Many of us have experienced this ignorant side. What impressed us most was that we all lived in rural areas. At that time, we felt that rural areas were so big and there were many places to play.

More than ten or twenty years later, we have grown up and returned to our long-lost hometown, only to find that our hometown is so small, our village is so small, and the place where we used to play when we were children is even smaller. .

The country road seemed so long when I was a child, but when I grew up, I found that it would end in just a few steps. Why do you feel so ignorant?

Many people ultimately said: "It's because I have grown up, I have grown taller, and my steps have become longer, so I feel that the path I used to play in when I was a child is smaller and narrower. I have to go out." Society, I have seen too many big cities, but when I suddenly returned to the countryside, I found that the countryside is so small."

The above answer is the answer of most people, but the answer is not very classic or harsh. We. You might as well read Schopenhauer's very insightful sayings, which reveal the ignorant side of human beings. They are very harsh and thought-provoking! The text is as follows:

The things themselves remain unchanged, only people’s feelings change. ——Schopenhauer

Yes, in the village when I was a child, everything remained unchanged. Even if there were changes, they would not change much. It’s just that when we grow up, we feel different from what we felt when we were children, so I feel The countryside has become smaller, and I have become bigger.

If you grew up in the countryside and have not been back to the countryside for more than ten years, and suddenly return to the countryside, you will feel that the village has become smaller and you have become so big. This feeling It's very intense.

To paraphrase Schopenhauer, even the countryside and villages have not changed, only our feelings have changed. Why do our feelings change? Because we are exposed to more things and see more things, we have changed, our feelings have changed, and our hearts have also changed.

But the feeling of rural villages still remains in our minds as when we were children. When we suddenly go back, the feeling is as strong as when we were children.

Another example is people who are in love.

We often go to a very beautiful place. We used to go together as two people, but we went alone in the end. If you go there alone, you will see that the mountains are not mountains, and the water is not water. Everything seems so unbeautiful.

In fact, this place has not changed at all, it is still very beautiful. It’s just that when I went there alone, I felt lonely, lonely, and even more lovesick, so I saw nothing. When the two of us were together, The feeling of time.

Another example is when you go home and see your parents getting old.

Many people have not gone home to see their parents for a long time, so the parents in their minds are still stuck in more than ten years ago. Or the appearance from many years ago. It was hard to accept the sudden return. Why were my parents so old, their hair turned white, and how could they lose weight?

You must know that in the eyes of his parents, they have not changed much, and they themselves cannot see it. But this change can be seen in the eyes of others, especially those whom we have not met often.

But things themselves remain unchanged. For example, parents will feel that they have not changed much in more than ten years. It becomes just an overwhelming rush of how we felt more than a decade ago now.

Let’s take another example. We have a puppy at home.

When we first caught it, it weighed only a few pounds. After raising it for three months, you gained more than 30 pounds, but you The dog was not noticed to have grown in size. If you take the dog out and your friend sees it, he will be shocked at how big it has become.

In fact, in your eyes, dogs are still so big and tall. The dog himself doesn't feel like he's getting any bigger. But in the eyes of others, it will have such a strong feeling.

Therefore, things themselves remain unchanged, and even if they change, they are not very big. Even if we are around dogs every day, we do not notice that dogs have changed, but others can notice that dogs have changed.

Just like parents raising children, the child will always be just a child in their eyes, but in the eyes of others, this child is already a grown-up person.

Therefore, Schopenhauer’s very insightful sayings reveal the ignorant side of human beings, which are very harsh and thought-provoking! Many times the things themselves don't change much, they don't change at all. What changes is just our feelings about things, that kind of strong contrast.