Hidden Yao Era

"I don't understand why God is as eternal as these things?" asked Casto.

"Because God is in our hearts, it will not disappear! As long as we insist on goodness and do not succumb to fate, it will always exist!"

Ingmar went on to explain: "Their god is not a concrete god, but an abstract spiritual being, the reason and order of the world, from which the excellent qualities and spirit of human integrity, goodness, and strength are generated. That's why Sonia said that, you get the idea, right?".

Casto seemed to understand, he nodded, and he said, "But I still don't believe that there is such an eternal thing that has always existed in my heart, and these beautiful qualities are not shared by everyone. "

Ingmar said: "Alas, I can't believe either, I can't have a sense of conviction about something so nothing. It's so ethereal! Beauty is very direct, I believe in everything I can feel, but God, to be honest, I can't feel it!".

"Well, I don't feel it either. Casto said.

"That's because you don't feel your heart in your heart, and you will find that God is always in your heart!" Sonia said.

"What the nature of the world is, it's too hard to say. If the nature of the world is attributed to one God, that is indeed a trick. However, human beings need to continue to explore the nature of the world, and human beings need to continue to develop and compete for the survival of the fittest under the principle of survival of the fittest. After Casto finished speaking, Sonia kept staring at him, and then she spoke

"If human society only adheres to the law of survival of the fittest, what is the difference between it and animals?"

"This ......," Casto was asked, the principle of survival of the fittest that he had already accepted. Hearing this question, he realized that his values were no different from those of animals.

"But if we don't, humanity will perish, right?" Castor racked his brains to come up with such a truth.

Sonia continued: "Then will human beings always exist? Under the principle of survival of the fittest, human beings are constantly self-righteously reducing entropy in competition and development, but in fact they are creating an increase in entropy for the universe, and eventually the collapse of the universe will be inevitable. Can you say that this survival of the fittest is eternal?".

"I feel that human beings must be in a state of harmony and stability in order to achieve relatively eternal development. Otherwise, the fierce competition for survival of the fittest will squeeze the entire human society too violently, and then squeeze every planet in the universe until the destruction of the universe. "

Ingmar said, "Well, don't talk about things that are too far away. I think God is sometimes there and sometimes there is no God, but Sonia is a very powerful girl, she worships God, but she does not reject the world, she loves the things around her. I can't do it anymore, the quest for eternal existence often makes me ignore the real world, you see I haven't eaten for a long time, ah, I'm hungry again. "

"Eat, Mr. Ingmar! You don't have a jar at home, so I fried a steak. I've cooked this steak until it's medium-rare, and I don't think you should eat too raw meat right now. I also made mushroom soup, you drink more, don't worry! It's not a mushroom in the fridge, hahaha!" Sonia said with a smile.

"You see, this girl can focus on the life in front of her, and there are many things that can make her happy!" said Ingmar.

"Well, why not be happy? Eternal things are great, but the life in front of us is our own life experience, so why use eternal things to deny reality? I don't quite understand you all along, Mr. Ingmar. Sonia voiced her confusion.

Because in order to pursue eternal beauty, it is necessary to detach from reality to a certain extent. This may be my fate. Ingmar said. Casto is also lost in thought, and he suddenly finds himself avoiding his own true intentions, while these people are confronting their own inner needs. He is constantly thinking about himself, looking at his heart from all angles. It's like a child who has a kaleidoscope for the first time, holding it and looking at the world repeatedly.

"It turns out that I don't really like natural selection, I like to help the weak, does the existence of the weak have meaning? Human diversity is an inevitable requirement for the survival of human beings, right? So the existence of the weak has meaning? Meaning? Why should I seek meaning? Does Sonia feel that meaning is worth existing? Her meaning is in God, right? Why should I care what she thinks? Am I ......

Casto looks at Sonya, who sees that Sonia serves them two plates of steak and only eats salad himself, so Casto asks, "Why do you only eat salad and give us steaks?".

"Because I just killed someone. Sonia said as she ate her salad.

Casto was shocked, and continued, "But you're killing a bad guy! you don't have to punish yourself like that." Hearing Castor's words, Sonia was stunned for a moment and then said: "But after all, it was a person, and the moment he died, my heart was touched." Every time I kill someone, I eat a vegetarian diet for a day. Even if it's a bad person, I still feel a little uncomfortable, and this kind of emotion will cause a burden on me after a long time. Eating meat again reminds me of killing, and it's uncomfortable. This is my way of letting the God in my heart continue to bless me, not because I pity the man I killed. "

"Well, I see, I respect your choice!" Casto said. Sonia shuddered when she heard this, then looked into Castor's eyes and smiled at him. Mr. Ingmar was curious about what they had just been through, and Casto described it to him. When he heard this, he said, "That man deserves it!" and this brute was spared when his neck was broken. "

"Well, that man deserves it. Casto chimed in.

"The man seems to be a captive who escaped from the firefighters...... Sonia whispered. "Then he deserves to die, he still wants to kill the child, what is the crime of the child?" Casto said. Sonia looked at Casto and nodded vigorously.

Soon they finished the meal. As Casto and Sonia were about to leave, Mr. Ingmar stopped them both: "Here, this is for you! For the good mood of the day, these two paintings are for you!"

Casto and Sonia took the two paintings. Mr. Ingmar gave Casto the freshly painted ink painting, and Mr. Ingmar drew a faint picture of distant mountains in very thin ink on a very thin piece of paper, deliberately creating a faint atmosphere. Casto looked at it and was fascinated, the portrait was a dream scene, the mountain seemed to be in the clouds, and it seemed to be in the middle of nowhere.

Sonia received a small oil painting of a bust of Sonia in a white gown with ornate earrings and a necklace. Her face is a little blurred, but it is precisely because of this blurring that the painting looks pure and dreamy, and the portrait of Sonia is fair-skinned, like an angel on an ancient fresco. "Hahaha, I haven't brought so much jewelry, and I've never worn such beautiful clothes!

"Haha, you're welcome, I think you're worthy of any splendid costume! you're the noblest man of our time!" said Mr. Ingmar.

"Thank you, Mr. Ingmar, for the meaning, mysterious, mysterious. I'm so impressed, thank you so much!" Casto said, then shaking Ingmar's hand excitedly.

Mr. Ingmar was also very happy and said, "Okay, I look forward to seeing you two next time!".

Casor and Sonia said goodbye to Mr. Ingmar, and Sonia drove Casto back to the chapel in the afternoon. Sonia said to Casto, "Now you know us well, don't you?" Casto said, "Haha, I don't know much about you, but I have a new understanding of myself. "Well, what do you mean by that?" asked Sonia curiously. "I'm not going to tell you yet, I'm thinking about a lot of things today, and I'll talk to you when I figure it out. Casto said.

"Okay, you think slowly, remember to find me when you think clearly!I'd love to talk to you about technology and philosophy next time!" Sonia said playfully to Casto. Castor nodded. Then Sonia left Casto, looking at her back as she drifted away, Casto suddenly felt a little reluctant in her heart. Then he suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder.

"Yo, brother, you get along well with the beautiful woman!

Casto looked back and saw that it was Captain Emilia. Casto muttered, "Okay, what about you?"

"Another day of theological counseling, oh no, should I say a philosophical debate. I've used all the philosophical knowledge I've learned in college, and they're helpless about me, hahahahahahahaha

"What did they say to you?" asked Castor.

"Let me believe in God, let me hold on to my good thoughts, and then let God guide my good thoughts and so on. "

"Oh, their theories are pretty consistent. "

"Did you take the bait?" said Emilia mischievously.

"No, but knowing their theology, I think there is some truth ......" Before Castor could finish speaking, Emilia exclaimed, "Okay, you can be a beauty so easily!?What about your stubborn little emotions? You stubborn donkey is willing not to hit the wall? Oh my God!".

"I don't believe in their religion, and just because they have a point doesn't mean I have to believe them. Casto said.

"Well!! it's a stubborn donkey, I don't believe it if I know it's reasonable, brother, you haven't changed! By the way, let me see your painting!" said Emilia.

Emilia looked at Mr. Ingmar's masterpiece for a while, and then exclaimed, "This is definitely a first-class painter now." But in ancient times, this kind of person did not enter the stream. "

"What!?How do you say that Mr. Ingmar?".

"I don't care who he is, I basically don't look at the paintings painted by people now, and I haven't achieved complete sincerity and emotional release, either contrived, or aggrieved, and it's uncomfortable to look at. I studied aesthetics and the history of art philosophy at university, so I know a little bit about painting. It's hard to find ancient paintings now. However, if you look at the afterimages of some ancient paintings, you can know how big the gap between people and them is now. Emilia said.

"Where did you go to college?" Casto asked curiously, not wanting to continue chatting about painting.

"Claydon University, it's amazing, isn't it? It's an aristocratic school!" said Emilia proudly.

Casto nodded: "Well, this school is indeed very famous, I heard that the school is very large, but there are only more than 100 students graduating every year." However, the school seems to teach some subjects that are of little practical use. I've seen a few people who have graduated from this before, all of them are weird, they talk funny, and they look cynical. "

"Well, yes, I studied ancient philosophy in school, and it was nerve-wracking for me. Ancient people knew the world with the feeling of a blind man touching an elephant, relying on their own little knowledge to use their reason to describe the world, I think this is the feeling that ancient philosophy gave me. And when our teachers taught us these things, they didn't tell us what the use of these things was, and I felt like I hadn't learned anything after two years of college, and I felt like I had taken a fake diploma in my hand. "

"You've only been in college for two years?" asked Castor, curious.

"Well, I did my best to finish the course as quickly as possible, so the credits were completed quickly, and then I came to the army. Emilia said.

"You didn't graduate from a military school, why did you come to the army?".

"I don't want to be a canary. Emilia said lightly.

"Canary?".

"Yes, the canaries of the rich, the kind that are kept in the villas for their amusement. Do you need me to tell us about my family, my full name is Emilia Savannah. "

"Are you a member of the celebrity family?".

"Yes, we have been trained from an early age to be gentle, polite, obedient and dignified companions of the rich and noble. In college, I studied elegant classical subjects that didn't have much use, and I went out to various salons, parties, and hooked up with the upper class. Then marry yourself in and even be someone else's lover. Now in recent years, there have been more and more lovers of others, because upper-class people don't like to get married more and more. Hahahahaha!" Emilia said with a laugh.

"So you don't want a life like this?".

"Do you want to be a parasite all your life??? to be kept in captivity in a gorgeous house all your life, with beautiful jewelry, eating precious delicacies, and sleeping on a soft and clean bed embroidered with lace. You don't have to do anything, because these high-ranking officials and tycoons are especially afraid that you will get into trouble by doing something meaningful. Paintings? No, because they think that painting is famous and it can get them in trouble. Writing poetry is not good, who knows which word involves sensitivity, which will affect the career of the official and the business of the rich businessman. Not to make a movie? Not to drive? Not to do it! So you don't have to do anything! It sounds so beautiful! But I feel like it's the life of a pig and a dog! A pig and a dog in captivity! A pig and a dog in human form!!!

"But at least you won't die on the battlefield. Castor said.

"In the army, at least I lived as a human being, avoiding becoming a pig and a dog. Emilia said.

Casto was shocked by Amilia's words, he never imagined that people would give up a good life to pursue some illusory freedom, and even risk their lives for it.

"In the army, I avoided becoming a 'canary', but I seem to be more and more like a tigress. I always yelled at others, and when I fought, I charged with the soldiers like a beast. Alas, it doesn't seem to be quite a person. Emilia sighed.

"So how can I be like a person? When you say that, it seems that I don't look like a human being. Castor said confusedly.

"Hahahahaha

Knock~~Knock~~Knock, the chapel bell rang. Both Casor and Emilia are lost in thought.