一朋友给我讲了一个古老的故事,很有意思:
Once, upon a time, there was a powerful wizard who wanted to destroy a whole kingdom. And to do this, he poured a magic potion into the well from which all the citizens drank. Everyone who tasted it would go mad. And the King, when he saw his so changed. He was terrified. He was preparing to leave the city, But the Queen stopped him, saying: "Let us drink from the well, we'll be the same as they are". And so, they drank from the communal well of madness, and they were immediately as insane as their subjects. And so, the King was allowed to continue ruling in peace the rest of his days. so learn to think like those around you think and you can pass yourself of with anything.
大意是,很久以前,有个强大的邪恶巫师想要毁灭一个王国,他将毒药下在这个王国国民饮用的井水里。 所有喝了这水的人都发狂了,国王看到了这一切,非常恐惧,准备逃离自己的国家,但被王后制止了,王后说:我们也去喝那个井水吧,我们将变的和他们一样疯狂。国王和王后喝了井水后,如愿变得像他们的国民一样。所以,在国王的后半生仍继续着他的统治。所以,学习像你周围一样的人去思考的话就会一切释然。
有趣的故事,听起来挺有道理,但又觉得哪里不对,这个故事看起来是国王勇于自我改变从而保有了权利,但我怎么觉得现实世界中都是无权无势的人民被迫改变自我从而得以生活呢。这个故事是过去西方统治阶级美化向现实低头的普通人民么?我邪恶的用黑暗面去想这个故事的由来原因。