust rational judgment.The senator in the kingdom of reason has always been deeply troubled by the force that opposes reason, and he also deeply understands the art of balancing these two equal forces; he is performing a tightrope walk, and Karl is his trainer he was determined to teach Karl the secret of this high art, and he was confident that the young man would not disappoint him.In this way, Karl left his uncle's house in a daze, but actually following the logic of fate.Rationality abdicates, but it doesn't really abdicate, it just reappears with a different face; desire is temporarily defeated, but unfortunately this victory is a miserable defeat.

It can be seen from this that the kingdom of reason is by no means pure reason, and perhaps at the same time the United States can be called the kingdom of irrationality.Because compared with the human nature of Karl's hometown, which has not fully matured or aged, this place can be called a boil of desire, which is overwhelming.Just look at Mark's momentum on horseback to get a clue.This is a vibrant one.A fully fledged kingdom, everything "moves very fast" here, and Karl is no exception.The uncle first let Karl adapt to living under the control of reason, and then repeatedly hinted that reason is not omnipotent, and the power of action lies in himself.His arrangement can be described as painstaking, but on the surface it seems innocent.Perhaps there is really no intentional arrangement. When rationality permeates a person's personality, all intentional designs are superfluous. As long as people act, they will be logical, just like the poet who wrote this book.But rationality has a "flaw". It cannot go first, which is against the principles of the United States.It has to wait, wait for an opportunity, let its huge blurred shadow projected in front of it.That moment is its festival.My uncle has a deep understanding of this advanced human nature, which is why he has developed his own huge career, which is still thriving.But Karl is another type of person. His essence is a poet, and his destiny is a vagabond.Conflicted and sad (and perhaps pleasantly surprised) by his uncle, he sees him off in a different way.

Ah, America!Who can see through your fiery heart under that gloomy exterior?What kind of supernatural power restrains your wild desires?In this boundless dead sea, where will the ship of desire sail?