After sitting at his desk and thinking deeply for a long time, Verak decided to take out the hidden theory of equality.
He has read all the other files, but Chris and Francis only finished half of "Equality", which he spent his life writing. After reading two chapters, it has been sealed to this day, and he dare not read it again.
The light of the desk lamp shone on "On Equality" placed on the desk. Verak studied the notebook with heavy content. For a long time, he turned to the third chapter.
[Anyone who does not want to see the principle of human equality should at least admit that there is a principle of citizen equality. The equality of citizens that I understand rationally means equality in all aspects of criminal law, political law, and civil law, and emotionally it means personality and dignity.
, Equality in all aspects of spirit. (Note: 1)]
[In fact, if we observe most of the current society from a certain angle, we will find that this kind of civil equality has not only been established in reality, but has also been promulgated in law. For example, Bresci, as a unified
The whole appears in the international community, it is a whole that is ready to defend its rights, and therefore it is represented by its army. So what is the recognized principle for organizing the army? It is equality. Because it can be said that all citizens must
Participate in military service, and every soldier may become a marshal of Bressy. Of course, I know that this is not true at all. There is inequality everywhere. (Note: 1)]
[The rich can be hereditary, and there is no real competition for courage and talent. Some people rely on the privileges of their parents' wealth, like the aristocrats under the old system, to become natural-born officers after graduating from school, or at least enjoy a
Specialized education paves the way for their promotion. On the other hand, the sons of craftsmen and vineyard workers, no matter how outstanding their talents are, and no matter how magnificent the courage their nature has given them, all they gain is precisely
Be a nobody. (Note: 1)]
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That night, Verak did not sleep.
He spent a whole night reading the nine chapters of this unfinished book. The book was just as he expected. It seemed to have a magical power. The more he read, the more questions he had. The more questions he had, the more he had to pass.
Read on to find out.
Unfortunately, this book has only finished Chapter 9, "Three Possibilities of Inequality," and more content has not yet been written.
Chris Francis gave a thorough analysis and understanding of equality in the book, which opened up a whole new world for Verak, but what he was more eager to know was how to change it?
Verak already knows how decadent and ignorant the flag flying in the current society is, but does knowing that you are wrong mean that you know what is right? No. Does knowing that you are wrong mean that you know how to get better? No.
No.
Like a doctor, Chris found out what kind of disease the patient was suffering from, but everything came to an abrupt end, and then he could only watch his disease worsen and die. What's more, the diseases in the world are worse than one person's
are more complex and difficult to treat.
After staring at the last page for a long time, Verak found that there were signs of being torn, and there were also prints on the blank pages after Chapter 9 that could be vaguely seen under the light.
When this clue came up, Verak quickly picked up the book and carefully observed the marks under the lamp.
The title imprint on the first line of the blank page, because of the large font, Verak could vaguely see was the font of 'Chapter 10: How We Change'.
The mark on the back is not obvious, you can only see that it was broken after a few lines were written, and then, the page with the content on it was torn off.
Was it torn off by Carmine?
This idea first came to Verak's mind, but he quickly denied it.
No matter which chapter of this book is published, it will cause an uproar. If it was Carmine, why did he just tear out this page instead of destroying the entire book?
It was obvious that Chris had torn it up himself. As for why he tore it off, Verak knew clearly from the fact that it only contained a few lines.
Chris doesn't know how to change the current situation.
Chris and Francis, who were gradually accepted as the truth by Verac, were actually still in the exploratory stage. While they were marching in protest, forming the Equality Association to gather strength, and writing books about equality for the general public to read, they were still in despair.
Developing.
Verak remained silent and closed the book.
The answer he wanted to know, Chris and the others also wanted to know, but now everyone is still looking for it.
Even Chris and the others didn't know yet, and Verak became pessimistic. Some things may never have answers. If there is no correct answer, how can we judge that the current system is wrong?
After hiding "Equality" again, Verak lay on the bed.
It was already getting light at this time, and he opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
He was puzzled to understand.
Why are there people like Chris in this world?
Chris gave up his privileged life to fight for the rights of lower-class people like them who were never taken seriously. Verak could also understand that this was a kind of greatness.
However, risking his life to do something for which he didn't even know the answer, Verak didn't understand why Chris would do it. He really wanted to see Chris and ask him, what is the purpose of this? You don't even know the answer?
If you don’t know what it is, why do it?
After thinking about it, fatigue came over him. Verak didn't want others to see that he was tired while eating breakfast, so he stopped thinking about it and let his mind go to sleep.
In the early morning of Tuesday, August 1, Verak, who had not slept for long, was woken up by his servant. He had breakfast with the Thomas family and returned to the bedroom again.
Although the crisis had been resolved, Carmine had no intention of rearranging Verak's activities. Verak did not dare to ask rashly for fear of arousing Carmine's alert.
It's not easy to even see Daniel now. Verak can't receive any information from the outside world, so he can't do anything.
With nothing to do, the first thing Verak did when he returned to the room was to catch up on his sleep. He slept until noon, and after lunch, Verak was no longer sleepy, and he didn't even have the simplest way to pass the time.
He didn't know when he started to be unable to tolerate this kind of life that once seemed easy.
After standing in front of the window and being distracted for a long time, Verak's brain suddenly twitched, and he took out "The Theory of Equality" again, turned to the end of Chapter 9, and repeatedly looked at the bigger questions raised by Chris in the final content.
After watching for a long time, Verak raised his head and looked at the time. Unexpectedly, more than an hour had passed.
He wanted to know the answer so much.
So by some strange coincidence, I picked up the pen and re-wrote the title on the blank page.
【Chapter 10: How do we change?】
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Note 1: The content is adapted from "On Equality" written by Pierre Leroux