Children can't be heroes

Shanna 2022-04-23 07:04:11

A hero becomes a hero not just because he chooses to be the opposite of the villain, but because he represents something.
Happiness is insulated from heroes. Heroes are often the most glorious people, but rarely the most successful and happiest people. To choose to be a hero is to choose pain, sacrifice, loss, and sometimes death. So fathers in a democratic society don't say "I want my child to grow up to be a hero," they say, "I want my child to grow up to be happy." It's society and the audience that need heroes, not really love them people.
"It doesn't matter if you eat more, you can spit it out if you have more."
Colin always said that. The best rookie in boxing always has some tricks. These tricks may be useful in the short term, but when it comes to the real arena, it still depends on absolute strength. You can't win the championship by cheating and cheating, and a life of just living is not worth living a lifetime to experience. Obedience to desire can experience fleeting joy and the pleasure of being in charge, while success requires firm will and good control over oneself. Everyone has a talent, but very few can make the most of it, which is why most people are ordinary people.
It is impossible to tell which one is better between following one's self and abiding by principles. Every path is a choice in life. Which one is better to take? Takeshi Kitano didn't have an answer either. Drinking alcohol will put on weight and weaken your physique, but it can bring you a breather from a grueling workout, or a substitute for a former friendship.
What Kobayashi brings to Xinzhi is not only some crooked ways, but also love and company. Xinzhi chose boxing not out of his own heart, but a passive adaptation in the face of changes in the external situation. Ah Sheng felt that he was not the material, so he quit very early, but the quiet and tenacious Xin Zhi stayed, even if it was the loser in the end. The originally beautiful and bright girl and the serious boy, one opened a taxi and the other continued to entertain, as if life had never changed. The sky remains the same, and the child has grown up. The advantage of Ah Sheng is that he can always look forward. "We are just getting started" is his life creed. He is willing to learn boxing and join the gang. Although every choice he makes will be self-inflicted, at least he is free and unrestrained. Xinzhi represents the more normal and quieter one, who behaves like a saint. It seems that he can become a hero, but happiness can only be ignored.
The hero is not just the opposite of the villain, he also stands for something, be it justice, ideals, family, friends, society or country. The villain stands for himself, and the hero stands for something beyond himself, immutable. You can't be a hero by being yourself, and after a turn around, children can't be heroes.

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