After the Trojan War, Odysseus embarked on a difficult journey home. The son of Poseidon, the god of the sea, was blinded by Odysseus. He was filled with resentment and made Odysseus suffer a lot on his way back. In a huge disaster, all Odysseus' companions died, but he was pushed by the waves to the island of the goddess Calypso. The goddess immediately fell in love with him and forced him to be her husband.

This is an island that even Hermes feels relaxed and happy. It is conceivable that its beauty has surpassed human imagination. As long as we imagine Odysseus's situation at this time, we will know that he faces a huge temptation in human nature. He is in a beautiful paradise, he doesn't have to pay rent, he doesn't have to fight for territory, and he doesn't have to sweat, because the goddess has taken care of everything. In addition, the goddess promised him that he would never die, live forever, and be eternally young. Those who have escaped from the clutches of death will know how much they yearn for this! There is also a very important point. The goddess's beauty and graceful figure are better than any other woman in the world. The key is that this goddess is so affectionate and obsessed. I don't need to say more about this kind of temptation. Don’t these magical days seem to be the ultimate desire in human nature?

Everything we like seems to have a shadow of this island. Take TV series as an example, there is not always the tall, handsome, outstanding male protagonist Qingbi Jin Jian, San Sheng Do you love the heroine forever? Humans are so narcissistic! How can people live without this island?

To be honest, this island also exists in my life. I have thought about it more than once, if I could not bring harm to anyone in this world, how wonderful it would be if no one harmed me! How great it would be if I could only live happily and carefree with the one I love! In those days of depression and despair, there were many days when I couldn't go out because I didn't want people to see me with unkempt hair and an ashen face. A gust of wind outside would make me tremble. I was addicted to that illusory island and couldn't help myself. I even thought about how great it would be if I had a lot of money, so that I would never go out. Thank God I have to work to survive.

I think this mirage-like island was born out of the pain and depravity of human nature, and is destined to be a dream. The Greeks also denied this "beauty of being with the gods" through Odysseus' pain. Odysseus sat on the beach, looking at his hometown in the distance, crying all day long, feeling very painful. How he longed to return to his hometown. Even if he couldn't go back, dying on the battlefield like Achilles would still be remembered forever! Just like Wen Tianxiang's famous saying: "No one has died since ancient times, and his loyalty will be remembered by history."

So what is the cry in the hearts of the Greeks? Be a hero! Fight for justice! Die for honor! Even through hardships and difficulties. Perhaps the meaning of life is just like the journey home. It should not be smooth sailing, but should have ups and downs. A man must ride on a majestic war horse to fight for justice, and then embark on a long and dangerous journey back home. "Going out" and "going home" have become an important literary theme. However, for the Greeks, whether they are "going out" or "going home", they cannot avoid or escape this world.

? How important is the true hope of eternal life! If this hope does not become more and more real, he will die on Calypso's island or on the battlefield of Achilles.