Chapter 421 To Save or Not to Save?
For the past five days, Lu En has been watching coldly.
He watched all of Pete's actions, from hope to despair, but he did not take any action, as if he was really just a clay sculpture or a wooden sculpture.
Even when Pete angrily smashed the statue of Vjimir with the Bible, he did not feel angry, but just mobilized his strength a little and presented some of the words he wanted to tell him in front of him.
In a sense, Pete's belief in Vjimir is more like finding a life-saving straw. It cannot be said that he does not believe it at all, otherwise he would not be so angry now. Lu En, who has observed for several days, knows that this is probably "the deeper the belief, the deeper the hatred".
However, this kind of belief is like a strong hypnosis of oneself. The castle built with sand will collapse immediately when the waves come, unless the sand can be turned into stone, or its own properties are changed, from sand to crystal glass.
Luen did have a way to help Pete. Although his wife was already terminally ill, even if he got the required large sum of money, she was still hopeless, but this was not a problem for Luen.
A little bit of blood energy converted into vitality could give her a new life, and she would have no problem living for another ten or twenty years.
But Luen did not choose to do so.
Before, perhaps for the purpose of experimenting or gaining a believer, Luen might have really done so, but when the source of faith was transferred from Vergimir to himself, Luen became more cautious about these things.
He was not sure what the consequences would be of his doing so, nor was he sure that doing so was completely good.
On the surface, performing a miracle at this time and resurrecting Pete's wife seemed to be a perfect happy ending. Not only could Pete get what he wanted, but Luen could also gain one or even two firm believers, turning the castle made of sand into solid stone.
But thinking deeper, is it really right to do so?
If he can answer all requests, then is he a god or a wish-making machine for believers? What is the difference between this and buying off ordinary people with money?
Besides, Pete's wife has been saved now, but people will die. What if his wife dies again in a few decades? What if Pete asks Lu En to save her again? Maybe it's not just that. He still has a father, a mother, and even a son and a daughter in the future.
At that time, will Lu En choose to save her or not?
If he saves her, then wouldn't he become the nanny of Pete's family and have to protect them well and not let them die? But if he doesn't save her, then Pete's belief in Lu En is likely to collapse.
Human nature is complicated. Many times, you are kind to others, but the other party may not remember it in their hearts. But if you do something wrong once, the other party may hate you for the rest of their lives. If Lu En does this, what is the difference between him and the rich man who goes home to give a dollar to beggars every day?
Lu En can use his powerful strength to suppress others from doing anything, but can he control others' hearts and stop them from thinking?
But faith is an extremely subjective existence. If you believe, you will have it, and if you don't believe, you will not have it.
If you think about it more deeply, this is actually in essential conflict with the doctrine compiled by Lu En himself, not to mention that it may cause a wider impact. Will other believers think about "Why did the Lord help Pete but not me?" and other questions? Isn't the fairness that Pete wants at this time a kind of injustice?
If the entire red book compiled by Lu En is summarized in four words, it may be "life and death are determined by fate"!
These four words do not mean that people should accept their fate and everything is arranged by fate, but life and death are like sunrise and sunset, which are ordinary and unstoppable things. Sometimes living is not necessarily a good thing, and dying is not necessarily a pain.
Just like Pete's wife, Lu En can actually feel that countless pains have accumulated in her spirit.
Peter only thought that he could not lose his wife, and even tried every means to keep her, but he did not think about how much pain he would have to endure lying on the bed dying, not only to endure the pain of illness, but also to watch his wife gradually die!
Even if her will was slightly relaxed, she might not be able to breathe and die directly.
The reason why she can hold on until now is also for her husband. It is her love for Peter that makes this woman forcibly break the sickle of the god of death. She is dying but still hanging on to her life, unwilling to die.
She is not for herself, but for Peter. She does not want Peter to be sad and painful, or even blame herself. Therefore, even if both of them know that there is no hope, they still deceive themselves and each other.
This is a great love, but it may not bloom into beautiful flowers.
Because in Lu En's eyes, the spirit of Peter's wife has begun to change towards the direction of evil spirits due to this strong love. Once successful, Peter may not be in trouble for the time being, but those neighbors who dislike him, those who fired his unit, and even those who lend money at high interest rates may be in danger.
Of course, the loan sharks died, but the others were innocent.
Therefore, what Luen wanted to tell Pete was that he should let go when it was time to do so. If he really loved his wife, he should consider her, feel the pain she was going through, and let her be free as soon as possible.
Of course, because he didn't want to involve supernatural powers, Lu En didn't even give Pete inspiration. He just hoped that he could understand something through the words of the Bible at this time.
Lu En had a strong premonition that if he could solve this matter perfectly, then what he gained might not only be a believer with firm faith.
Pete finally left like a zombie. Even Lu En didn't know whether he had some understanding or was really desperate. In short, if it weren't for Lu En's secret influence, he might have been hit and killed by a car on the street.
And if he was more awake, he would find that the loan sharks who were originally chasing him had disappeared in the past few days and were all drinking coffee in prison.
In short, he returned home in a daze, but Pete didn't remind him as usual, but quietly entered the door, through the gap in the bedroom door, quietly looking at his wife on the bed, watching her breathing increase from time to time, and her brows that never frowned when facing him.
Peter watched for a long time, then quietly left and made some noise as usual, biting his lips tightly as he faced his wife's gentle gaze and smile.
At night, when Peter returned to the church alone, sincerely confessed to the statue, and collected and bound the scattered Bibles together, Lu En, who was secretly observing all this, finally felt a strange connection, connecting himself from Peter.