Since its inception, Jia Pingwa's "Waste Capital" has attracted widespread attention and discussion with its unique narrative style and profound revelation of social reality. As a depiction of urban life, it is not only a delicate depiction of urban customs, but also an in-depth understanding of human nature, morality and social relations. In this work, the author shows us a complex and changeable social world full of contradictions and conflicts through the life experience of the protagonist Zhuang Zhidie. Among them, the theme of "gentlemen are easy to deal with, villains are difficult to befriend, and villains who have been kind to themselves are even more difficult to befriend" is even more thought-provoking.
In "Waste Capital", Zhuang Zhidie, as a literati and ink artist, is in the bustle and hustle and bustle of the city, dealing with all kinds of people. He is well aware that in this complex society, interacting with people is a profound science. A gentleman is often of good character and high morals, and he is naturally relaxed and pleasant to get along with. Villains, on the other hand, are scheming and elusive, and their interactions with them are often full of variables. Especially those villains who have been favored to themselves are even more difficult for Zhuang Zhidie to deal with.
First of all, gentlemen are easy to deal with. In **, when Zhuang Zhidie interacts with some friends with good conduct, he can always feel a kind of spiritual fit and comfort. The dialogue and exchange between them are full of sincerity and goodwill, and there is no need for too much precaution and calculation. This pleasant experience of interacting with a gentleman makes Zhuang Zhidie deeply feel the beauty of sincere treatment between people.
However, villains are difficult to get along with. In **, Zhuang Zhidie also met some scheming and calculating villains. They may appear to be friendly on the surface, but behind them there are often ulterior motives. Interacting with these villains, Zhuang Zhidie often feels an indescribable depression and uneasiness. Their words are always full of hints and pitfalls, forcing one to be on constant alert.
Even more tricky are the villains who have been gracious to themselves. These people may have given Zhuang Zhidie some kind of help or favor at some point in the past, but their motives and purposes are not pure. They may have taken a fancy to a certain value or utilization value of Zhuang Zhidie, so they came to their aid.
Therefore, in Zhuang Zhidie's view, it is more difficult to interact with these villains who have been favored than with ordinary villains. Not only are they scheming, but they often also have some tricks or information that is unfavorable to them. This makes Zhuang Zhidie not only have to guard against their calculations and traps at all times when interacting with them, but also take into account the negative impact they may have on himself.
In "Waste Capital", Zhuang Zhidie's interaction with these gracious villains fully demonstrates the complexity of human nature and the cruelty of society. These villains often use favors as bait to try to pull Zhuang Zhidie into their circle of interests and become a tool for them to achieve a certain purpose. They may greet Zhuang Zhidie with a smile and be polite on the surface, but behind them they may be secretly murderous and insidious. Interacting with such a villain requires not only superb wisdom and keen insight, but also a firm will and a clear moral bottom line.
However, it is this kind of interaction experience that also makes Zhuang Zhidie more deeply aware of the complexity of human nature and the diversity of society. He understands that in this complex and ever-changing society, interacting with people is not just a simple emotional exchange, but also an application of wisdom and strategy. He learns how to maintain his independence and dignity in his dealings with different people, and how to remain calm and sane in the face of the calculations and frame-ups of villains.
Through the profound revelation of the theme of "gentlemen are easy to deal with, villains are difficult to befriend, and villains who have been favored by themselves are even more difficult to befriend" in "Waste Capital", we can't help but reflect on our own ways of interacting and attitudes in real life. How should we balance sincerity and vigilance in our dealings with others? How can we protect our own interests while respecting the rights and interests of others? How to maintain your independence and moral bottom line in a complex and ever-changing society?
There are no easy answers to these questions, but they are something that each of us needs to think about and face. As Jia Pingwa shows in "The Waste Capital", interacting with people is not only a life skill, but also a kind of life wisdom and moral cultivation. Only by constantly thinking and practicing can we gradually grasp this profound knowledge and become people who truly know how to communicate.
Now when I look at "Waste Capital" again, I find that this book profoundly reveals eternal human nature, and there are butterflies everywhere!
In Jia Pingwa's words: literati are also people, and the imagined lofty circle is actually just a piece of chicken feathers!
Therefore, the abolition of "Waste Capital" is not only the corruption of human nature and the decadence of the city, but also the abolition of the core cultural class that constitutes the spiritual soul of a city.
In reality, the things that can reflect human nature are money, power, and sex. Because everyone wants these three things, but it is also these three things that have destroyed countless people, Zhuang Zhidie is like this, Jia Pingwa is also like this, and it can even be said that most people are like this. This is the truest thing about human nature.
Anyone who has read this book has said yes!
Jia Pingwa uses his words to tell us: In front of the world, people are ants. When you can't keep your bottom line and trigger the switch, then you will naturally be counterattacked.
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