The gravity of reality is way too heavy

WOW ... that was a very moving and sad insight into human behaviour ... behaviour that is definitely NOT exclusive to China in that era or China in general ... it is a globally and historically endemic to the human race.

It reminds me of Philip Zimbardo's book about why good people go bad (The Lucifer Effect). The vast majority of humans, who, despite technology, despite 'positive' beliefs of working for the welfare of all etc still fall into the same old behaviour patterns when circumstances present themselves ... they become addicted to power, addicted to status of ego, addicted to control and accumulation of goods and resources, committed to survival at all costs where the means justify the end, buck passing responsibility of consequences etc etc. The destruction of the environment is symptomatic of these mindsets ... to use the words of her Father, the gravity of that reality is way too heavy.

I have great respect that she said "no" to the powers to be AND kept living under the circumstances.

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