Pictures of pomegranates

Chapter 116 Sisyphean Last Words
After Xie Kangnian said these words, he sat up against the head of the bed and pushed the frame of the painting on the bed with his hand.Under the frame, a small black circle was revealed, and Xie Kangnian pressed it with his hand.Then, the silent mouth shape hinted to Xie Rouxi that this was a miniature eavesdropping device.

"Grandpa, you said that people can't accept their fate. I don't believe others, and I don't think my own fate will become that bad!" Everything that happened now made Xie Rouxi feel extremely panicked.

She understood that someone was eavesdropping on the conversation in the ward. Just now, her grandfather opened the thing again, so the conversation between the grandfather and grandson became cautious.

Xie Kangnian looked at Xie Rouxi sitting next to him, reached out and touched her hair carefully, and said distressedly: "Xixi, do you still remember the story of Sisyphus, the king of Corinth?"

"Grandpa, why do you mention that story? How unlucky is it? I don't understand why people always associate the word fate with bad things!" Xie Rouxi shed tears again when she said this. She thought of Cheung Bo Tsai's treasure to Everyone's curse is so inescapable.

Xie Kangnian said: "Xi Xi, you have to remember that people have a bad tendency, that is, they like things that can destroy people's hearts. Some people think that life is worth living only if it has such ups and downs. Just like your mother Wanwan s Choice."

"Grandpa, I don't quite understand what you said. What does this have to do with Sisyphus?"

Xie Kangnian breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Think about that story. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus, the king of Corinth, kidnapped the God of Death and betrayed Zeus. In order to punish him, Zeus asked him to push a huge boulder to the top of the mountain, but Because the boulder was too heavy, every time he pushed it almost to the top of the mountain, the boulder would roll down again. So, he could only go back to the bottom of the mountain again and repeat this thing endlessly. Think about it, Sisyphus was helpless at the top of the mountain. What was he thinking when he watched the boulder rolling down? Is it just too painful? He must be very aware of his miserable situation and powerlessness, but he still did not give up or choose to commit suicide!"

"Didn't you choose to commit suicide despite the pain?" Xie Rouxi thought of her past, and she didn't understand why her grandfather was telling this story now.

"Because committing suicide means that he admitted that he was defeated by the gods and that he was surpassed by life. He wants to take revenge on the gods!" A trace of determination flashed in Xie Kangnian's eyes.

Xie Rouxi said: "He has lived like that, can he still make a comeback?"

"He was resisting the gods in his own way. The gods wanted to make Sisyphus completely desperate by depriving him of meaning and hope! But Sisyphus didn't care. He didn't care whether his actions were in vain, or whether his life was meaningful. What's more, Sisyphus didn't care. He doesn't care whether his destiny is changed! He despises the punishment of the gods and only lives for the world in front of him. It is his sobriety that causes his pain and at the same time completes his victory. In other words, life does not despise the fate that cannot be defeated. When he When you silently push the boulder and feel fulfilled, you have completed your revenge on the gods!" After Xie Kangnian said this, a smile appeared on his originally haggard face.

Xie Rouxi somewhat understood what he meant and asked: "Grandpa, maybe Sisyphus should be a happy person, but is it really worth it?"

At that moment, Xie Rouxi didn't know what her grandfather's telling this story meant to her, and he would tell her in the future.

"If a person spends everything in his life but still achieves nothing, then this is the price that a person must pay for his love for the world. Sisyphus is an absurd hero. This is said because of the pain he endured and also because of The passion he had. When he quietly appreciated the torture he suffered, all the statues could only remain silent. This is the greatness of life, just like you and I facing life and death." Xie Kangnian said the key point.

Seeing the excited expression on her grandfather's face, Xie Rouxi asked puzzledly: "Grandpa, I don't understand. Can he be considered a hero? Isn't the reason why he suffered these tortures because of deception, kidnapping, and leaking secrets? Isn't this right? Do you deserve it?"

"Is it wrong for people to hate death and love life? Just like the sentence in "The Life of Sisyphus": There is no place for me in this world, but who are you to judge my soul? Although morality has sentenced me to death, philosophy has proven my innocence!" Xie Kangnian's words became more and more profound.Later, after Xie Rouxi experienced many things, she finally understood that her grandfather's earnest words to Sisyphus were to encourage her to live well in this world and never give up no matter what.

Because of the mirage on Xie Rouxi's back, she became the key to unlocking the mysterious eye. After going through the bizarre baptism of "The Picture of Durian", her life has become like Sisyphus with some kind of fateful curse.

"Grandpa, what do you mean by this absurdity?"

"It is the rationality of people who long to find the order and meaning of this world, and distinguish the conflicts between people and the chaos and irrationality that the world is full of. These contradictions often have some kind of unreasonableness. Just like your mother wants to save her own mother, the result But a strange combination of circumstances led to another mistake, and the mistake will lead to another fate that we have to face!" said Xie Kangnian.

"Grandpa, is life also absurd?" Xie Rouxi, who finally survived after witnessing her grandfather's decline, began to feel world-weary again.

Xie Kangnian nodded and said: "Yes, people always think that life will be like a story, with a beginning, development, climax and end. In fact, from the facts, a person's death may not occur at any time. The coming of omens.”

It was death again, and Xie Rouxi finally understood that Xie Kangnian's attack was so that she could accept his death calmly.

"So, Grandpa, what is the meaning of life? How on earth should I live this life?"

"Camus said that the only meaning of life lies in the courage to bear the meaninglessness of life. There is only one kind of heroism in the world, and that is to still love life after recognizing the truth of life." Xie Kangnian knew the words in those books by heart.

Xie Rouxi held her head and said, "Grandpa, if grandpa is gone, our family will be gone! Then where should I find the passion for life in the future?"

"Xixi, remember this poem: Deep in pain and despair, in the middle of winter, I finally know that there is an invincible summer in my body! People end their lives in the most wonderful place, which is both absurd and romantic. I am willing to accept it Such an arrangement! World, pain, land, mother, people, desert, honor, poverty, summer, sea!" Xie Kangnian finished the last word with some difficulty.

The light in his eyes dimmed again, and his whole body became a little limp and slumped on the bed.

"Grandpa, grandpa, doctor, doctor!!!" Xie Rouxi shouted desperately.

(End of this chapter)