"Transcendence" - so far, yet so close

Marshall 2022-04-21 09:02:22

"My soul is so far away from me, yet my existence is so real." - Camus "The Outsider" It's been a long, long time since I've seen such a philosophical film, it almost hit me deeply soul. The male protagonist's gloomy despair and occasional flashes of hope and pity in his eyes are really distracting! After so many years, I have tried reading "The Outsider" back and forth, but I still can't understand it, maybe because I was young at the time , do not know the taste of sorrow. Unexpectedly, after watching this movie, I suddenly understood Camus, the absurd indifference was actually because of loneliness, and I felt that I was emptied and only a body was left. You see my presence, but I cannot touch my soul. The pain inflicted on children by indifferent or cruel parents requires them to detach themselves throughout their lives. However, many people fail. Many sad stories and souls spend their whole lives looking for the love and warmth that was missing in childhood. The confusion of wandering in adolescence, in addition to the shadows that can’t be shaken from childhood, there are also the values ​​imposed and marketed on us by this society, those fleeting pleasures, those short-lived pleasures, as if we can seek Liberation, however, does not bring happiness after all. So how do we save ourselves? Or self-inflicted? Perhaps suicide really is the only way to end these fleeting pains. Everyone says everything will be alright. When you look back, the pain of the past is far away, but the pain of the present is nowhere near the end. The teachers at the school really want to help these kids, but they don't get the support of their parents. And these parents are the root of all this evil. Why were they not trained how to be good parents before they had children? The last round of a fresh life is a burden after a brief indulgence of desire, and it may occasionally be a tool for parents to vent their anger. Children who seek love do not get the love of their parents. They either indulge in endless pain, or close their hearts and no longer feel the outside world. Most of the children in this film are subjected to violence from family and society. What's more, domestic violence, no matter how cruel the society is, there is still a home as a haven for shelter, and they are attacked by the enemy. The male protagonist said a very sobering sentence in class: "Having two contradictory thoughts at the same time and believing that both are correct. Even if they know it is a lie, they will believe it. Such examples abound in life. Young people today, influenced by public opinion, believe that Women are vile, whores, bitches, can be played with, bullied, ravaged, humiliated... this is the mass destruction in our lives, 24 hours a day, that drives us to work hard and kill us in silence , in order to protect our minds against the forces that invade our minds and make us increasingly silent, we must learn to read. In order to activate our own imagination, to cultivate our own consciousness and beliefs, we need these skills to defend and defend one's own mind." This is probably the best explanation I've heard of what it means to read. When we can't choose the family and can only bear it, when we happen to be hurt by the society and can't get rid of it, if there are no kind people willing to listen and enlighten us, how can we save ourselves? The only answer to this is reading books. To understand ourselves, to understand society, to understand that all of this is not our fault, and then in desperation to build up our own spirit and value system and tell ourselves that everything will be fine. However, unfortunately, most of the children in the movie should not be able to understand these deep meanings and importance. The female teacher's question to the female student was bloody, but the girl remained unmoved. During the most important period of value formation in their youth, they did not grasp it, but let themselves go and degenerate. It is conceivable that she will pay for this with a lifetime of misery in the future. This movie is so depressing. The male protagonist himself is a victim of his original family. He has never been saved, but fortunately, he is not indifferent, but is always a gentle person and wants to help these children. Tears welled up again and again, but I couldn't cry out, I couldn't help but feel suffocated. Inside is desolate. When we feel the need for warmth, the first thing we do is to hug. How to save yourself? The only answer to this is reading books. To understand ourselves, to understand society, to understand that all of this is not our fault, and then in desperation to build up our own spirit and value system and tell ourselves that everything will be fine. However, unfortunately, most of the children in the movie should not be able to understand these deep meanings and importance. The female teacher's question to the female student was bloody, but the girl remained unmoved. During the most important period of value formation in their youth, they did not grasp it, but let themselves go and degenerate. It is conceivable that she will pay for this with a lifetime of misery in the future. This movie is so depressing. The male protagonist himself is a victim of his original family. He has never been saved, but fortunately, he is not indifferent, but is always a gentle person and wants to help these children. Tears welled up again and again, but I couldn't cry out, I couldn't help but feel suffocated. Inside is desolate. When we feel the need for warmth, the first thing we do is to hug. How to save yourself? The only answer to this is reading books. To understand ourselves, to understand society, to understand that all of this is not our fault, and then in desperation to build up our own spirit and value system and tell ourselves that everything will be fine. However, unfortunately, most of the children in the movie should not be able to understand these deep meanings and importance. The female teacher's question to the female student was bloody, but the girl remained unmoved. During the most important period of value formation in their youth, they did not grasp it, but let themselves go and degenerate. It is conceivable that she will pay for this with a lifetime of misery in the future. This movie is so depressing. The male protagonist himself is a victim of his original family. He has never been saved, but fortunately, he is not indifferent, but is always a gentle person and wants to help these children. Tears welled up again and again, but I couldn't cry out, I couldn't help but feel suffocated. Inside is desolate. When we feel the need for warmth, the first thing we do is to hug.

Throughout our lives, all we have to learn is to embrace each other. Just because "a person can easily learn not to care, but learning to care requires a hundred times more effort and courage". Even if everyone is an island, I don't want to walk through the dark and lonely dawn alone. Reach out before teetering into the abyss, before life's desolate heart stops beating. 2020-07-26 23:42

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  • Henry Barthes: [agitated at assisted living nurse] Let me be very clear here, you stop neglecting his needs, or I will start fucking with yours! I will have you fired! Then it's going to be your family! Your children are gonna be at risk! You got it?

  • Henry Barthes: We have such a responsibility to guide our young so that they don't end up falling apart, falling by the wayside, becoming insignificant.