"I would rather die than surrender" is a saying that only sparrows can do in the animal kingdom. "You can kill me, but you can't beat me." Only sparrows can practice this famous saying to the letter.
Since man became the overlord of the animal world, he has tamed or conquered almost all animals. The tiger, known as the king of beasts, is extremely brave and majestic. Finally, they were kept in cages by human beings, and some were domesticated as "actors" and performed for human beings everywhere. Elephants are huge and powerful, but they obey human commands obediently. When people sit on its broad back and give orders, it must obey absolutely. The fox is famous for its cunning, and later became the protagonist of human farms and a tool for human beings to make money; The eagle is unruly and yearns for the vast blue sky, but it is still honestly locked in a cage for people to watch; Swan is beautiful, elegant and noble, but in the end it can't escape the fate of being tamed. It got into the human cage and got used to it. What a fierce animal a dog is, but it has become an animal that can kiss up to human beings and become human thugs, tools and playthings. In the animal kingdom, human beings have almost no rivals, and there are almost no animals that can be tamed and conquered.
However, perhaps it is God's arrangement that sparrows become one of the few animals that human beings can't subdue. Sparrows are tough guys who don't give in to human beings.
Have you ever seen anyone feed sparrows? Sparrows have nothing to do with the fate of being enslaved, driven, played, used and alienated. It is the only animal in the animal kingdom that can maintain its dignity and freedom and does not bow to powerful forces. Its character, spirit and integrity are enough to make animals in the animal kingdom far behind.
Sparrows are not divine birds. You can catch them, but subduing them is wishful thinking. From the moment you caught it, it began to hunger strike. In other words, when it loses its freedom, it will not hesitate to choose suicide to fight. In the sparrow's thinking logic, it is either freedom or death. Sparrows are truly free and fearless animals. Moreover, it is so indomitable that it will never give up halfway. I think the sparrow will be hungry after it is caught. If you give it food, it is not invisible, but will resolutely refuse to eat "the food it comes from." Any intimidation and inducement are useless and pale in front of it. Although you can defeat the sparrow's body, you can never overwhelm its spirit: its spirit of freedom, unyielding spirit and independence is invincible.
I grew up in the countryside and tried to raise sparrows when I was a child. I put the sparrow I caught in the cage, and put the sparrow's favorite grain and insects in the cage, but the sparrow ignored the knot and just stared at you with unyielding eyes and rushed out desperately in the cage. From sparrows, you can read something that never gives in. Sparrows usually die in cages within a day. When I was a child, I often looked at the dead sparrow's body and wondered: Why is this bird so stupid? If you don't eat the food in your mouth, you will die. Why bother? With this question, I once asked my grandfather, who said that sparrows are the cleverest animals and fierce birds. You can't bully it. If you bully it, it will fight to the end. I think grandpa said that sparrows have aura and are birds of prey, which is probably a summary of the indomitable spirit of sparrows.
Sparrows are very United animals. Sparrows like to live in groups, or feed in groups, or get together to chat with each other and exchange feelings and hearts. Sparrows never hurt their own kind and never engage in infighting. They live in harmony, there is no conspiracy, no struggle, and the relationship between them is equal and mutually beneficial. There is no hierarchy, no distinction between high and low. They can be said to be the animals that stress "peace" and "equality" most. At this point, pigeons are far inferior to sparrows. There are many pigeons living under the eaves of my hometown. These pigeons often fight for "favorable terrain" and often do not give in to each other. I think pigeons are ashamed of the title of messenger of peace. In contrast, I have never seen sparrows fighting, but what I saw was a touching scene of sparrows uniting and loving each other. Sparrows have nothing to show off or disguise. Heroes are our nature. It's normal.
Sparrows are the most loyal animals to their partners. Sparrows practice true monogamy, and the high degree of mutual loyalty is rare in the animal kingdom. Sparrow and his wife are both diligent. They are both responsible for building a family and having children. They also love each other very much. According to the old man, sparrows are the most emotional animals. If one of the sparrows dies unexpectedly, the other will be very sad and miss his lost partner very much, and often become depressed and die soon. It can be said that sparrow is a kind of double suicide bird. Its single-mindedness, its loyalty and its true feelings are enough to make other animals, including us humans, feel ashamed of ourselves. Sparrows are the real love birds. This kind of love has no luxurious dress, no performance of vows of eternal love, and no lingering affection, but they have the spirit of love: concentration from the soul, love, and refusal to betray.
In addition, sparrows also have the spirit of suffering, straightforward personality, responsible attitude, pragmatic style, and so on. Therefore, I said, it is not too much to crown the sparrow with the king of spirit. Sparrow is a veritable spiritual model in the animal kingdom. Although the sparrow is small and complete, it has gone through hardships. This is the triumph of sparrow spirit, and the sparrow is invincible. I think any animal with sparrow spirit is invincible.
"Give me liberty or give me death"
-Sparrow's blood and spirit
Liu Lirong
The sparrows, which are unremarkable in appearance and gray in autumn, have no gorgeous feathers and beautiful singing voice. It is such a small life, but it has an "amazing move" that causes the human mind to "shock"; It is such a little guy that I have deepened my understanding of "give me liberty or give me death".
Speaking of sparrows, it reminds me of my childhood experience that left a deep impression. When I was a child, I liked to keep some small animals, such as chickens, ducks, dogs, kittens and so on. I also caught wild sparrows. Unexpectedly, the small animals mentioned above are quite easy to raise, but the sparrow taught me what it means to "rather die than surrender". After I caught the sparrow, I tied its feet with thread and put it in a cage (made of cardboard boxes, and holes were dug around it to breathe), but the sparrow had a "strong personality" and a "bad temper". There is a lot of food and water around, but it just doesn't eat or drink. I forced it to feed, but it just didn't open its mouth and died in a few days.
In order to confirm the universality of childhood experience, I searched the internet for relevant information and found that there are quite a few netizens who have this experience, some living in cities and some living in rural areas; There are past experiences and present experiences. Speaking of this experience, I was moved by sparrow's "blood" and sparrow's "spirit".
The sparrow's temper, blood, backbone, dignity and the struggle of "preferring death to surrender"
Sparrows are "strong-willed" and "arrogant spirits", with temper, blood, backbone and dignity, which many netizens commented. Sparrows "would rather die than surrender" and "drag out an ignoble existence". "Sparrows are brave and strong. Sparrows never stay in birdcages, preferring to starve to death rather than eat available food. " Sparrows are "stubborn", "single-minded", "give me freedom or give me death" and "prefer a broken tile to a beautiful jade". Mention of sparrows always reminds people of langston hughes's poem "Words Like Freedom". "Some words are like freedom, with unique beauty in sweetness. In the depths of my heart, freedom is always singing heartily. Some words are like freedom, but they make me cry and feel sad. If you know what I have experienced, you will understand why I am so sad. " (Eric Fonner: The Story of American Freedom)
"Only sparrows in the animal kingdom can achieve the word' rather die than surrender', and only sparrows can fulfill and practice the famous saying' You can kill me, but you can't beat me'." "Maybe it's God's arrangement that sparrows become one of the few animals that humans can't subdue. Sparrows are tough guys who don't give in to humans. " "When losing their freedom, sparrows did not hesitate to commit suicide to fight. In the sparrow's thinking logic, it is either freedom or death. Sparrow is a truly free and fearless animal. And it is so indomitable that it will never give up halfway and give up halfway. "
"When I was a child, I often looked at the bodies of dead sparrows and wondered: Why is this bird so stupid? If you don't eat the food in your mouth, you will die. Why bother? With this question, I once asked my grandfather, who said that sparrows are the cleverest animals and fierce birds. You can't bully it. If you bully it, it will fight to the end. I think grandpa said that sparrows have aura and are birds of prey, which is probably a summary of sparrows' indomitable spirit. " In front of powerful human beings, sparrows are so weak, but a thread of human beings is a thick rope for sparrows. "In front of human beings, they didn't choose to escape, nor did they show the attitude of the weak. Although they are often hurt by humans, they still have not retreated. "
Sparrows' spirit of freedom, self-improvement, independence and "altruism"
The spirit of sparrows. "Have you ever seen someone feed sparrows? Sparrows have nothing to do with the fate of being enslaved, driven, played, used and alienated. It is the only animal in the animal kingdom that can maintain dignity, defend freedom and not bow to powerful forces. Its character, its spirit and its integrity are enough to make animals in the animal kingdom far behind. "
"Although you can defeat the sparrow's body, you can never overwhelm its spirit: its free spirit, indomitable spirit and independent spirit are invincible." Some netizens called the sparrow "the king of spirit". "Its ugly appearance can't stop it from becoming the' spiritual king' of birds and even animals. I mean, in the whole animal kingdom, only sparrows are eligible to be crowned king of spirit. In this respect, human beings, known as the spirit of all things, are far behind. "
To this end, netizen Mou Pizhi told a touching story, "Lao Hei is a master of domesticating animals. He caught a sparrow and decided to tame it into a smart, obedient and understanding person. After some painstaking training, the sparrow would rather die than surrender, and launched a tenacious hunger strike with Lao Hei. Finally, Lao Hei finally understood that sparrows look ordinary, but they are the strongest and unyielding animals in the world. In this world, you can kill sparrows, but you can't beat sparrows. Suddenly, a deep respect for sparrows rose from the old black heart. So he decided to let the brave sparrow go. Old Black opened the cage and found that the sparrow was dead. Lao Hei was very sad and regretted it. He buried the sparrow carefully and made an exception by setting up a stone tablet for the sparrow, which read: invincible animal. " (Mu Pizhi: "The Sparrow's Backbone")
A scientist who studies sparrows thinks sparrows are cleverer among birds, and sparrows have very strong viability and vitality. Although the sparrow is small, it is not only complete, but also has the idea of "damn". In the face of powerful human beings, the tragic struggle of sparrows seems meaningless, but it is of great significance to the same kind. Fighting with your life is a manifestation of altruism.
Where there are humans, there are sparrows. Sparrows get along with humans, but they can't be human pets. One is ugly, and the other is bad temper. Are there any successful cases in which sparrows have become human pets? I have questions and look for answers from the Internet. There are special circumstances, but they are not wild adult sparrows. It's that human beings catch those newborn cubs from the sparrow's nest and feed them through "disgraceful" means. "You can only cook these sparrows, not adult sparrows with independent and free consciousness."
Are there any adult sparrows who are "weak-willed" and "drag out an ignoble existence" and eventually become human pets? With questions, I made a special trip to the flower and bird market. In a corner, I saw dozens of wild sparrows in a birdcage and asked my boss: Are these sparrows easy to keep? A: "Group rearing" is ok, but "single rearing" is definitely not. Sparrows have low ornamental value, so few people keep them as pets. Generally, good men and women are bought and released, and the price is not expensive, five yuan each. "Group parenting" will do. Many tourist destinations have artificial landscapes such as "Bird Island" and "Bird Mountain", and cages have also been expanded. Under the big net, people can watch "relatively free" birds, and you can see sparrows at this time.
Human confusion, life is precious, people's livelihood is the foundation, what is the meaning of freedom?
Life is precious, and all animals have the desire to survive and the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. What animals in this world don't want to live? But sparrows cherish and love freedom, and would rather die than surrender for freedom. It is really "incomprehensible" and "unreasonable". Sparrows are stubborn, single-minded, obsessed and crazy about freedom. "The first thing is to survive, and the second is to develop. Only when you are full will you have the idea of fighting for freedom. The right to life comes first. Without the right to life, what right to freedom is meaningful? " It is foolish not to cherish life! "There is no limit to the sea of suffering, but turning back to the shore", "getting a knife in the head", meaningless struggle and inaction sacrifice are just "the courage of every man". "Life is worse than death", drag out an ignoble existence with humiliation, lose the vast sky and gain precious life, which is the price that freedom should pay. Why don't sparrows understand this? !
People's livelihood is the foundation, and people's livelihood is more important. What's the use of freedom without people's livelihood? It is a good thing that humans raised you and provided you with a "free lunch". Human beings "represent your interests" and want you to "have food and clothing". You should be grateful. How can you "repay kindness with evil"? How can there be an "illusory dream" of fighting for freedom? Face the reality, those who are satisfied are happy! "The freedom you ask for is nothing more than living better. Is there a contradiction between survival and freedom? Is it not more meaningful to live better than freedom? " Yes, the air outside is free, natural selection, the law of the jungle, fierce competition and great risks. Is it worth the price? ! Is freedom really meaningful? !
"Give me liberty or give me death" and "Give me a broken tile rather than a beautiful jade". What's good about freedom? Is freedom really worth fighting for with sparrows' lives? Besides, this struggle is meaningless. You can't be free if you fight, you have to die. Is it worth it? Those human beings who still live in the "invisible cage" have never tasted the taste of freedom and can't find the feeling of freedom. They are still trying to be free people and stopped talking at first, but they are talking about going too far and talking about Fromm's "escape from freedom". At this time, the "sparrows" take the meaning and value of freedom more seriously, and they will continue to jump into the "fire pit" and climb the "cliff" of freedom. They are really "ignorant" and "possessed"!
The sky is not a paradise for sparrows to fly.
Little sparrows disdain flying between eaves and trees, but old sparrows tell them not to underestimate these places, which are suitable for their survival and a paradise for them to fly. The sparrow looked up at the sky and thought: that high blue sky is my paradise to fly! Little sparrow practiced flying skills hard, and everything paid off. Finally, the little sparrow flies high in the blue sky.
How beautiful, empty and lofty the blue sky is, this is a paradise for flying, where there is freedom and happiness for flying. Just as the little sparrow was excited and proud, it encountered a strong storm. If in the past, the sparrow could hide under the eaves, the eaves would protect it; You can hide in the bushes. The bushes will protect it. Now, in the high and empty blue sky, it has nowhere to hide. Compared with the storm, the sparrow is so small, helpless and helpless. When it was flying high, it suddenly found an eagle overhead, and of course the eagle also found it. He's scared. He remembered that the old sparrow told himself that when he met an eagle, he would either get into the eaves or hide in the grass. But it's too far from the eaves and grass! It fled in a hurry, but it was no match for the eagle, and naturally became a good meal for the eagle.
It seems that the eagle flies high in order to find food better, and the sparrow flies low because the lower part is more conducive to its own survival. Therefore, only the height that suits you is the highest height.