A few weeks ago, the Sunday Times gave an exclusive interview to 57-year-old actress Monica Bellucci and published a recent photo of her.
Many netizens wrote the same sentence in the message area: "She has wrinkles and has become fat, but she is still beautiful." ”
This sentence is a classic line in her famous movie "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily".
20 years ago, Monica's charm was discovered by the great director Giuseppe Tornadore and presented it perfectly in the film.
But when you watch this movie, you will find that this beautiful legend that happened in Sicily is not beautiful at all, but makes people feel resentful and depressed.
The heroine Marlena, played by Monica, suffered endless humiliation and injury just because she was too beautiful.
Her story allows us to see a kind of evil in human nature.
That is, there are always some people who can't see others' good, who are not accustomed to the popularity of others, and it is best to live worse than themselves forever.
Jealousy breeds too much malice
In the late spring of 1941, the salty and wet sea breeze woke up the teenagers of Sicily.
They flew in droves through the dilapidated alleys, just to meet the "little town goddess" Marlena and feel the charming atmosphere she exuded.
Among them, the 13-year-old boy Reinaldo, seemed particularly nervous and excited.
When his gaze fell on Marlena's graceful body and long flowing hair, his heart seemed to grow on her, and he decided to be Marlena's faithful guardian and follow her forever.
Because of shyness, Reinaldo did not dare to come forward to talk, he could only watch from a distance during the day and sneak a peek at night.
In fact, not only Reinaldo, but all the men in the town were deeply attracted to Marlena's beauty.
But for Marlena, beauty, far from being a good thing, has caused her to be madly jealous of women.
They always glared at Marlena, even baseless rumors, and cursed them with great malice.
Especially after Marlena's husband went out with the army, rumors about her were even more noisy. She became the only heroine of Peach News, focusing on everyone's banter and ridicule.
In fact, Marlena never had any thoughts, just an ordinary person who kept to herself.
Shakespeare once said, "Those who take jealousy and evil as nourishment, when they see the best, dare to take a bite." ”
Some people can't change the fact that they are "inferior to people", and endless malice grows from jealousy in their hearts.
No woman in the whole town wanted to be friends with Marlena, and no company wanted to hire her.
Some people even wrote letters to the government falsely accusing her of not keeping women's morals, which led to Marlena's father losing his job and breaking off relations with her.
Gradually, Marlena never wanted to go out again, and she stayed at home all day, unable to figure out who she had offended.
The writer Fan Bone Wood said: "Some people, even if you have not offended him, he will be jealous of you, slander you, and even want to destroy you." ”
When these people see that others are more beautiful than themselves, they rack their brains to create rumors and cause trouble; when they see that others are happy, they try to make some stumbling blocks; when they see that other people's good deeds are approaching, they harm others and hinder themselves.
Even if you are not at fault, in their eyes, you live well, is the biggest mistake.
Human nature is jealous, and we must learn to restrain the greed of the heart.
Otherwise, it will harm others and deviate from the direction of your own life.
The smaller the pattern, the less good it is
The ancients said: "Jealous of people's abilities, fortunate people's losses." ”
Those who are accustomed to jealousy always like to see others ugly, and it is best that the other party encounters some misfortune.
On this day, the news of The sacrifice of Marlena's husband came from the battlefield, and Marlena was devastated, but the others seemed extremely excited.
Women lament that God has eyes, and men try their best to harass them. Among them, the dentist Kusimano is the most shameless one.
He often wandered in front of Marlena's house in the middle of the night, and shamelessly exclaimed his love.
Ironically, instead of resenting him, his wife took Marlena to court.
In a hurry, Marlena turned to her lawyer, Sentobi, to help her get through the difficulties.
However, Sentobi is not a good person, and he uses the lawyer's fee to force Marlena to become his mistress.
Later, the German soldiers occupied this Italian town, and the people's life became more and more difficult, and many people were on the verge of starvation.
In the moment of crisis, no one cared about the situation, but they all stared at Marlena with a ghostly heart.
The men could not bear her patronage for serving the German soldiers; the women were indignant because she had eaten enough.
In fact, Marlena did not have a good life, and she only entered the German barracks for a bite to eat.
It was only in the eyes of others that she seemed to live in heaven.
Anger is raging in people's hearts, and with just one exit, Marlena can be burned to ashes.
One day after the German withdrawal, the women dragged Marlena from her home to the street, tore her clothes and beat her fiercely until Marlena was naked and covered in blood.
When they pounced on Marlena like a pack of wolves and tossed at him, the men who admired him watched quietly from the sidelines.
Marlena collapsed, she roared at the crowd, but in response to her, there was only a piercing "roll" sound.
The next day, Marlena was gone, and she went to the far side alone.
Psychologically, there is a "crab effect":
When there is a crab in the basket, it will always try to climb out, but after putting in more than two crabs, it does not have to worry.
Because, whenever a crab tried to climb outside, his companions would drag it and then fall back into the basket together.
In life, there are always some people who live like crabs in a basket, their eyes only staring at their companions, but ignoring the whole situation of survival.
Their idea is simple, you either live worse than me or you're as bad as I am, but you definitely can't live better than me.
As for the living environment, life planning, moral cultivation, etc., they have never paid attention to it.
Many times, the smaller the pattern, the more people will only look at others.
People who "can't see others' good" are actually vulnerable
After Marlena left, people continued to live poor and boring lives in the turbulent years.
On this day, Marlena's husband, Nino, suddenly appeared in the square.
It turned out that the battle had taken his health and an arm, but it did not kill him.
He found his home occupied by a bunch of beggars and his wife was missing.
Gradually, Nino heard about his wife's old days, and he did not believe that her wife was a "slut" in everyone's mouth, but he could do nothing about everything that happened.
Just when Nino was overwhelmed, he received an anonymous letter.
This letter was actually written by the boy Reinaldo.
Renaldo not only clarified the facts for Marlena, but also told Nino that the train that Marlena was on was on to Messina.
If there is one good person to find out from the town, it may be Raynerdo.
He has no less admiration for Marlena than any man, but only he has been able to protect her with his heart.
A few days later, Nino disappeared, just as Marlena had disappeared in the first place, without causing any waves.
But the story was far from over, and a year later, Nino returned with Marlena.
As they crossed the square with arms across them, those who had insulted them did not dare to look at them.
There seemed to be a power that emanated from the pair of bitter men and helped them to repel all malice.
When marlena returned, she seemed to have changed as a person, she no longer dodged, and she didn't care at all what others said.
She lived her life firmly and calmly, cleaning herself up every day, carrying a basket to the market to buy vegetables, and when she returned home, she cooked delicious dishes for her husband.
On the contrary, those who did not see her well at the beginning were lost.
They no longer spread rumors, no longer slander behind their backs, dare not look directly at Marlena's figure, and even some people take the initiative to show favor to Marlena.
In fact, people who "can't see others' good" are vulnerable.
Just ignoring them and living your life well is the biggest blow back to them.
Emerson once said, "The strong tend to become stronger, just as the weak tend to become weaker." ”
The best way to deal with jealous people is to choose to ignore, with a tenacious heart, to hold up an umbrella for the wind and rain of their own.
There is a saying in the Yogi's Treatise: "The heart is tainted and does not like him, so it is called jealousy." ”
Jealousy, which stems from a person's greed and selfishness, magnifies the "evil" in human nature to the extreme, which makes people shudder.
"The Beautiful Legend of Sicily", what is finally presented on the screen is not only the story of the rebirth of a beautiful woman, but also a human drama under the microscope.
Marlena, saddled with the original sin of "beauty," falls into a web of jealousy.
When she came out of the danger of nine deaths, she found that those who did not see her well were just fragile "paper tigers".
When you watch this movie, you may feel sad about the cruel plot, but don't forget, this also includes Marlena's way to break the game.
That is, we should not only not be jealous people, but also make ourselves stronger, not afraid of the dangers of the world, and bravely live ourselves.
Encourage your friends.
Author | Jin Shanyue should have nothing to dwell in, but to be born with his heart.
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