Qian Mu once described the story of a Western silent film - a middle-aged German man who was loyal and honest, started a family, and had social status. Because of the long journey, I met a woman on the train, and the two were in love with each other

Qian Mu once described the story of a Western silent film -

A Middle-aged German man is loyal and honest, has a family and a career, and has social status. Because of the long journey, he met a daughter on the train, and the two agreed to become partners. Falsifying the death of a family member and not returning.

A few years later, the female companion suddenly died, and he also fell down and went out to roam. One night, when he arrived at the house, it happened to be his birthday, and his wife and children were drinking with relatives and friends to commemorate it. The guests dispersed, the family was still gathering and talking, and the lights were brilliant.

This person never dared to knock on the door and go in, only peeping out the window and leaving in a daze. We rejoice and celebrate for survival, we must also mourn for the end of life, and mourn for death because of the joy of survival. If the old man knocked directly on the door and entered, what would be the scene of mourning?

The old man is ashamed of the absurdity and deception of the past, and the family will be surprised and amazed, all of which are very human. If you appear and reunite at this moment, in addition to sighing and marveling, the joy and memory of the past will be erased and no longer exist

Gone. After all, the old man left and was able to preserve the joy of the past family, and the old man himself could miss the happiness of the past family and still feel happy, which can be said to be a great blessing in disbelief.

This story is very humane, the old man's absurd and deceitful behavior is ultimately an unfortunate thing, unfortunately the external circumstances of life, but the absurd and immoral things have to be responsible for themselves.