Chapter 507 The road ahead
As a ninja with a great reputation and a bright future, as his strength becomes stronger and stronger, Daimaru has more and more options to choose from.
The higher you go, the fewer seniors you can refer to. How to ensure that you do not become a slave to power while making steady progress, but to maintain yourself and not be distorted by external forces, becomes an issue that cannot be ignored.
After finishing the matter hastily, Daimaru put on a slender light blue robe, took off his forehead protector, and strolled down the already somewhat impressive Awaji Village Mayor Street like an ordinary business traveler.
Winter is deep, and the southwesterly winds throughout the year occasionally meet with the cold current from the south to form rare seasonal rains.
Not long ago, this area received a light rain for the first time in a long time, which slightly moistened the sandy soil and gave it a bit of green.
The latitude of the south coast is obviously much lower than that of Sand Hidden Village. Snowfall is rare in hundreds of years. Even if the temperature drops, it will only feel slightly cooler.
The wind is a bit strong, but the air after the rain is still fresh, and the faces of people coming and going are generally full of vitality, which is obviously different from the worries and dishes of the foreigners who have just come here to make a living.
"The people coming and going are too complicated, not at all as simple and honest as the people in Sunagakure Village..."
Qian, who was following Daimaru, complained softly that foreigners from all over the world had very different living habits, customs, values, beliefs, etc., and conflicts could easily arise if they were not careful.
During this period, Qian struggled to deal with these trivial matters. When the village was first built, it was difficult to delegate some tasks to others. Fortunately, as time went by, Daimaru's subordinates also gained some experience and were able to take on some uneasy tasks. Such an important position.
but……
"simple?"
Daimaru smiled, somewhat disapprovingly,
"This word has little to do with wealth, education, or kindness. Sunagakure Village is a society of acquaintances; while Awaji Village is a society of strangers. There is a big difference between the two..."
Just like Daimaru's previous life, many urbanites have extremely polarized impressions of rural people. Some think rural people are simple and hospitable;
Both of these views are biased. There is a big problem in judging the right and wrong of another way of life based on values adapted to one way of life.
City dwellers who are accustomed to living in apartment buildings and don't know each other, and neighbors from the same village who visit from time to time, will have serious misunderstandings when measured by one set of standards.
Pointing to the bargaining place not far away, Daimaru explained to Qian:
"On one side are the aristocratic servants from the northern country of birds who come to purchase, and on the other side are the business travelers from the country of tea across the sea. What do you think they can have in common? It would be good if they don't quarrel and complete the transaction peacefully; in Sarawak In the hidden village, there are either acquaintances who look up but are not seen, or relatives and friends who are twisting and turning. Humanity and sophistication are always unavoidable. The rules are much more flexible and people behave relatively smoothly. But here, the temperament of both parties is difficult. Understand that you may only see this person in your lifetime, and if you turn around, you will never see him again. The cost of connections and reputation required for deception and abduction is very small, and people's desire to do bad things will increase..."
Qian was silent for a while, then sighed and said:
"Environment makes people's hearts become bad and morality disappears..."
Daimaru sneered:
"What's this? You've never seen what it's like to have a real bad heart and a moral decline..."
Compared with the society in the previous life where material life was relatively abundant, but the concept of good and evil was extremely broken, people in the ninja world are really innocent and simple.
Qian retorted somewhat amusingly:
"Didn't you also grow up in Sand Hidden Village? Have you ever seen a worse living environment? It's really hard to imagine what it's like..."
“Laugh at kindness as cowardice, praise words without faith as wisdom, despise honesty as stupidity, envy the privileges of those who trample on the rules, take pleasure in trampling on the weak, but are afraid to say no to the strong... there are many, many more, you can think of them. The unimaginable evil of human nature has distorted society into an unsightly appearance..."
"This...sounds terrible!"
Qian responded somewhat unexpectedly.
It was just a casual comment at first, but I didn't expect Daimaru to answer seriously.
"Right! So I quite like this world..."
Although there are a few people who are weak-minded and easily deceived and do evil, and there are also a few crazy people who have deviated from human nature, the vast majority of ordinary people, including ninjas, are still very kind.
Even if there are some people who do evil, most of them are aware that they are doing bad things. Their morals have not been completely broken and their values have not been officially destroyed. This is because ninjas with extraordinary power have actually suppressed the space for capital to do evil. A profit-seeking society that does not feel ashamed but takes pride in prostitution is still relatively far away.
"Just pretend you saw it in your dream!"
It was just chatting anyway, Qian relaxedly explored,
"Then what do you think humans should be like?"
"This problem is relatively big, and I can't say clearly..."
Daimaru thought for a while and then said,
"In my opinion, how to face the instinct in human nature can we achieve sublimation and improvement..."
"Transcendence? Didn't you say before that fighting instinct is the key to distinguishing humans from animals?"
Daimaru shook his head and explained:
"The instinct of resistance is only the basis. Human beings need to face it, and not be swallowed up by instinct, and human nature is reduced to bestiality. We cannot eradicate instincts, such as reproduction. Without it, humans will become extinct..."
"So, we should pursue a higher level of transcendence?"
"I think so!"
Daimaru nodded to confirm Chi's point.
"How to do it?"
"This...I don't know either!"
Most of the so-called "transcendence" only remains at the level of confrontation, and finally becomes a pretentious practice and success study.
Daimaru only gave this thing a little thought. The real research still requires professional philosophers with IQs over 200 to think about how to define the scope of human nature and quietly open up territories for mankind in unknown areas.
Seeing Daimaru also looking deflated, Qian covered his mouth and snickered:
"Looking at how busy you are every day, do you still have time to think about these messy things? It would be great to free up time for practice..."
Daimaru shrugged and said as usual:
"When you are as powerful as me, you will understand that the wisdom and achievements gained from thinking are much greater than the improvement of blind practice..."
If you look at what happened to Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Obito, Nagato, Orochimaru and others, you will know that when there is no road ahead, don't just walk blindly, find the right path and not lose yourself, which is more important than anything else.
