Ancient History New Talk/Text
A long time ago, there was a small remote mountain village in Shinshu, Japan, with closed traffic and isolated from the world. The land here is desolate, the products are not abundant, and the people's thinking is primitive and closed. People in the village like to have girls, because there are more men and fewer women in the village, girls can sell to pay back, and boys have more mouths to eat.
The village is so poor that it doesn't produce enough to feed all. For the reproduction of the village, there is a cruel rule in the village, that is, when the old man reaches the age of 70, he will be carried by his son on the local sacred mountain and dedicate the mountain god.
In fact, it is sent to the mountain to starve to death, so as to reduce food consumption and ensure that the young people of the family can survive with limited food.
There is an aunt in the village named Ah Lingbo, she is 69 years old, and in a year she will go up the mountain. She did not have any fear of life and death, but was full of expectations.
It turned out that many years ago, her mother-in-law had also reached the age of 69, and it was supposed that Ah Lingbo's husband should carry her to the mountain. But Ah Lingbo's husband was so sick that he couldn't carry his mother on his back.
More importantly, he was kind in heart and could not bear to carry his mother up the mountain to starve to death. But the reality is so cruel, the rules are so strict. He finally had a nervous breakdown and fled without a trace.
And because Ah Lingbo's husband broke the rules, their family was hostile to the whole village, which also became a shame for their family. Ah Ling Po wanted to wash away the shame of the family and was determined to die calmly. She often went to places with many people, told everyone that she was not in good health, and let the people in the village know that she would never be greedy.
She decisively arranged the marriage for her eldest son, asked a widow for help, and solved the heart disease of the second son who had not touched a woman. He even set up a poison plan and arranged for his granddaughter-in-law, who always stole the family's food, to be sent to death.
Like a Master of Go, she arranged the affairs of the family one by one, and then went on the road with peace of mind. Before going up the mountain, Ah Ling Po feasted on the whole village, and everyone rejoiced because she obeyed the rules.
"Kaiyama Festival" is a Japanese film that tortures our conscience again and again. Sacrificing the mother can be exchanged for the continuation of the family, the son's intolerance, and the mother's determination. The cruelty of survival has left me like a man again and again.
Although "The Examination of the Mountain Festival" is a movie, it is not completely fictional. In the era of underdeveloped science and technology, eating is the biggest problem that restricts human reproduction, and many times human beings have to face cruel choices.
Sacrificing the old and the weak and protecting the family is a reality that has to be faced. In China's Jianghan River Valley, on the cliffs, there will be some shallow cave dwellings, and the shallow ones can only accommodate one person sitting in them.
This kind of kiln is called the kiln of the elderly, also known as the kiln of self-death. Many days ago, the residents of the neighborhood were also unable to feed all the people because of food shortages. When the old man reaches the age of 70, his son will carry him to the kiln of self-death, and the family will send him food for three days, and then the old man will starve to death. Burial is carried out after starvation.
It is much the same as the events in the "Examination of the Mountain Festival", how long has it been for us to reproduce human beings, how many people have made great sacrifices, and the good life is not easy to come by, and it is done and cherished.