C1297 Sublimation of the Peoples Heart (1/2)
”Look at that statue of mother and son outside Boss Mi's shop, it's just a bronze statue, in my eyes, it's the Bodhisattva that righteousness our hearts, because the mother and son met calamity let us see the ignorance and greed in our hearts, their blood washed away the filthiness in our hearts …”
A high-spirited youth stood in the crowd without any fear. He looked at these people, who were more likely to be uncles or grandpas than him, and said what he was thinking.
”Why? Have you ever thought about why? ”
”Why don't the Russian fleet dare to take a detour against us? Why did they only dare to sneak attack the Amami Oshima? ”Isn't it because we became stronger …”
”Why are thirty thousand enemy troops in the vicinity? Our Na Ba doesn't have a curfew? Why was everyone still able to sit in the tavern and talk about current affairs? ”Why didn't you run back home in fright and guard that jar of rice from the others?”
”Why is the commercial street still open? Why did the Boss Mi's food shops not only not increase the price while there was a robbery, but also not restrict the supply? Are we really in a war? ”
The continuous stream of question marks left countless adults speechless. Right? Why? Why aren't we afraid? Why is the order of the city not disorderly at all?
”Because we are strong! Not only are the weapons in our hands stronger, our minds are also stronger! ”
”In the past, we were just a bunch of mice that were scared out of our wits. We were afraid of not eating, afraid of not having anything to wear, afraid of not having a place to live … ”Even if we have all of these, and are afraid of any robbers at any time, if they break into the house and take everything from us …”
”Aren't there many bandits in this world? When the Japanese Shimadzu Family colonized the Ryukyu, what kind of life did we lead? When everyone was wandering around Qing Dynasty, how did those corrupt officials and Baji s bully us? ”
”Not to mention the British, the French, the Russian... ”So what if those non-humankind beings don't want to drink our blood?”
”Because everyone has fear in their hearts and because everyone does not have a sense of security, when faced with such a life and death situation, the first thing you will do is to protect your own personal interests and the small benefits of your own family …” This is not shameful, this is only for survival, because you do not know who will save you, and even more so, do not know how to save yourselves! ”
”It was just like that statue. At that time, we were like children under our mothers' feet. We didn't dare to stand in the face of the outside world's harsh weather. We didn't know that the next moment, it was that big foot that stepped on us, trampling us to death …”
”He has no one to rely on but is as pitiable as a child. He has no means of resisting against all the storms, and all he can do is rely on his instincts to defend. Therefore, when facing bandits, he chose to rob weaker people to survive.”
The young man clenched both his fists and all the muscles in his body tensed up. He held his neck up and shouted, ”But it's not the same now …” We are not orphans, we have the Prime Minister's protection, and we have the Chinese army to protect us! ”
”Just like how a wandering orphan has found her scattered parents, from now on our hearts are at peace! We know very well that even if we meet with the most brutal enemy, at the very least, there will be a strong army protecting us, and at least tens of millions of Chinese people will be hugging us to protect us. At least, there will be a Prime Minister who will act like a good father and come up with ideas for us to protect us from the wind and rain! ”
”Because of this sense of security, we can sit here and talk, point at the rivers and mountains. We don't have to worry about whether our rice vat is empty, and we don't have to be afraid that our beautiful daughter-in-law will be taken away by the hungry wolves!”