Chapter 15 The Scenery of Enlightened Soul-Robinson Incident

1. Lost As expected, Karl finally fell.In fact, he had no knowledge of active defense.He was still him, still the compassionate one.Children from Europe.Such a child cannot have the same solid psychological defense as the hotel staff.The Tramp Robinson also anticipated this.Therefore, the breakthrough point of his attack on Karl was chosen on his compassion.At first Karl remembered Therese's warning and wanted to get rid of Robinson, but then the development of events took a turn for the worse, out of his control.Compassion has naturally become the criterion of action, the principle is completely broken, and everything is left to its own accord.If you look back at Therese, you will understand why she tried so hard to persuade Karl to break up with Drama, and why she is so worried about Karl.Because as long as the remaining compassion is allowed to show up a little bit, the defense will collapse across the board.

Similarly, Robinson also saw the advantage to himself.Maybe it was Drama, maybe Robinson himself, who had already estimated the outcome of the incident.Of course, everything can be attributed to that mysterious natural force.Robinson is the kind of person who can see through Karl's nature.He knew that Carl would not forget his roots no matter what the circumstances, so he said that Carl was "really a good boy."So is it that Dramash, knowing that Carl won't hold water at the Western Hotel after all, directs the drama behind the scenes?All in all the two bums captured Carl's true nature.How could the cold western hotel be Karl's long-term residence?Robinson's behavior is both to frame and to save. It can also be said that he has neither purpose, but just calls Karl back based on intuition.After all, Karl was supposed to be with them.Besides, Karl has been educated here long enough to need a change of lifestyle.During the two months of hellish life, he had already tasted the mystery of human reason.It was time for him to step back and appreciate the mystery of human compassion.

Everything that happened in the whole incident was so coincidental, as if it was deliberately designed in advance.Looking at it as a whole is more like natural forces at work.This power does not belong to Carl, nor does it belong to the tramps, nor does it belong to anyone in the Western Hotel; .Karl's loss this time is also its function, because Karl is not suitable for that kind of persistence.So what is it?Is it the fate of man, or the will of man himself?One has to wait for it to show itself.Karl doesn't understand his breakdown at all.The harder he tried, the worse things turned.But it is certain that his good sensibility enabled him to learn a great deal from the incident which would prove decisive in the difficult years to come.

2. The power of reason The result of the incident is that Karl was wronged. This result is the result of reasoning, the result of logic, and it is also the result of Karl's violation of logic.Logic always moves forward, but human emotion and compassion always go roundabout.Karl had so contradicted himself in the incident that he could not speak, he was completely defeated by the logic of the superintendent.His original intention was not to lie, but his behavior was to keep lying. The more he defended, the more he lied, and the more unbelievable he was.Is it possible to convince the manager and others that logical reasoning can also be wrong?Carl can only remain silent, this is the kingdom of reason.The female chef didn't let him go.The female chef is far less thorough than the steward and porter, and she has the same thing hidden in her heart as Karl, so she tortures Karl with her conflicting emotions, and she wants Karl to talk.What can Carl say?As long as you speak, it must be a lie.What he has done determines that what he says must be a lie.The standards of Western restaurants also determined that what he said could only be lies.Therefore, no matter how many times the female chef asks, she will only get the same answer, and this answer can only be unfavorable to Karl.The chef's repeated questioning of Karl was not due to her hope (which was impossible as an experienced veteran employee), but to self-torture due to her inability to express sympathy.What exactly does she want to know?What did she want to say?Obviously neither.The reason why she said it was just to state the conclusion; the reason why she asked Karl was just to further confirm the reasoning in her mind (although it was a painful confirmation).

Western restaurants do not allow or admit contradictions, and all principles are unshakable; if a person breaks his word, he must be lying; if a person lies, he must be of poor quality and should be expelled from the restaurant immediately.This clear reasoning is the foundation of the positions of steward, porter, etc., and the head chef is no exception. "Justice" and "decency", the meanings of these words here are completely different from the secular meanings; they are far beyond the secular and concrete emotions, exuding overwhelming power with their abstract coldness, people In the face of this power, you can only succumb.So how is this almost transcendental rational spirit implemented?Does it really rule out any contradictions?Why can the head chef think that the steward is the most reliable person, but also think that Karl is basically a decent boy?Isn't that kind of gibberish?

3. How Rational Institutions Work Carl's observations in the gate room answer the above questions well.Such an unattainable rationality does not reason at all based on precise scientific judgments; it turns out that in that busy and messy institution, everything depends on chance, everything is specious, and it looks meticulous, but in fact it is not. Bugs and bugs.It can be said that people work around a huge absurdity.They don't have to figure out the nature of their work, orders are everything.It wasn't until he was about to leave that Carl saw the fatal contradictions within this strict institution.The porter then reinforced Karl's impression further.He told Carl that it was his duty not to let anyone who looked suspicious slip out.As for how to judge who is a suspicious person, he said that he can doubt whomever he likes, that is, it depends on his personal likes and dislikes.

Using an analogy with the situation observed in the door room, we will find that the judgment and reasoning of Carl by the manager and others were very arbitrary before that.Mistakes and loopholes are often the premise of that kind of reasoning, and the superficial aggressiveness cannot rule out the inner self-contradiction.The reasoning of the head chef and Therese is based on the trust in the head steward and the porter, that is, on the habits they have formed over the years.Everything is fragile, vulnerable, and determined by chance.Contrasted with the powerful, imperious and conceited exterior of the Western Hotel was its inner incurable weakness, its neurotic waywardness, its surly indifference.How did Western restaurants form this strange principle over the long years?This requires finding the answer in the experience of the female chef and Therese, as well as Karl's experience, because the restaurant has developed this principle from the spiritual journey of each of them.People who have experienced desperate pursuits should be said to be disillusioned and united with principles, but it is strange that the influence of an accident can still make a solid building on the verge of collapse.Imagine the outburst of pity and self-blame for the chef and Therese after Carl was gone.How would they pass through the long, more dreadful nights to come.Only Karl, who is an actor, does not need to look back at the nightmare. He once again uses his youthful strength to break through the gap in principle and continue his miraculous pursuit.

The concierge room is the place to see through the secrets of the Western Hotel, so the concierge monitor deliberately let Karl observe and receive education here.He grabbed Karl tightly, tortured him, and let Karl escape from him in the end, as if giving Karl a chance to break out.Karl broke through, and the passion of youth once again defeated reason, and blazed his own path.Carl is worthy of being Carl. He used his actions to show his teacher, the chef, and Therese: reason is by no means omnipotent, and no principle can stop human vitality.He lived up to the expectations of his miss, even if that expectation was not very clear to her herself.4. Kindness

There is such a kind of kindness that it does not give people shelter and support, nor a sense of security about the future; it is a kind of bait that lures people to advance in a certain direction with false hopes, but in the end it is up to the person Pierce the hope in the heart and force people to bear the consequences of things.The kindness of the head chef and Polander is of this kind.It was a kindness that gave early independence to the spirit, and such kindness was a real virtue, and Karl benefited greatly from it.It was from this benevolent purpose that the head chef's discussion with Karl took place.She said that what Carl did was not a "just" thing, that is, it did not conform to the principles of reason; and she continued to defend this unjust move.Her futile efforts to unite opposing ideas pricked Karl's heart.Karl finally despaired of the rationality he had pursued for so long, and mobilized his irrational power in his heart, ready to make a final fight.Of course, Karl didn't have a clear understanding of all this, he was manipulated by a powerful "natural force".Did the head chef know about it?Judgment is ambiguous, but the results speak for themselves.That is to say, regardless of whether she is aware of it or not, and sees all possibilities, Karl's spiritual development will eventually benefit from her arrangement.Her final words were to tell Carl to stop worrying about the future and "think more about the past".This is another allegorical language.People cannot worry about the future of irrational impulses, and no one can be too persistent in rational criticism of the past.She spoke of Carl's credo as a man.In addition, she also arranged for Karl the most suitable and unpredictable future-not to work in an apartment, but to be chased and run for his life in a hurry!And before that she made Carl lose all his money and boxes.Perhaps she thought that freed from the encumbrance of things outside of him, Karl would be able to live his life more freely.