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This question made Uncle Cao think about it for a long time.

Then he got up and gave Chu Ge half a glass of water.

"Once upon a time, a young man went to see the Zen master and asked a similar question..." Uncle Cao handed Chu Ge half a glass of water.

"...then the Zen master said that the optimist sees the glass half full, and the pessimist sees the glass half empty?"

Chu Ge frowned and said, "Uncle Cao, I sincerely ask you for advice. If you pour me chicken soup for the soul, it would be boring. You don't want me to be an optimist who only sees the light and not the darkness, right?"

"Young people, don't be so impetuous, listen to the old man, do you know the biggest problem with you young people, that is, you see too little, think too much, and like to use your own imagination to replace reality, too too idealistic."

Uncle Cao said, "However, I can't blame you for this. You were born in the Nirvana Era, and grew up in the most peaceful and peaceful place on the planet where the alliance has the strongest control. You naturally think that the alliance should be glorious." , righteous, holy, pure, and spotless, and those who form and defend the alliance are also saints with noble sentiments and lofty ideals, who are selfless and dedicated to benefiting others—you think these are not only natural, but also It will always be like this, as if you are born with a glass of clean water, and after you drink it all, there are still countless glasses of clean water waiting for you.

"But in fact, there is no such thing as right and proper, and there is no such thing as absolute sanctity and justice. From ancient times to the present, where can one find a country that is 100% flawless? Except for laboratories, where can one find a cup of 100% that is not dirty?" What about pure water for things?

"And as long as there is even the slightest problem in the alliance, and the inevitable dark side is exposed, young people like you can't stand it, and feel that they have been greatly deceived, so they lose their mentality, collapse completely, and even break the pot—so, Bad guys like 'Guide' actually like to hunt young people like you who grew up in a greenhouse and are full of unrealistic fantasies about the alliance, because you are the best at cheating, and the easiest to go from one extreme to another. From absolute belief to absolute opposition, from a naive belief that the alliance is 100% bright to a childish belief that the alliance is 100% dark, you still think this is called 'mature'!

"Whether it's 'Instructor' or 'Colonel Ning Lie',

Is there any truth to what they say? Picking out 1% alone is definitely reasonable, and maybe it is full of bright spots; similarly, whether there is something wrong with the alliance, there must be, and just picking out 1% may be scary, but we can’t take the colonel and the leader Comparing the 1% of the teacher's correctness with the 1% of the league's mistakes, it always depends on what the other 99% look like and the development trend, right? "

Chu Ge thought deeply and wanted to take a sip of water.

But found that Uncle Cao had already taken the half glass of water that was brought to him, and took it back to drink by himself.

"The nonsense of the instructor and the colonel can't fool me, because a bad old man like me has struggled all the way from the calamity era when the alliance has not yet been born. We have seen and experienced the period without the alliance with our own eyes. We know that How bad is the chaotic and dark day."

Uncle Cao continued, "We also know that there has never been a savior. The alliance was not a magnificent and perfect temple from the very beginning, and the ones who established the alliance were not flawless saints, nor did they turn stone into gold. The magic that turns devastation into a paradise in one fell swoop.

"Those who formed the alliance are just survivors scarred by the catastrophe and lingering in each other's vigilance and attacks. They are like wild dogs that are biting each other and are about to perish together, or they are eager to keep warm, but afraid of being killed by each other. The stabbing porcupine, maybe yesterday everyone was leaning against the largest nuclear arsenals on the planet, and with a single thought, they could completely erase the traces of human civilization from the vast history of smoke, but today, everyone finally realizes If it goes on like this, we can only hold our noses and sit down to negotiate, reconcile, and unify.

"The history of establishing alliances is neither sacred nor interesting, and there is not even much justice. Instead, it is full of conspiracy, betrayal, haggling, and mutual calculations—for too long, people on Earth have been independent and killed each other for too long, From physiology and psychology to culture and technology, we are not ready to usher in a new system of global unification. It is the catastrophe of doomsday, the recovery of spiritual energy, the emergence of immortal civilization and magic civilization, forcing us to leapfrog what should have taken thousands of years. After years of civilization, a deformed and ugly "premature baby" - the Earth Alliance was born!

"At the beginning of the alliance's birth, no one was optimistic about this seemingly ridiculous organization. Everyone felt that there were so many ethnic groups, so many beliefs, so many ideologies and pride integrated into the blood, so uneven levels of economic development, and so many people. Most of the obstinate interest groups left over from the old days... There are contradictions in every aspect, no force can complete the integration, and within a few years, this circus-like organization will fall apart.

"No one would have thought that we have spent decades stumbling along the way, eliminating at least half of the barriers in terms of ethnicity, beliefs, ideology, and economic interests, eliminating the possibility of large-scale internal nuclear wars, and restoring global peace. The production, construction and social order in most areas have convinced more and more people that we all belong to a 'community with a shared future for mankind'!

"It's not easy. If you hadn't experienced everything yourself, it would be absolutely unimaginable for people who have followed the alliance step by step to this day. What a miracle this is, even an out-and-out 'miracle'!

"And all of this is not because of how great our ideals and ambitions are, or how noble our moral sentiments are, and we don't need 100% light and justice, or because of the simple three words, 'survive', we all If we want to survive, the alliance can help us survive, and we can live better, that's all."

"Live?" Chu Ge pondered over these three words.

"This is the biggest difference between me and you, the old man and the young man."

Uncle Cao said, "I have experienced the dark age when there was no alliance, and I also know the virtues of those who established the alliance, how many interest groups are fighting and balancing, and even when I am fighting for the alliance, I don't have any noble and holy thoughts in my heart, I just want to live.

"So, I can tolerate the imperfections of the Alliance, and I won't make a fuss about those dark sides, and I don't expect any kind of magic to build the Earth Alliance into a resplendent and flawless Utopia tomorrow.

"With me, the alliance starts from scratch, grows little by little, dots white dots on a piece of black paper, and slowly submerges the black with white—if it still looks 1% dark, even 49 % darkness, what's so strange about it, you know that in the past, this piece of paper was 100% completely black!

"As for General Goworski and Director Belkin, you think their behavior is too much, and the glorious image of the alliance has partially collapsed in your heart, don't you?

"But you have to know that now that there is an alliance, they can only steal and illegally trade strategic resources secretly. We have channels for exposure and investigation. Once the evidence is conclusive, they will accept an open, fair and fair trial.

"Decades ago, what about the dark age when there was no alliance? In their identities, it is likely that the warlords, gangsters, and private mining group bosses who own a large number of slaves will occupy the mountains as kings. Once they are on their own territory If a certain resource is discovered, of course 100% is for oneself to enjoy. Who can supervise and sanction them?

"In that world where the weak prey on the strong and violence is used to control violence, I am afraid that only those who have more powerful violence than them can sanction them. Then, will things get better? Impossible, those tyrants who are stronger than them , not to mention a little bit of resources leaking out from between the fingers!

"So, from disaster to nirvana, isn't the birth of the Earth Alliance a kind of progress? Since today is better than yesterday, why not believe that tomorrow will be better than today? This is better than yesterday, and it will lead to Isn't today a better tomorrow worth all we have to defend?"

Uncle Cao's words were like heavy bombs, smashing to pieces the resplendent, too ideal, and therefore fragile palace in Chu Ge's mind.

On top of the ruined walls, fragmented bricks and rubble slowly condensed into a new, unattractive but stronger palace.

Uncle Cao drank it down in one gulp, and handed the empty glass to Chu Ge.

Chu Ge looked at him without knowing.

"Are you thirsty, do you want some water?" Uncle Cao asked kindly.

"Yes, but the glass is empty." Chu Ge said honestly.

"Nonsense, if you want to drink water, pour it yourself, if you think the alliance is not good enough, do your best, build it better with your own hands, instead of sitting here hugging the pillow and digging into the horns, waiting for an ideal of absolute brightness and justice The country fell from the sky to you—you are already twenty years old, do you need an old man to explain such a simple truth?" Uncle Cao stared at him and said in a rough voice.

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