Reading Shoko the Camel is more frightening than poverty, and it is low-level intelligence

In Lao She's work "Camel Xiangzi", the protagonist Xiangzi was born into poverty, his parents died, and he had to run to a big city to make a living.

He only wants to rely on his own efforts, to get a bowl of stable rice, and to have a small home of his own.

But he worked hard in the big city for many years, and the more he struggled, the more he sank to the bottom of society.

When I first read this book, I thought that Shoko's poverty was due to bad luck and cruel society.

After truly experiencing the winds, frosts, snow and rain of life, I found that shoko's tragedy actually stems from the inferiority of other people's humanity.

Shoko, who is honest on the surface, actually has more calculations in his mind.

This kind of low-level intelligence can trap people's lives more than poverty.

1 Stare at the person in front of you and miss the long term

Like all young people who have just entered the society, Shoko, who has just begun to drift north, is full of hope.

He has endless strength, and he is willing to learn to pull a car.

The young Shoko believes that as long as he is willing to rent a car for a thousand days, he can save enough money to buy his own car and embark on the road to prosperity.

Unfortunately, Xiangzi only bought a new car, and was snatched away by the rebels and the people with the car.

He tried his best to escape, and the car that had pinned all his hopes on him did not know where it had been taken by the arrogant soldiers.

Honest Shoko had to save money from scratch.

However, he ignored that at this time, he was already different from the stunned Qing who only had strength three years ago.

He has technology and reputation.

The owner of the depot is willing to provide low-interest loans, and colleagues who work together for the house also suggest that he engage in private fundraising to buy cars.

Shoko, who is conservative in nature, does not want to pay more interest and is not willing to have a financial relationship with others.

He stubbornly believed that money was only safe if it was in his hands.

He carefully held his old book, but he did not expect that misfortune would fall from heaven.

The main family of his own work got into trouble, the detective did not catch the main family, but he was intimidated by Xiangzi, and Xiangzi was forced to hand over all his savings, and the dream of buying a car became a bubble again.

When I saw this before, I always felt that the society was dark and the people's hearts were sinister, and I felt wronged for Shoko.

But now that I think about it, what if there was no such catastrophe?

Shoko is getting older and weaker, and maybe an illness or an accident will drain his thin savings.

What's more, cars are becoming popular and rickshaws are becoming obsolete.

The path chosen by Shoko, in the long run, is destined to decline.

The Nature of Poverty says:

The poor do not understand the rules of social operation, are shackled in a mode of exhaustion, and can only stand still.

Because every day of life is filled with labor, trying my best to meet the immediate needs.

There is no energy to think about long-term development, thinking that the future will be so smooth day after day, forever.

But they don't know that the years are like shuttles, and society is changing every moment.

How many people who are stuck in their own ways are unconsciously crushed to pieces by life.

When the world abandons you, it never says hello.

So, don't just stick your head in pulling the car.

Look up at the road, walk in the trend of the times, in order to step step by step towards your own road.

2 The more you want to take shortcuts, the more you will take a desperate path

Although the dream of buying a car on his own was shattered, fate left a path for Shoko.

He is diligent and steady, and is favored by the daughter of the owner of the depot, Tiger Girl.

At first Shoko was very resistant.

Because Tiger Girl is old and ugly, she also designs him with very disgraceful means.

He tried to escape, but he could not fight the fierce tiger girl, plus all the savings in his hands were lost, and Shoko simply comforted herself:

When people are old and old, they will still be poor, and it is better to marry a tiger girl and always get a few cars as a dowry.

However, Tiger Lady's father did not look up to Shoko's coachman identity and short-sightedness, and he was not willing to spend his life working hard, cheap foreign surnames, and categorically sold the depot and ran away.

When the boss's wishful thinking failed, Shoko had to pull up the second-hand car bought with the money of Tiger Girl's private house and make a living from hard work again.

But at this time, he had long lost the mood of just entering The North Plain.

Every day at work, it's half struggle, half coping.

Looking at all this in front of him, his heart was full of resentment towards Tiger Girl, and frustration for the future.

The British philosopher Bacon said that the nearest shortcut on the road of life is usually the worst road.

The moment you decide to take a shortcut, it seems that you have saved a journey of hard work, but what you can lose is the ability forged when you work hard, the will honed in the ups and downs, and the connections and experience accumulated in the struggle.

All the practices that are missed are hidden dangers buried by fate.

Maybe at some point in the future, it will suddenly burst out and destroy reality to the point of totality.

People who are accustomed to taking shortcuts, just like Shoko, have long been worn away, and they no longer have the courage to cut through thorns and thorns and move forward.

The more people want to take shortcuts, the easier it will be to go to the end of the road.

3 If you only think about losing, you will not get it

Although Shoko hated tiger girls, this family also gave him a little warmth after all.

Unfortunately, it was not long before tiger girl died in childbirth, and in order to handle the funeral, Shoko had to sell her foreign car.

After some tossing, he turned back to empty-handed, and this confusion almost crushed Shoko.

Fortunately, Xiao Fuzi has always been with him.

Although she is lowly, she is gentle and considerate, and almost meets all of Shoko's expectations for a future wife.

But Shoko refuses to accept Xiaofuzi.

Because Xiaofuzi has a rotten gambler father and two underage brothers.

Xiangzi calculated that if he married Xiaofuzi, he would have to carry the bottomless pit of the other woman's family and bring two oil bottles.

But I don't want to think about it, the two younger brothers are more than ten years old, and they are both good children.

As long as everyone unites and stays up for a few years to wait for their brothers to become adults, they may not be able to live a good life.

He just promised Xiao Fuzi lightly, and when I mixed up and came back to find you, he left them and only cared about finding a life for himself.

It wasn't until the lord promised to let Xiaofuzi exchange her labor for a chartered car that Shoko dared to come back to her.

But by the time Shoko returned, this bitter woman had already hanged herself a few months ago.

The tragedy of a momentary retreat, but a permanent loss, is deplorable, but even more sobering.

Blindly afraid of loss, so that the head and tail are afraid, will inevitably miss the opportunity and happiness.

Blindly wanting to take, just wanting to sit back and enjoy its success and refuse to give, will inevitably be annoying, so that the crowd will rebel.

The more things in this world are always, the less blessed they are.

The more calculating you are, the more unfortunate you are; the more you calculate, the poorer you will only become.

As the American psychologist William said: "People who are too calculating in everything are actually unhappy." ”

If you only focus on the immediate interests and are too calculating, you may lose to nothing one day in the future, and then regret it.

4 Take advantage of the moment, lose the blessings of the world

Without a car, without a lover, and without all her expectations for the future, Shoko completely lived the most hated look of her year.

He began to pull the car like other coachmen, stealing and slipping, and asking for prices from guests.

He also learned to smoke, drink, gamble, and prostitute.

When he had no money to spend, he made up all kinds of reasons to borrow money from his old patron and other coachmen.

Relying on the generous character accumulated over many years, many people are willing to borrow money from him to save the emergency.

But as soon as the money arrived, he exchanged it for spirits, bad cigarettes, chips on the gambling table...

The borrowed money was wasted by Shoko in this way, and there was no time to return it.

Such a trick of deception is not a long-term solution after all.

Xiangzi, whose reputation has been stinking, has nowhere to borrow money and nowhere to work.

In the end, the sick Andryu Shoko can only survive by sending funerals for others and exchanging a little reward for money.

The young man who was once full of vigor sent his life to the bottom of society.

Xu Teli said: "There is no cheap thing in the world, and whoever wants to take advantage of it will suffer losses." ”

Indulging in greed for a while loses the bottom line of being a human being and the fundamental way to deal with the world.

Gaining temporary benefits undermines the trust of others and long-term connections.

Every gain that doesn't need to be paid will end up paying you back in a more painful way.

Don't lose your reputation and life for a little insignificant cheapness.

5

In this life, Shoko has experienced three ups and three downs.

At every juncture of choice, he tried to preserve the immediate interests.

But without exception, he pushed himself into a more miserable abyss.

When I was reading, I only thought that Shoko was pitiful and ridiculous.

But outside of books, who can guarantee that they have not fallen into Shoko's predicament?

Just worry about running for food and clothing every day, but do not know that it has deviated from the development trend of the industry or society.

He only cared about fighting for the immediate interests, but he did not know that in the midst of his calculations, he had already overdrawn his future blessings.

The years are like a big river going east, gushing and passing, the wrong choice can not be repeated, regret will not help.

Never calculate the momentary gains and losses, and do not use small cleverness to take advantage of small advantages.

People with real great wisdom, choose a correct direction, and have been deeply cultivating.

No matter in which era, sooner or later you will be able to break out of your own piece of the world.