People say that those who give their lives for righteousness are also gentlemen; Give up righteousness and take life, and the villain is also. But in my opinion, sometimes it is desirable to sacrifice one's life for the long-term benefit, and it is not necessarily impossible to sacrifice one's life for justice. Xiang Yu, the overlord of the West Chu, is recognized as a "righteous man", handsome and mighty. But it was this word "righteousness" that blinded his eyes, failed to distinguish right from wrong, and missed the opportunity to kill Liu Bang.
In the end, for this word "righteousness", he refused to cross the river to the death, and Wujiang killed himself, leaving eternal regret. Isn't Guan Yu the same? People who are called "righteousness" are also defeated because of the word "righteousness". One short step will make a lasting regret. ?
It can be seen that people who sacrifice their lives for righteousness, although gentlemen, are not real gentlemen, and sometimes they can't achieve great things. A true gentleman will choose, give up righteousness, and give up his life without hesitation. Their eyes are discerning, they will have insight into the changes in the situation, and they understand the truth that "revenge is never too late for a gentleman for ten years".
Flexibility, dare to let go and dare to give up are the real boldness and atmosphere. But like Wang Xiang and Yunshang, they blindly pursued the so-called righteousness and didn't know the truth of trade-offs, so they lost their country and missed great events. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, should be regarded as a real gentleman. After the country's demise, they put aside the sentiments and principles pursued by the "righteous men", endured humiliation and hardships, and never forgot the great plan of rejuvenating the country.
A few years later, he fought back in one fell swoop, beating the other side to death, and he succeeded. This is called a real gentleman. Think again, Hanwang Liu Bang is a real gentleman. Although he abandoned "righteousness" in order to achieve his goal and was spurned, he eventually became a hegemon, unified the whole country, established the Han Dynasty and wrote a myth.
In my opinion, the so-called flexible man is nothing more than this! But in the eyes of some people, giving up righteousness is shameful and not enough to be called a gentleman. Actually, it is not. At some critical moments, giving up righteousness is also a necessary means and method for long-term planning, a kind of wisdom for survival and a challenge to life. In fact, these people who give up righteousness are not really "giving up righteousness", they just put righteousness into the future to realize it.
And "righteousness" is always in their hearts. It's just that they dare to give up temporarily. In a sense, they are greater courage and winners. Of course, it is good to sacrifice one's life for righteousness. Sometimes, giving up one's life is also for accumulating wealth, achieving career and fulfilling dreams, no matter how difficult the process is; It is also to do something, no matter what kind of vision and treatment you will receive. Sometimes it's ok to live without righteousness.