Distance From Love Chapter 2. Remembrance

There are roughly two forces in this world: light and darkness. Some pursue light, while others fall into darkness; some have to pretend to survive, while others choose to pretend.

 

My father always taught me to keep an open mind and to be empathetic, that empathy is not entirely an innate trait, and he also often reminded me that I need to develop the ability to think and judge independently.

 

However, I can understand the above reasons, but what I still cannot understand is: one day, my father suddenly shared a passage in the humanistic care course: "Try to embrace the darkness, even if it is the end of the world. The purpose of kindness is not to influence, but to see, empathize, and pay attention to others. As for good and evil, there must be deserved results. Because love is the only existence in the world; it is the cause, the reason, and the result. We cannot always expect things to happen in a good way, but we can prove its existence; on the contrary, we can choose the development of things, but we cannot predict its consequences. Light and darkness, love and non-love, are only a thin line apart."

 

Since this was not like the image of a father who was usually quiet, and it seemed to imply that war could break out at any time, doubts still surfaced in my heart, and I raised my hand to ask my father: "Does this sound like embracing the enemy? Is there no bottom line? Then, how can we explain to those who sacrificed their lives or innocent people? Or, how can we calm the anger of kind people?"

 

When I was expecting my father to respond to the relevant opinions in class, he gave all the students an extremely warm smile and said, "You asked a good question! So, this is everyone's homework, which is also our additional final report topic. Everyone has to report on stage."

 

There was an uproar in the classroom.

 

The original expectation was instantly turned into a rat shit. Therefore, when the bell rang, I ran out of the classroom without looking back.

 

If you can forgive those who have hurt you, if you can forgive them, whether intentionally or unintentionally, then you must go through an extremely painful path; at least, that's what I think. They let us suffer, but we need to look at our own darkness? Or even look at their evil deeds and care for them and help them?

 

If this is the definition of kindness, then I still don't understand the meaning of it? More importantly, how to balance and choose between protecting yourself and your bottom line and your hurt emotions?

 

All kinds of questions arose one by one in that class.

 

However, perhaps this is not something I need to think about or worry about at this stage. What I should face is the gossip and cold words from my peers in the future.

 

As I hurriedly ran home, I heard someone following me. The next second, I mustered up the courage to look back and it turned out to be Tiffany.

 

"Why are you rushing so fast? I have something to tell you!" Tiffany looked very excited, while I looked as if things could be worse.

 

"You know what? The question you just raised in class is exactly what I wanted to say! I've read through the history of the universe, and the conclusion I came to is: those dark, evil forces have not been affected by some factors, they have always been doing some things. However, the highest purpose of our planet is kindness, so how can we get out of this dilemma? And where should we show kindness, even if we really know how to do it?" Tiffany was so furious that she seemed unable to understand some truths, just like us.

 

"Maybe I should really ask my dad what he's thinking?" I can't figure it out either, at least for now.

 

And this conversation with Tiffany seemed to be the key, but I forgot this very thought-provoking topic because I was worried about the troubles at hand.

 

Tiffany is my best friend since childhood, she is from the Tiaan family, and her father is an old friend of my father. Our two families often attend the same party at the same time, just like brothers and sisters.

 

This universe is filled with various intelligent life forms, which usually coexist in every corner of the world through the exchange and transaction of materials or technology. Every civilization, every race, and every family mostly abides by the cosmic treaty formulated by the life universe, except for the Demon tribe.

 

They are cold-blooded, cruel, and full of hatred, and some even have violent tendencies; they fall into the power of darkness, mostly to gain dominance and control the world. The Demon tribe uses control or threats to enslave individuals tempted by the mark of the beast, and achieves their goals through seven means: pride, jealousy, anger, laziness, greed, gluttony, and lust. They will use unscrupulous tricks such as deception, lying, suspicion, provocation, and framing to create chaos, fear, and illusions, and gain benefits from them to reach the dark abyss that we don't know. What is the purpose? There is no definite answer so far, and we can only infer that it will inevitably cause an inevitable crisis to the entire world and the entire universe.

 

According to the analysis report of the Blaine tribe, the Demon tribe will destroy the peace and balance of the universe in an invisible way and at all costs.

 

Facing this powerful race, we have no choice but to take action again. The countless lives lost, sacrifices and contributions that have occurred in the past will never happen again.

 

However, perhaps it is precisely because of the doubts and resentment of some tribesmen that, although my father's actions in recent years have been clearly different from the weakness and vacillation in the past, his supporters are getting fewer and fewer, and this is one of the reasons why I am easily criticized by my peers. Some people criticize my father's selfishness and arrogance, which have caused indelible damage and history; some people accuse my father of being kind, and some people protest that the royal family needs to be responsible for everything.

 

All the above disputes came to an end in this chaotic war?

 

However, facing the darkness in front of me, I felt unusually calm, unlike me who was afraid of darkness. Suddenly, I saw a door in front of me, emitting light, so I moved towards the light source. It was getting more and more dazzling...Huh! ?

 

Then, I quickly traveled through a time tunnel similar to that in books, and I almost lost consciousness.

 

"ah……!"

 

Huh!? Who is the person in front of me? I stared at this unknown space with wide eyes.


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