Chapter 571 Human beings cannot learn any lessons from history
Russell took a deep breath.
There was no obvious smile on his face, but his emerald green pupils became extremely bright.
Just watching "Strangler" and "The Inferior" transform into "Mahabhara" and "Wolf Talk", these two people who are very similar in every sense finally cut off their painful past and ushered in a new era.
Now that he was happy, Russell felt that his heart was satisfied.
He used to feel a little confused about the future. But now, he can finally be convinced that the path he is taking is definitely not the wrong path.
Not for absolute justice, nor for eternal victory...
He cannot become the "God of Justice". As a human being, he cannot give absolutely fair punishment to everyone, and cannot be a judge recognized by everyone. Because only then did he truly realize... what people long for,
It's not just as simple as being fair.
Essentially, what people long for is the "happiness" brought by "justice." And to reach the other side of happiness, you need more than just justice.
People need more abundant resources, so people want to meet the "basis for survival"; people want a more convenient lifestyle, so people need enough "wisdom"; people want to eliminate unnecessary disputes, so people
To achieve "understanding"; people hope that they can become better, and to have inner self-confidence, they need to become "strong and beautiful".
People hope that the world will become "just", that everyone can become "rich", and that the future will always be full of "hope".
——And Russell is not an omnipotent God. Even if "God" is resurrected, He will not be able to complete all of this.
Because everyone's desires are inherently conflicting. What everyone thinks in their hearts is slightly different from everyone else's. And if these seemingly small differences extend infinitely to a long time later, they will turn into countless different things.
future.
Russell was confused because of this.
He couldn't satisfy all his desires, let alone satisfy all his desires. Even if he defeated the monkey-faced eagle with Sheath, he still had his own desire - he wanted to defeat Sheath.
And he will have to knock down the dragon again, gain the approval of the elf directors, or defeat it; he will also have to devour the dream. In the future, what will he defeat and devour?
There are endless Twilight Species in the universe. If he is defeated, will all his previous struggles be meaningless?
And if he continues to get stronger, take care of everyone, and defeat all enemies, then is he a weapon, a person, an omnipotent statue, or a machine to solve disasters?
——Although in front of the Pope, Russell showed his determination and realized the loopholes and flaws in the "promotion" plan.
But then I thought about it, Russell would rather not see such a long-term future.
He knew that the Pope's plan would eventually fail, and that the "now" he had sacrificed everything to protect would be in vain... But if the time dimension continues to lengthen, considering the future thousands of years later, he will face new enemies.
, who still chose the "old plan" at that time, is he not the next "promotion" - will he be defeated by the next brave man?
As long as Russell is a human being, he cannot always be right; but if he wants to become a god, wouldn't he be on the same path as being promoted to a monkey-faced eagle? How can he prove that he is right?
But now...Russell's complicated and painful heart has finally been somewhat relieved.
The inferior, who always had a cold face, now has a shy look on his face and tilts his head; the ferocious and cruel strangulation is now cowering beside the operating chair like a tamed big cat. Their hearts in the past were all
Painful and lonely, but now they have found the meaning of their existence.
The bad guy gave up his pointless and meaningless revenge, and Strangler gave up his self-deceptive "betrayal".
They all thought that they would pay the price for their whole lives on this road. When they walked on that road, they never considered that one day they would leave here.
But if they are now, looking back...
You will definitely realize your own immaturity in the past and feel ashamed of your own extremes.
This definitely makes sense.
He doesn't need to be a devil, a saint, or a god. Because Russell has not taken on all that, giving up the awareness of smiling and appreciating the little bits and pieces of happiness in front of him...
Because from the beginning, he didn't need to think about such a distant future.
He is just a "hero".
It is not to eliminate all tragedies, nor to defeat all sins and demons - it is not an extreme and sharp blade, but a shield as smooth as Aegis and as clean as a mirror.
A hero who fights to protect "happiness".
Do your best to save all the tragedies around you...
If you love people, you will love more people; if you love mankind, you will love the world.
"…Thank you."
Without any warning, Russell thanked the stragglers and the inferior ones.
Both of them were confused, but Russell smiled as easily as a cat.
Even people like Strangler and The Bad, who are burdened with too heavy a past, Russell can save them from tragedy - wouldn't it be easier to help other people?
Just like the name "Fuji Society".
An organization that only exists to help others - in that case, there is no need to think about it more.
Russell suddenly understood why his mentor just opened the door and left him without discussing it with him.
Because at that time, he couldn't say anything meaningful. He lost the most powerful "argument", so he could only talk in vain.
No need to say anything. Just send him here and witness the happiness of the two, and Russell will naturally understand everything.
"I see………"
Combining the last conversation with his mentor, Russell finally understood his mentor’s ultimate purpose of being the “opener” to pull him over.
Her wish is to completely overturn the "Tower of the End".
This meant breaking the seal of the dream, but that was not her purpose.
Because this also means that this world that has been stranded for thousands of years will truly connect to the dream world. It is like turning on a device in airplane mode and connecting to the Internet again... At that time, the world will experience a real
tests, but also real opportunities.
If Russell is still afraid of the unknown difficulties, standing still and fearing the future disasters without daring to move forward... How is this different from those unreasonable people who are afraid of the end of the world and the collapse of the sky?
Russell finally understood how to refute the Pope——
It was like after a quarrel ended, I went home and went to sleep, and suddenly woke up in the middle of the night - that's what I should have said at the time!
——Because in the final analysis, this is not the world that "belongs" to them.
This world does not belong to Kaosheng, let alone Russell; people are free. They have not conquered this world, and this planet is not their private property. In this case, they have no right to care for themselves out of fear of future disasters.
Stagnating the development of the world and killing certain possibilities for the future.
That's too arrogant. And short-sighted.
Russell realized with some guilt that the words he had used to disparage the Pope could also be applied to himself.
Since it is a matter in the future, let it be solved by the future; since it is a disaster for all mankind in the future, let it be solved by all mankind in the future. When looking at the future from the "now", we will always feel worried and fearful; but for future mankind
, and it’s definitely not just the current level.
"Wait a minute, the instructor doesn't mean..."
Russell suddenly remembered what his mentor said, "Think about what Russell would do." He originally thought that this was another joke by the mentor.
But now that he had woken up and looked back - he realized that his mentor had already given him the answer.
Because the "Russell" here does not refer to him, but to the "philosopher Russell".
That "Russell" believed that all human activities originate from impulse
and wishes. And individual goodness is the realization of "desires".
People all want to satisfy their own wishes, and human beings are social animals and will always love others. If you want to satisfy the wishes of the greatest number of people, you should pursue universal good as a matter of course.
Although individual wishes are different or even conflicting, where the wishes can coexist, there is always more "total good" and can "satisfy a greater total amount of wishes" than where the wishes conflict. That is,
It is said that "universal good" is convergent and can take the limit - it will eventually converge to "the coexistence of wishes".
Therefore, universal good is inevitable in the long enough - or infinite future. Love is preferable to hate, cooperation is preferable to competition, help is preferable to plunder, and peace is preferable to war. The only problem is that human beings cannot
To reach "infinity", we must speed up.
If we want to seek final salvation through accelerated means, humans must resort to science.
Science does not refer to "steel technology that excludes psychic powers and magic", but refers to a knowledge system based on testable explanations to predict objective things, and a practical method of understanding the world.
It’s not just Sogo Island’s desire for endless truth, nor is it the decryption of Sun Island’s inductive knowledge system and ancient technology, nor is it the integration of Tongshen Island’s industrial system. It’s not truth, it’s not knowledge, it’s not technology—
—but a clear method***.
Since the future of mankind has long been in danger, only when mankind is indeed on a path that can bring more possibilities, and when enough people are fully aware of all this, can the future of mankind be realized.
rest assured.
——The path of elves and dragons was wrong from the beginning.
They should not hide the truth about the future or cover up the past history. If they had announced everything from the beginning, perhaps thousands of years later, mankind would have thought of a solution to the problem.
They still fear future disasters from the perspective of the past disaster, firmly regard it as an "unstoppable" doomsday, and attack all optimists who deny the doomsday. The destruction of old human civilization has made this world
The eighty-four inheritors were frightened... so they chose to "act as rulers" and rule the world with their own understanding of what is correct.
So, think back...
——How is this essentially different from the promotion plan?
The mistakes made by the named elves a thousand years ago are exactly the same as those promoted today. In order to fight against future disasters, they sacrificed the entire "now". With confidence in their own pure and resolute will,
He became "the forerunner, caregiver and protector of mankind" and became the most special ruler.
In order to prevent themselves from decaying, they deliberately made their spirits and hearts immortal. For this they paid a sufficient price. But thousands of years have passed, these immortals are still corrupted by time.
The end is coming. They become desperate, decadent, and depraved.
The Pope "promoted" was disgusted by the ignorance, slowness and conservatism of those elves, but he was also walking on this path. Russell, who had previously been confused and wanted to become a god, also gradually walked towards this path unconsciously.
"The only lesson that mankind has learned from history is that it has not learned any lessons from history..."
Human beings keep repeating the same mistakes.
Only now has Russell realized the weight of this sentence. In an era where [history] has been obliterated, even this most important warning has been forgotten by everyone.