Grandet's death

It is estimated that this is a very short article, because I may not have a clear answer to the question I want.

I remember reading this book in the summer vacation after the senior high school entrance examination. I finished it in a short time. At that time, I hated Grandet's greed for money and appreciated Eugénie's kindness. Recently, I studied Miser, compared Yan Jiansheng and Grandet, and began to wonder if Grandet's people were really just greedy for money.

This idea is so strong that I am a little tired. I can only say what I think now. I think their greed is outrageous, but sadly they don't know it. Their values seem to be distorted, which cannot be corrected and changed by religion, belief and growth in life. This is their greatest tragedy. So that when "people are dying, words are not bad", they still think about accounting.

According to Balzac in Human Comedy, "There is no good or evil in life." Therefore, only the squeeze of society will turn him into the extreme of keeping money. Maybe it's just to highlight this aspect of the character effect.

In fact, if you think about it, maybe some people will be trapped by greed now, but the only thing that is "stronger" than Grandet is that they use exquisite masks to cover up their greed, instead of fully showing it. In other words, they believe that "life is a transaction" and stubbornly believe that such a choice is correct.

As for the driver's last question, "What can help us not fall into greed", to be honest, my heart really collapsed when these white words hit my red pupil.

Maybe I've been thinking too much about these big problems recently. I feel more and more that some things are doomed to have no answers.

When I was in Weibo today, I saw Teacher Zhou answering a person's question and said, "First, it is not your choice whether you want to ask such a question or not. It is basically determined by your innate endowment. Second, the official account of ........................... Weekly WeChat has been pushed: people without faith are mentally retarded. "

Don't move a word. Think about it. It really is. First of all, some people may never think about these problems, because it is good to be content with reality. In fact, if they have correct values, there are many kind people among them. But if you choose to think deeply about these problems, it may mean that you are doomed to suffer. Because I often tremble, I often feel that the ideal set is simply not applicable in reality. In fact, what is really needed at this time is faith, and sometimes atheists are more painful. Such people may believe in a value, such as I believe in kindness, but sometimes they can't see the result of kindness, so they can't see the ending. But as Balzac said, if you believe in religion, you will have a complete system, which will allow you to continue your faith.

At the same time, I also remember who told me to treat all beings with compassion. This time, it seems to have a great influence on me. However, sometimes it may not be clear. When portraying characters, the author may push a main feature he wants to highlight to the extreme on a certain character, while ignoring other human characteristics, just like the horribly stingy Grandet and the distressing kind Eugénie.