Chaplin - unyielding character

A difficult childhood and unfortunate life experiences made Chaplin realize the hardships of life prematurely, and at the same time, they also created his independent and unyielding character. He continued to explore and pursue the peak of art throughout his life, and he dedicated his glorious comedy art to the cause of helping ordinary people escape poverty, oppression and terror. All these achievements can be attributed to his cheerful, optimistic and unyielding character.

After the war, Chaplin offended the U.S. government for his film "Monsieur Verdoux," which denounced warmongers and arms dealers, and was persecuted. "Monsieur Verdoux" was banned from showing in many major cities in the United States. When "Monsieur Verdoux" was shown in a theater in New Jersey, the Catholic Legion set up a picket line outside the theater to prevent people from watching the film. They carried placards that read "Chaplin is a fellow traveler (meaning red element)" )", "Chaplin cannot be allowed to dominate the spotlight for a long time", "Gringos get out", etc. to prevent people from watching this film.

At the same time, the attacks in the press continued, and several senators also attacked Chaplin in the Senate. Chaplin did not lower his head in the face of persecution, but fought back with punches. In December 1947, Chaplin published an article in a Paris newspaper entitled "I declare war on Hollywood", complaining to the world about the persecution he suffered. In September 1952, Chaplin took his family to Europe to attend the premiere of "A Stage Life." When the ship was crossing the Atlantic, the radio broadcast a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice denying Chaplin re-entry into the United States. When the ship was anchored in France, Chaplin spoke to more than a hundred reporters. He said: "I believe in freedom. This is all my political opinions. I am for everyone. This is my nature." Chaplin's His character is to never give in to any pressure and to face difficulties head on.

Human personality, also known as endowment or endowment, is the external representation of a person’s state of mind. Youdao says that "mood determines destiny", and the external image of the state of mind is concentrated in character, so it is often one's own character that determines one's destiny.

Ji Kang, a health-preserving expert in the Jin Dynasty, said: "Cultivation of character is to protect the spirit, and peace of mind is for the whole body." ("On Health Preservation") Only by cultivating character, maintaining the spirit, and stabilizing the state of mind can we protect ourselves. He closely linked his character with his mind, that is, his state of mind.

The famous modern Japanese thinker, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, also said: "Fate is inevitable rather than accidental. The phrase 'fate is in the character' is by no means a casual occurrence." Every word, every action, every move not only has a good or bad impact on one's life and career, but also plays a positive or negative role in promoting one's own psychological and physiological "Qi movement".

Wang Qishi, a famous doctor in the late Ming Dynasty, pointed out: "People's temperaments are different, and their illnesses are also different." Generally speaking, people with a sound personality and a calm mind are less likely to get sick and are conducive to health and longevity. On the contrary, those who have an unhealthy personality and are paranoid, such as being irritable and angry, or habitually melancholy and anxious, will damage their health and be prone to illness and even death.

Chaplin was a man of sound character. Faced with Hitler’s intimidation and the threats of bullets and guns, he was completely unafraid and remained exclusive in “The Great Dictator”; Erdu", he faced it head on and declared a decisive battle with Hollywood... It was this unyielding character that enabled him to survive one difficulty after another, and finally gained the love of people all over the world and was known as The world's most famous and outstanding comedy master, the World Peace Council also awarded him the International Peace Award.

As the saying goes, "It is easy to change a country, but it is difficult to change one's nature." Once a character is formed, it is indeed "difficult to change." A healthy character will benefit you throughout your life, be beneficial to your health, and promote your career. The reason why Chaplin was able to achieve his great career was because of his healthy character.

Confucius said, "A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always at ease." Mencius said, "A man who cannot be subdued by force, cannot be lascivious by wealth, cannot be moved by poverty, is a true man." These are all categories of personal moral cultivation. , it is also beneficial to shaping the mental endowment and improving the personal character.

Chaplin is the kind of person Confucius and Mencius said.

He has a cheerful mood and an open mind; there is softness in the hardness, and hardness in the softness. He has both the vitality of the extroverted character and the beauty of the introverted character, so he can be successful in his career and always have a healthy state of mind. This is what he is. Personal spiritual wealth that can be used throughout your life will eventually turn into spiritual wealth that can lead to human health and longevity.