Preface
The former man of the hour, a generation of famous generals, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, his life has become a story that future generations talk about. He became famous at a young age, brave and unparalleled, and even fought on the battlefield, galloping the world, in countless battles, he had impressive performances, and countless exploits also made him a hegemon.
In his life, the most embarrassing thing is his battle to cross the river, after that battle, he fell into despair, and finally chose to kill himself, ending his life at the age of 34.
So, why did he choose to commit suicide at this time? In fact, before he died, Xiang Yu once made it clear that he did not choose to die because he was afraid of failure, but because he deeply saw the ugliness of human nature after failure, so he made such a decision, therefore, we can see that in this regard, his mentality is very advanced and very profound.
The reason why Xiang Yu chose to commit suicide
In fact, for Xiang Yu, he is not a person who is afraid of failure, in fact, after his failure, he still has the idea of making a comeback, but he just missed that opportunity, he is not to avoid failure, but he feels that he can't bear such a failure, which is also because he saw the ugliness of human nature and deeply felt hopeless.
First of all, Xiang Yu is not a person who is afraid of failure
For Xiang Yu, he is not a person who is afraid of failure, whether it is militarily or politically, many of his actions are full of adventurous spirit, for example, when fighting against the Qin State, he once proposed that he hoped to send a team of good horses and elite soldiers to fight against the Qin army, and other people at that time were very incomprehensible to his approach, and felt that this would only increase the senseless sacrifice, but this is not the case, because of the existence of this team, the Qin army suffered heavy losses in the next few battles, on average, there will be hundreds of casualties in each battle, such a result, which also allowed Xiang Yu to successfully complete his goal, it can be seen that he is not a person who is afraid of failure.
Secondly, his suicide was just a momentary impulse:
On the other hand, in fact, the main reason why Xiang Yu chose to commit suicide on the bank of the Wujiang River was not because he was afraid of failure, nor for any other reason, it can only be said that at that time, he only lost himself for a short time, so he made such a decision, and before he committed suicide, in fact, in his heart, he always had the idea of making a comeback, but he didn't wait for the next opportunity, and the later historical facts also proved this, because after Xiang Yu committed suicide, many people, including Liu Bang, were very sad and distressed, They don't want to believe that Xiang Yu has passed away like this, it can be seen that Xiang Yu's suicide is just a momentary impulse.
His suicide is a choice for the ugliness of human nature
So, since Xiang Yu is not afraid of failure, why did he make such a choice on the bank of the Wujiang River?
In fact, for Xiang Yu, he was able to make such a choice, mainly because he saw the ugliness of human nature after failure, so he would have such despair, for him, he chose to commit suicide, not to escape failure, but to escape the ugliness of human nature, because in his eyes, the so-called world, the so-called rivers and mountains, are not worth chasing and fighting for at all, because among them, the real hurt will always be ordinary people, and those so-called princes and generals
, they don't feel distressed and guilty for the suffering and suffering of the people at all, what they are pursuing is only interests and power, everything else has nothing to do with them, such human nature is already unbearable for Xiang Yu, so he will choose to commit suicide and end it all.
First of all, Xiang Yu profoundly saw the ugliness of human nature:
In the long river of history, countless characters have their own style and temperament, and among them, like Xiang Yu, there are not a few people who choose to commit suicide, and everyone, when they choose to commit suicide, the reasons behind it are also different, for example, Cao Cao, when he committed suicide, mainly because deep in his heart, he could no longer stand God's ridicule and provocation against him, and Liu Chan, when he committed suicide, it was mainly because he could no longer see that his ambition continued to be questioned and doubted by others, and for Xiang Yu, when he chose to commit suicide, it was mainly because deep in his heart, has deeply seen the ugliness of human nature, he can't stand everything like this, and he can't see everything like this.
Secondly, his suicide is just a protest against humanity:
When Xiang Yu chose to commit suicide, he was not because he wanted to escape failure, but because he hoped to use his life to protest against such human nature, to awaken others' thinking and vigilance against human nature, his suicide was also a kind of protest against human nature, because in his mind, the so-called princes and generals, everything they pursued had nothing to do with him, he was unwilling to hurt ordinary people anymore, and he could not accept everything like this, so there would be such a choice, his suicide may be just a short-term despair, just a kind of thinking and protesting against human nature。
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