"Great Gatsby": If a person starts to go downhill, there will be these three signs

After the death of the literary superstar Fitzgerald, only one sentence was engraved on his tombstone:

We paddled forward, and we went against the water, but was continuously pushed back to the past.

This is his summary of his life, and the last sentence in "Great Gatsby".

In his opinion, his life is like Gatsby in his pen:

He used to be infinitely beautiful, but he was deeply trapped in the quagmire of desire, sinking in the low -level circle of friends, confused in unrealistic dreams, took a downhill road to dark, and finally ended desolate.

Reading "The Great Gatsby" is also the autobiography of Fitzgerald.

When we really understand this book, we will find that: people start to go downhill, and they are all scheduled.

Can't get rid of your desire and fall into the abyss step by step

Gatsby was born in a poor peasant family, boring physical labor all day long, and long -term material scarcity, making him unbearable.

At the age of 16, by chance, he rescued the golden gold tycoon Kody.

Kody invited Gatsby to board the ship, took out the mountains and seafood to entertain him, and also took him to visit his "Jinshan Yinshan".

Gatsby was intoxicated. When he learned that Kody's succession was no one, he even began to make his property.

So he stayed on the boat, and he tried his best to approach and please Kydie.

However, after Kody's death, his lover rolled away all heritage.

Gatsby found nothing, but developed a greedy heart.

He refused to return to his hometown to suffer, but chose to join the army. Even if he knew that he might be killed, he could not resist the benefits of the soldier's identity.

He was wearing military uniforms, mixed upper society, enjoyed a giant wine banquet, and hooked up with a wealthy lady.

At this moment, he met the rich woman Daisy.

On her, Gatsby saw the magic of wealth again.

He was a magic, eager to be with Daisy, and to be a rich man like her.

So he used his exhaustion to finally be promoted into a major.

However, before he had time to marry Daisy, the war broke out.

He got on the front line, and he hung a few times. However, after the war, he had nothing, and even had no food for two consecutive days, and he had no clothes to change.

The more he was in a dilemma, the stronger he had the desire for money, so he entered the casino.

There, he met the underworld Sam. Sam fancy Gatsby's mind and pulled him to sell private wine.

Gatsby knew that this was illegal, but failed to resist the temptation of wealth.

He made a lot of money by selling private wine, not only bought a luxury car, but also bought a luxury mansion opposite Daisy.

So he was intoxicated by the excellent life brought by money, and he wanted to make more money.

Gatsby's desire continued to swell and gradually became a bottomless hole.

He has been running for money, and he has been deeper and deeper in the quagmire of crime, and his burden is getting heavier, and every day is as thin as ice.

Finally, Qian no longer brought him happiness, but anxiety and burden that could not be stopped.

Gao Jidi once said: "Once a man becomes a slave to desire, he will never be relieved."

The stuff of life is secretly marked. The more you want, the more naturally you pay.

Desire is like a swamp. Those who can't get rid of their desires will eventually get deeper and deeper, and eventually drowns.

In this life, there is a long way to go.

Only nodes can be stable;

Only indifferent can be far away.

Can't quit low -level social networking, sink in the low -end circle

Relying on selling private wine, Gatsby quickly became New York, but he could not integrate the circle of upper -level society.

In order to make your friends, Gatsby smashed money every week and held a huge party in the villa to ban celebrities in New York.

At his party, the most famous stars, officials, and wealthy businessmen in New York gathered, but these people were not coming to make friends.

Gatsby thought he had made many superior people.

In order to win the respect of these people, he also worked hard to make a string of lies, saying that he was born in a giants, a major, and graduated from Oxford, and fluttered in their touting.

He didn't know that these people turned their faces as soon as they turned their heads, while enjoying his wine and food, but maliciously speculated or even slandered him.

Gatsby did not get any benefits from the interaction with these people, but was always rotten.

Once, because he was busy and did not show up, a guest was smashed angrily in his home, which made him lose a lot of money.

Another time, one of his "crossing" raised rumors about him, which led the reporter to chase Gatsby's siege, and his stigma reports were flying all over the sky.

Even later, he terminated the party, and those "friends" immediately looked at each other, and changed from touting to scolding.

He smashed into a lot of money, so that those people made their own house confused, but in the end, they would be said to be three.

In this low -level society, he has not gained any growth, and he has never even truly integrated into the high society, but the price is increasingly struggling.

Three -story friends rely on wealth to maintain, first -class friends rely on their interests.

The lower the low -level social circle, the more laborious it is to maintain, and the easiest to abolish one person.

I may be able to get a brief happiness in the touting, but it will inevitably be harmed for a long time. Only with the elegant people can continue to improve in the incentives of each other. The longer the friendship, the deeper the friendship.

Smart people have escaped from the low -level social circle early.

Fore effort to please passive people, do not integrate into the inappropriate circle.

Choose only like -minded partners, and only add beneficial circles. After all, only a positive circle can help growth.

Can't see the reality clearly, lost in the fantasy

In the dream of Gatsby's rich man, Daisy is always the heroine.

When the two finally met again, Gatsby was ecstatic and led Daisy to visit the castle he built for her.

Daisy looked at those expensive furniture, exquisite clothes, and a high collection, and even cried excitedly.

Gatsby heard that her voice is now full of money.

But he was unwilling to believe that his former lover had now become a golden girl.

Even if her friend Nick repeatedly persuaded him: "Daisy really loves you, she loves only money, and she can't bear the derailment and violence of her husband before choosing you."

But Gatsby was lost in the gentle dream, and she thought that Daisy would divorce her husband Tom, and went away with herself.

He threw a lot of money for Daisy, and he rushed to her, not only rebuilt the castle for her, but also dismissed loyal servants. She turned around her every day. Her career and private life were deserted.

However, when the conflict between him and Tom broke out, Tom revealed the truth that he was illegal to get his home in public, and Daisi abandoned him without hesitation.

She trembled violently, asking Tom to take herself, even if Gatsby begged in a low voice, she didn't want to stay with him for a moment.

Ke Gatsby stubbornly believes that Daisy only needs time to calm down, and she will choose true love in the end.

At this time, Daisy just wanted to escape Gatsby.

She was panicked and drove at speed, but killed Mrs. Wilson, the mistress of Tom.

Gatsby couldn't bear to be hurt, so she took the initiative to bear all the crimes.

He promised to Daisy that he would deal with it and take her to a place where no one knows them.

Daisy agreed on the surface, but he counted with Tom who returned home, completely throwing his blame to Gatsby.

In the end, Gatsby did not wait for the call from Daisy and he, but waited for Mr. Wilson, who was holding a gun to revenge.

After a gunshot, Gatsby's dream was completely broken. Not only did he carry the stigma for the ruthless Daisy, he also lost his life.

After his death, Daisy was afraid that he would be implicated at all, and he did not even attend his funeral.

There is always a cold and cruel side in reality. It may be able to escape the pain in the drunk dream, but it just blinds people's eyes and cannot change the reality.

The fact is a reef in the sea. Because of fear, it is a blind eye to the difficulties. In the face of risks to bully, it will eventually only touch the reef.

Washington once said: "Any situation in the world has its advantages and fun, as long as we are willing to accept the facts."

Only when we face the reality bravely and look at those risks and challenges calmly, can we find a solution and move towards the real willow dark flowers.

Life is a difficult climbing.

We all yearn for the peak of the life of happiness, but many times, we realized that we went the wrong direction.

Sometimes, if you can't refuse the temptation, be led by his nose, and finally fall into the mud of desire, you must not get away. Sometimes, I ca n’t stand loneliness, but I am accidentally associated. Sometimes, if you ca n’t accept reality, you are paralyzed by yourself.

Even if you sometimes go wrong, it is not fatal. What is really terrible is not to wake up and step by step.

May you and I always maintain a warning in this fantasy world, unswervingly climb to the peak, and march towards happiness.

Author | Yu Qing, write articles with heart, warm the world warmly, and want to make progress with you every day.

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