Chapter 72 Chapter 3 Freedom Like the Wind (4)

"Freedom is like the wind, it only exists in motion." Hai'an said, "Can you catch the wind? A stopped wind is no longer wind, it's just a wisp of dull air. Freedom is the same, or you In the pursuit of freedom, or you are in the loss of freedom, you can only cherish the elusive freedom in both dynamics, but you can't get it." "There's a lot of nonsense, I've been talking for a long time, but I still haven't said anything. Are you a politician, Hai'an? Just talk about these ambiguous nonsense." Jill folded her hands on her chest, her face was full of sarcasm, "Say something definite Bar."

"Well. I'll tell you what is certain. The certainty is that when your intellect, your cultural upbringing makes you aware of the concept of 'self', freedom never exists. It is certain that , What is unfreedom?" "What is not free?" Xiaoye asked.After asking, she became timid again, and she was not sure whether she should participate in this discussion. "If you are not free, you are someone else." Hai'an said. "Yeah, but other people are hell. You existentialist." Jier pulls her skirt to block the wind, lights a cigarette, takes a deep breath, and hands the cigarette to Hai'an.

"Isn't it? If it weren't for someone else, how could there be a desire for freedom in the bondage? If it weren't for someone else, I wouldn't even need freedom." "Isn't it? If it weren't for the civilization created by others, we still hold stone axes, squatting on the cliff staring at the sun in a daze; if we didn't scratch each other's fleas, we wouldn't have the problem of not being free at all. It's too noble a problem," said Jill.She really scoffed. "Couldn't be better. Who can say that the progress of civilization is welcome? What does civilized man give to himself? What to the world? Who determines that we need civilization?"

"As long as you can express this criticism in precise language today, you are not qualified to say that you don't need civilization." "The problem of values. Values ​​tell us that civilization is above barbarism, morality, goodness; rites, goodness; sacrifice, goodness; order, goodness; humanism, humanity, goodness; brutality, evil; Evil. We jointly created values ​​as our cage, and we can’t get out of it obediently. How far is this scene from the barbarian squatting on the cliff in a daze?” "Of course it's different. In the process of enlightenment, human beings gather sparks of wisdom little by little, and the results are shared by all human beings. So today you are well-fed and well-fed, and you can still swim in intellectual and rational thinking. Isn't this meaningless? ?Values ​​are the compass for the development of civilization. It constrains you but also cultivates you. You benefit from it and grow up, but now you spurn it, Fine, the value of civilization is to accommodate all kinds of opinions and thinking .As you please. As for me, I will not fall into the decadence of anti-civilization because of the shackles of civilization, I would rather put the idea of ​​​​subversion behind me, shoulder the responsibility of the social elite, and work hard for the future of society. What Is it freedom? Since people live together in groups, under what rational constraints should we share freedom? This is the direction we should strive for.”

"Thank you." Hai'an stretched his arms on the gravel, and the sea breeze blew his hair on his forehead.He said: "It is you who are rational liberationists, in the name of social responsibility, abusing your will above the will of the public, bringing everyone the greatest lack of freedom." "At least we care about the well-being of the masses." "How familiar! Didn't the totalitarian fascists say the same thing?" "You're too decadent." Jill's voice sounded very harsh, and Marty couldn't help turning his head to look at her, Xiaoye also looked at her, Suyuan also looked at her, Teng Tiao and Xiaomei, who had lowered their heads and whispered, also looked up to her.Jill said: "God gave you near-perfect aptitude, but you ruined it all. You are a bastard soul with only yourself in your heart. You forgot that you are still living in this world, and that there are still half of the world in this world." People live in hardships, so difficult that they hardly have the energy to criticize the world."

"So what?" "As soon as you start thinking about others, just for a second, you will see how selfish and stupid your own decadence is, and you will know that you should not waste yourself in that kind of nothingness anymore. Start thinking about the world .” "So what?" "You will feel that the fate of mankind is much more important than your own misery." "Who are humans?" "A human being is everyone." "Very good. Then tell me, what ultimate value is higher than everyone's survival?" "Peace, justice, justice."

"What are peace, justice, and justice for?" Hai'an propped up his upper body on his elbows, his words were teasing. "The life of a crowd." "Who is the group made up of?" "everyone." "Then let everyone be independent. Don't use these majestic values ​​to interfere with everyone's existence." Hai'an said, and he lay back on his back again. "Stubborn. Do you just play with paradoxes in words? I won't be fooled by this kind of plausible logic. Hai'an, you have read all your books for nothing. Freedom doesn't exist? You're wrong, freedom is for you There is no hopeless solipsist, what you want is absolute freedom from interference. You know, the freedom of a lion is the death of a sheep. Only with proper restraint and self-control can we all survive together, and It's very free. If you don't understand, let me tell you what freedom is."

Jier's voice became louder and louder, and even Teng Tiao and Xiaomei, who had lost interest in the difficult conversation, were silent waiting for her answer.Jill pulled the sheep towel off her head and ruffled Marty's hair.She said: "Freedom comes from love, can you understand? People without love!" "Freedom comes from love?" Xiaoye repeated hesitantly. "Yes. Freedom comes only from love. It's not just the love between people, but also includes the pursuit of all ideals. When the fire-like passion is ignited in your heart, driven by your own will, wholeheartedly, regardless of all obstacles Go for it, don't be afraid if others criticize you; don't be afraid if the environment hinders you; because you have been completely loyal to your will, that is freedom. Therefore, as long as there is love, you are free wherever you are, whether you are in prison or in Taipei , no one can take away this freedom."

"By that logic, why would you criticize my freedom to pursue 'incurably solipsism'?" "Wrong," Jill said loudly, the violent sea wind blew her long hair, she leaned over to Haian who was lying on his back, and the ends of her hair whipped Haian's cheek like a whip, "You are not free at all .You have no love, you have no direction." "So what?" "So what?" cried Jill, "You don't love anyone, you don't love anything, do you think it's chic and free? No! That's not freedom, you're self-defeating! Self- -Born-self-destroyed!"

Jill cried out at the top of her lungs, and her pale cheeks flushed.Everyone was shocked, and they all looked at Hai'an. Hai'an looked up to the sky and faced the night sky. The corners of his mouth gradually raised. Everyone saw a beautiful smile on Hai'an's face.