存在主义与虚无主义.docx
MasksandcharactersdepriveusofourtrueselvesHowcanweproveourexistence?TheNatureofHumanNothingnessHumanbeingsfallintoanihilisticstatefromthemomentofbirth.Idefinethissituationasthenaturalawakeningofhumannihility.Thisisbecausetheemergenceofindividualhumanbeingsinthisworldisonlyanaturalresultofthecontinuationofspecies.Thenaturewillburnthemostprimitivedesireinourinspirationandlethumanscontinuetopassongenesthroughthisway.Inthisprocess,naturedoesnotgiveeachindividualthemeaningandgoalofsurvival(Baiasu,2019).Thatistosay,inthestateofnaturalstructure,thehumanindividual,likeeveryflowerandgrass,appearsinacertainregionbychance.Theselivesevenunconsciouslycarryoutsomeactivities,andunconsciouslymovetowardsdeath.It,slikefishswimmingandhuntinginthewater,buttheydon'tknowwhytheyswiminthewatereveryday.Theappletreewillblossominspringandbearfruitinautumn,buttheappletreedoesnotknowwhyitshoulddotheseactivitiesrepeatedly.Thisstateisanihilisticstate.Itshouldbeemphasizedthatnothingnessisnotthatthereisnothingoranything,butthatallthingsandthingshavenomeaningforindividualsorthesurroundingenvironment(Broudy,2010).Naturetreatspeopleandothercreaturesequally,sothattheyarebornintoastateofnihilityasawhole.Thisstateseemstobearrangedbysomekindofforce,andallcreaturesfollowthesequenceandgoroundandround.PeopleusedtocallthispowerGod,andsomepeopleeventhoughtthattherewassomeself-consciousnessontheearthtocontrolandadjust.Butinshort,thispowerdoesnotgivemeaningtothelifeprocessandmakesthemfallintonothingness.However,unlikeothercreatures,humanbeingsaremorelikelytohaveself-awareness.Thiskindofself-awarenesswillguidepeopletorecognizethemselvesandothermembersofthesociety,andthinkabouttheirownbehaviorandthesignificanceoftheirexistence.InSartre,sview,thenihilityinwhichhumanbeingslivewillmakepeoplehaveasenseoffreedom,andthissenseoffreedomwillinsteadincreasehumansuffering.Thisisbecausehumanfreedomconsciousnessliesinthenaturalconfrontationofhumannihility.Humanfreedomconsciousnesshopestoleadhumanbeingstoescapefromthepainofnothingnessthroughideologicalstructure,includingtheconstructionofgoalsandvisions,sothathumanlifehasmeaning.However,humanphysicalconditionsareendowedbynature,includinghumanintelligence,physicalabilityandphysicalconditions(Serpil,2015).Theconstructionofhumanfreedomconsciousnessandbehaviorrunscountertothephysicalconditionsendowedbyhumannature.Eventually,humanswillexperiencedisillusionmentandotherpain.HumanmaskandthemeaningoflifeTheexistenceofhumanbeingsisobjective,andtheywillbedoomedtodiefromthemomenttheyareborn,justaseverylifewillhaveitsend.Manisapartoftheobjectiveworld,sohisexistenceisbasedontheobjectivelawoflife,whichisalsotherequirementofhumannature.Birthanddeathareuncontrollablebyhumanbeingsthemselves,andnaturedoesnotendowthemwithactivitiesandmeaningsthatshouldbepossessedintheattackofbirthanddeath.AsshowninthemovieMylinerwithAndre.TheconservativescreenwriterwhohaddinnerwithAndrehadaregularlifeeveryday.Hedidaregularjobeveryday.Thesamepaceandcontentoflifemadehimverycalmeveryday(Bao,2015).Thisalsomadehimunknownandaccomplishednothinginthesociety.BeforeencounteringAndre,theconservativescreenwriterdidnotseemtohavethoughtaboutthemeaningofdailylife.Henaturallyacceptedthedailyfixedlifepattern,andwasnotevenwillingtobreaktheregularlifethroughhisownfreeconsciousness.Or,theconservativescreenwriterdidnotusehisownsenseofautonomytoredesignhislife.Thelifeofascreenwriterispeacefulandstable.,Thiswayoflifecankeeplifesafeuntiltheendoflife.However,thiskindofcontinuationseemsmeaningless(Thomas,2010).Inotherwords,theendofthislifeatanymomentwillnothavemoreimpactonsocietyorlifeitself.Thisconservativescreenwriter'slifeandlifeareobjective.Hemayrepresentapartofthecrowd.Theobjectivelifeofthesepeoplehasnotbroughtanymeaningorvaluetotheirlives.Theirlivesfellintothenihilitydilemmaconstructedbyhumannature.Theyarelikeflowersnooneappreciatesorappletreesnoonepicks.Theydon'tknowwhatthecycleoflifeisfor,buttheyshouldquietlycooperatewithallthis.Idon,tagreewithSartre,sviewthattheexertionofpeople,sself-consciousnesswillbringpeoplepaininstead(Li,1989).Althoughthedevelopmentofhumanfreedomconsciousnessviolateshumannaturetoacertainextent.Human,sconsciousnessoffreedomisformedintheprocessofhumanevolutiontothinkaboutselfandthemeaningofothersocialmembersandsocialbehavior.Thisisformedbyhumanbeingsengaginginsocialactivitiesandcarryingouteconomicandsociallifeactivities.Wecancallithumansociality.Atthesametime,thesocietywillgiveusdifferentroles,andwemustassumethesocialresponsibilitiesgivenbymasksandroles,whichrevealourdifferentselves.Butmasksandcharactersdepriveusofourtrueidentity,becausewewillhavetoenduresocialroles.Forexample,asaChinese,myrolemustcontributetothedevelopmentofthecountryandthenation.Thisroleismeaningfulforthecountry,butitismeaninglessformepersonally.ThisisalsotheprocessthatIbegantolosemytrueselfasaperson.Weliveaccordingtotherolessetbysociety.Webecomedoctors,lawyers,accountantsandentrepreneurstofulfillthesuccessfulroledefinedbysociety.Inlife,Ineedtoplaytheroleoffatherorh