Seizing Dreams [B1]

Ch 68.2 - The Key

"The first to say that you're someone who worships realism." Yu Hao said, "They have always taught me many great life principles. For example, how our society adheres to the law of the jungle: if you don't harm others, they will come to harm you; if you don't take the money in front of you, then you're an idiot, and you'll regret it sooner or later; life is meaningless in the first place, since everyone dies anyway......"

"Correct that a bit." Lin Xun said, "That last point of view is called 'nihilism', and it has nothing to do with realism. You need to read more. Once you've read enough, you'll begin to question the world and form your own outlook on life. Do you know, Yu Hao? People study to choose what to believe in. You will come into contact with this marvelous world, which is filled with many theories. Along with your experiences in life, your ideas will be vanquished one by one. You'll believe in one thing when you're 20, believe in another when you're 30, and then another when you're 40. You'll keep doubting yourself, denying yourself, and then 'realizing' new rules by which to live your life. There is no absolute right or wrong, only choices that will allow you to live more freely. And you'll only have room for choice if you have power."

Yu Hao said, "I'm not as knowledgeable as you, who's very well read. My belief comes from the introspection of my innermost self. I think that perhaps, you have never examined yourself. You have power and wisdom, but you used them to do evil, and perhaps no one can punish you, so you can go unpunished as you go on with your life. But your conscious world has already fallen into ruins. A dense mass of dark clouds cover its sky, the sun will never rise, and no life will ever grow in its wasteland. You'll never be able to experience all the beautiful things in this world again!"

Zhou Sheng, "......"

Zhou Sheng thought that he would be the one engaging in a fierce confrontation with Lin Xun; he never would've expected that Yu Hao would be so much more agitated than him. This was the first time he saw Yu Hao argue with others with such a lengthy speech, and on the contrary, Zhou Sheng was the one who couldn't even say a word now.

He never thought that Yu Hao would have so much to say in his heart! At this moment, the screen of the phone on the coffee table lit up. Three messages that Chen Yekai sent him from the bedroom popped up.

"I don't need to introspect." Lin Xun sneered, "I live a very good life. I'm living a better life than any of you, and I'm much more successful than you guys. This is the life that my belief has brought me. I don't need a student to lecture me. All of you, even Nicky and Ryuusei included, are just children who're living in a puddle of mud. You're not qualified to judge me, no, you can say whatever you want, and it won't influence me at all. I don't care, I don't care!"

"This is the inequality that makes you helpless. When you leave your college and enter society, you'll realize that there's a lot of unfairness in this world. That's the 'reality' I'm talking about. In the end, it'll be just as I predicted today. Understand that this world is realistic and materialistic. In the future, you two will definitely remember what I said tonight. Right now, a winner is sharing his thoughts with the losers, and also some of my experiences as someone who had gone through something similar."

"You're like a blind man." Yu Hao murmured, "Ever since the day you began doing evil, you've lost the most precious thing that the Creator had bestowed upon us - that's the price you have to pay for all of this!"

Lin Xun mocked, "Maybe ba. We can't convince each other, but the conclusion is obvious. All of you have already lost."

"Not necessarily?" Zhou Sheng suddenly answered.

At this moment, Zhou Sheng made a move that surprised Yu Hao. He placed his wine glass down, moved over to the long sofa and sat beside Yu Hao, then took out the TV remote control from the coffee table.