Chapter 49 less than perfect

Not perfect or rather nothing (1) In Ibsen's dramatic poem "Plato", there is an extremely wonderful sentence, which is also his philosophy of will, which is "I would rather have nothing if I am not complete". The word "Ning" is really interesting!It means that there is infinite wandering and infinite thinking between going out and taking.However, in the end, he abandons everything and sacrifices everything in order to approach "perfection" and wait for "perfection". Only "perfection" is good and perfect.Everyone in the world knows that there is "perfection" and that they want "perfection".

Of course, since we know that there is "perfection", we should hope for "perfection".But sometimes the ideal is too far away from the reality, the future is uncertain, and the other party is hidden in the clouds and mist.Struggling aimlessly, the result is just futile and futile.How about the categorical sentence "If it is not complete, it is better to have nothing"? "Incompleteness is better than nothing", how cold is this tone?However, it can arouse the determination of young people and arouse their consciousness. "If you don't do it, you're done. If you do it, you won't be fighting aimlessly." It's like gentle music.

It's cold, it's gentle, and it's so touching! August 1, 1921. Not perfect or nothing (2) A friend wrote a vernacular poem on this topic.Another friend wrote a novel on this topic.After seeing it back and forth, I had another mixed feeling myself. On the same topic, they have different intentions and different objects in what they do.Mine is different from theirs.But in general, it is: "Everything in the world is perfect; if it is not perfect, it is better to have nothing." "I would rather have nothing if I am not complete".The meaning of this is really not to fight for victory, or to make a big splash.It's just because the situation of being neither cold nor hot, neither advancing nor retreating, is too uncomfortable. There is still a glimmer of hope, but there is no certainty in moving forward. In wandering, a lot of energy and time are wasted.Huixin people are unwilling to do this, it is better if it is complete, and if it is not complete, turn around and fly away, this is really a heroic act!

"Incompleteness is better than nothing" is sometimes close to hypocrisy, but hypocrisy is indeed a kind of knowledge, and it requires courage.If you don't work hard enough, you can't correct it. The difference between a great man and a mediocre person is only that you can correct it too much or not. Maybe this is my prejudice, but I personally believe so. But in any case, pursue a kind of doctrine, don't stick to it like worshiping idols. Furthermore, how can there be perfection in the world?What exactly is the standard?Is there no end to completeness?If you look perfect today, tomorrow will be better than yesterday, and yesterday's perfection will not be true perfection.After thinking about it, the present perfection is ultimately doubtful.Future perfection is ultimately uncertain.What is the word "Ning" attached to?

It is not easy to infer a question!Only when you first think about it, it is clear, but when you think about it again, it becomes more and more blurred. If you can't figure it out, just don't think about it-is this also "I would rather have nothing if I am not complete"? August 6, 1921. Not perfect or rather nothing (3) Yesterday, I accidentally found a poem by Gong Ding'an, which is "Everything is turned from the que to the good". ——I think this poem is meaningless; but the word "good" can be a relief for "if you can't figure it out, just don't think about it".

As a last resort, I say again, "I would rather have nothing if I am not complete." The point that makes my thoughts stagnate is only the standard and definition of the word "complete"; but if we go one step further, the word "nothing" must also have its standard and definition.What counts as "yes" and what counts as "nothing"; "Turn around and fly away" Have you done what you can of "nothing". But the definition of "nothing" is solved along with "completeness".So the mastermind is still "full".

Sometimes the ideal is too mysterious, so the "complete" is not only in the illusory, but also makes the incomplete even more incomplete. One day, farmers, weavers, scholars, and workers in the world all imagined a perfect world in the future, thinking that what they are doing now is not even one ten thousandth of "perfection".So they all looked into the sky and thought, and gave up their careers and sighed.Such "incompleteness is better than nothing", the result is to make the world a hockey puck; only discouragement, only disappointment, only more incomplete.

"Completely" don't go from the first to the ninety-ninth, from today to the eternal, just step by step.Because there is today's "perfection" today, and tomorrow's "perfection" tomorrow; if we want to see the end of the world, there really is no such thing as "perfection" in the world. Now the definition is: what I consider "perfect" today is "perfect". The "completeness" of the future, don't worry about him. If today's "perfection" is not available, then why not say categorically, "If it is not perfect, it is better to have nothing"?

August 11, 1921.Why does a white rose stand alone by the river?Is this hazy sky dawn or dusk? Where to ask, I just feel that there is a world of flowers in front of me.There are a few white roses in the middle. She came, she came down from the mountain.Wearing pretty makeup, she seemed to be dressed in white, holding a large bouquet of flowers in her hand. I said, "Come here, I'll give you a white rose to wear on your lapel." She smiled and said something, but she couldn't hear her.However, it seems that I didn't pick it off, and she didn't wear it either. She still held the flowers and walked forward.

Looking up at her way, you can see that the two sides are full of flowers, flowers are hanging, and flowers are falling. I think white flowers are better than red flowers after all; but why didn't I pick them and she didn't wear them? Where is the road ahead, why not follow her? It's all over, the flowers are hidden, and the dream is awakened, how is the way forward?Why did you ever wear it when you picked it off? Postscript on August 20, 1921. (This article was originally published in Beijing "Morning News" on August 26, 1921, and was later included in the collection of poems "Spring Water".)