This sentence is a classic saying of Nietzsche, which comes from the other side of good and evil. Original text: "When you stare at an abyss for a long time, the abyss also stares at you."
Think of the movie Anger? In the plot of Felony, after several policemen became criminals, I was surprised while watching it: What was their purpose?
Good and evil, just between a thought.
In a kidnapping rescue operation, because the boss ordered: "Save the kidnapped person anyway", there was a supplementary sentence: "I will protect you if there is anything."
As a result, they forgot their identities and responsibilities, and laid heavy hands on criminals, leading to crimes. I feel that with the support of my boss, I can do whatever I want and cross the legal boundaries.
However, in court, it backfired.
The boss said, "I just gave the order to finish the task, but I didn't tell them what to do."
The rescued person said, "There is no need to kill."
The comrades who risked their lives faced the lawyer's question: "Did you see what they did with your own eyes?" He couldn't hide his conscience, so he had to answer "yes".
In this way, six elites of the police force were sent to prison and sentenced to five years' imprisonment, because of this mistake and because they did not get the asylum promised by their expected superiors.
Before the law, it is not worth the effort. As long as you do something wrong, you will be punished as you deserve.
However, if you can't cross this hurdle and fall into the abyss, you will be unable to extricate yourself and get deeper and deeper!
After these policemen became prisoners, they felt that they had not been treated fairly and saw the indifference and numbness of human nature. In the face of interests, each only protects himself, regardless of the life and death of others.
A comrade-in-arms ended up like this because he couldn't bear to save others. He didn't want to face the facts and chose to end his life.
As a result, the other five comrades lost their minds in anger and were occupied by extremely negative thoughts, which touched the devil switch in their hearts.
After they got out of prison, they took revenge, and the bosses who didn't speak for them in court, the rescued banks were sensible, and even their comrades-in-arms were eliminated one by one.
If you stare at the abyss for too long, the abyss will stare back at you.
Once you fall into the abyss, there is no turning back.
The original oath of enlistment became meaningless, which ran counter to the road of justice and went further and further.
These five policemen used to be messengers of justice, fighting for the protection of citizens and peaceful homes.
However, because their own interests have been violated and they have not been treated fairly by others, they hate the world with an unbalanced mentality of resentment and greed. They have buried themselves in the abyss while staring at it!
In the end, one by one was killed on the way to escape, ending the wrong road.
In the last scene, police officer Ao (played) said to his former comrade-in-arms Bang Zhu (played) before he fell down: "If our task had been shifted, would the ending be shifted now?"
No, even if he is transferred to perform a task, the Lord of the country will not kill the criminal.
Because he enforces the law impartially, he can withstand temptations and threats, even in front of his superiors, he adheres to his own principles and resolutely supports the way of justice.
Everything has two sides. Where there is yang, there is yin, and where there is yin, there is yang.
Without terrible depth, there is no beautiful water surface.
In the recent "Zero Tolerance" broadcast by CCTV, those corrupt officials also said the same thing in their self-reflection: "What do I need so much money for? Don't worry about eating, don't worry about wearing. "
Everyone has an insatiable nature, and if it is not restricted and restrained, it is possible to do evil deeds.
When you are full of positive energy, the abyss will naturally not appear.
When you see the abyss, you either don't stare and are not affected by it, or you glare and run away.
Evil cannot triumph over justice. The inner angel will come, defeat the devil, drive away the darkness and usher in the dawn.
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