C1216 Tear Disguise (1/2)
”I never thought of defeating the demons in my heart. Because there is sunlight and there is shadows. There is justice and there is evil. There is white and there is good and there is bad … We originally lived in a world where two elements were opposites, the ancients called it yin and yang, the westerner called it contradictions, and we had demons in our hearts, or we had buddhas in our hearts. These were originally two sides of the same coin … ”
Xiao Letian said indifferently, ”I once had a dream, that was an incomparably mystical dream. I dreamed that I was living in a distant future, that a person could fly in the sky, that a ship could swim in the ocean, and that there was a chance to communicate with each other through thousands of miles …”
”In those days, China became much more powerful than it is now. We had weapons that frightened the whole of Europe, we had great productivity that shocked the world, and we had incredible wealth manufacturing capabilities …”
”On the surface, everything looks so beautiful. It seems like we have already obtained everything we seek. Perhaps you think that the world is heaven …”
”But unfortunately, quarrels like the one we had today were common in those days … ”The conflict between public and private interests never stopped. Even though the Chinese of that era had completely solved the problem of food and nutrition, even obesity had become a serious social disease …”
”Haha …” Even in such a prosperous society, quarrels still exist forever! ”Some want the dream of a prosperous great nation, some want the dream of a powerful nation, some want the happiness of their people, and some want their freedom …”
”Arguably speaking, everyone is reasonable. As long as the other party doesn't think the same way as you, then the enemy will want to strangle him to death …”
Xiao Letian laughed, ”In the dream, I was very confused, but after watching today's debate, I finally understand, this is the root of the humans' inferiority …”
”To put it bluntly, today's conflict is a confrontation between two ideologies. If one side is represented by Sakamoto Ryoma, the other side believes that the collective interests of one can be above the individual, and that the survival of one thousand people can be sacrificed by one hundred lives …”
On the other hand, he believes that personal gains are sacred and inviolable. In the eyes of Cai Bixia and the others, life is life, and unless one is willing to sacrifice themselves, others have no right to make decisions … ”
”Public interest first? Or is self-interest sacred and inviolable? Which of you can give the ultimate perfect answer? Don't look at me, I, Xiao Letian, don't have the ability to solve this problem. Even if I can help you all build a strong empire, I can't solve this problem perfectly … ”
”Please remember, I am a statesman, I am not a Buddha …”
The sneering Xiao Letian paced back and forth on the stage, ”But today, I can analyze your hearts … ”I can tear off your superficial righteousness to dig deeper into your hearts about today's matter …”
”Sakamoto Ryoma did anything to win, why would he do that? That's because the Japanese people have been in a very serious crisis of survival for thousands of years... ”Although the Chinese Order has already been written in black and white, the Chinese Clan Gate is wide open. It accepts all applications to join …”
”But in the hearts of these samurai, a sense of danger has always existed. They think that there will be changes to everything … That's right, it's hard for the people living on the continent to imagine. How could a peaceful mountain suddenly turn into a berserk volcano in the blink of an eye? ”