Chapter 537: Fight as soon as you meet?
Plato was a descendant of aristocratic Athenian slave-owning family, a descendant of ancient Athenian kings. He initially planned to continue the family tradition and enter politics, but Athens was severely defeated by Sparta, which established a dictatorial puppet government known as the Thirty Tyrants. Thus, Plato's path to political life was cut short.
Plato was unknown before he was forty years old. At that time, he founded the Academy of Plato in Athens. In his own words: twelve years ago, his teacher died during the "Thirty Tyrants" period. He was so sad that he traveled around to learn new knowledge. Now twelve years have passed and he has come back to impart knowledge.
Imagine if a stranger suddenly stood in a place and said that he wanted to build a school to recruit students to make a little money and gain fame, who would want people to go there to study?
Even if someone recognized Plato and knew that he was a descendant of aristocracy, so what?
Many people, both in the East and the West, have a strange view, which is that "those who engage in academic research must live in poverty."
I really don't know where this inexplicable point of view came from. Master Yuan Longping, who has supported countless people, was scolded by trolls on the Internet. He was scolded for touching a luxury car at the bus stop and was scolded again for buying two new mobile phones. In the eyes of these people, people like Yuan Longping who engage in scientific research and learning should have to eat coarse food!
What kind of crazy thinking is this? If there's anything wrong with Master Yuan, it's that these trolls are just too full!
Interestingly, this view isn't limited to the East; it also holds true in the West. Many believe that pursuing knowledge requires forgoing material possessions. Since Plato was a descendant of an aristocracy, he certainly couldn't teach well! This is similar to the current perception that the second generation of wealthy people are destined to be squanderers and the second generation of powerful officials are destined to bully men and women.
Therefore, Plato's aristocratic origin was not a good thing but a disadvantage for him.
At this time, the lofty image of Socrates, who was devoted to learning, emerged. In Plato's words, Socrates was a man crazy about learning. And if his "teacher" was such a person, how could he, as a student, be any worse?
Even those involved in MLM know to talk about "Jack Ma" and "Rothschild" when they open their mouths. It's not just MLMers who do this kind of thing... In that era, who would investigate the authenticity of a person who had been "dead" for twelve years?
If you pay attention, you will find that the so-called "Works of Socrates" compiled by Plato that are currently circulating are almost completely consistent in content and views with Plato's own earlier works. This can be understood as Plato had not yet started his career at that time, but can it also be understood that the so-called "Works of Socrates" are entirely possible to be created by Plato himself?
Of course, this fact cannot be verified even today. The greatest charm of history lies in its infinite possibilities.
Based on this, Xiao Peng asked Billy a question: "Is it possible that scholars of Plato's time proposed the theory that the Egyptian port of Alexandria sank? To maintain the leading position of the Platonic Academy in Athenian academia at the time, Plato took other scholars' research on Alexandria and slightly modified it. You say a city sank in Egypt to the east, and I say Atlantis sank in the Atlantic to the west. In that era of underdeveloped transportation and information, it would be extremely difficult to prove such a fact!"
Billy didn't directly deny Xiao Peng's whimsical idea, but fell into deep thought. After a while, he said, "Mr. Xiao, what you said does make sense. In fact, I have considered what you said before, but I still decided to go look for Atlantis."
"Why?" Now it was Xiao Peng's turn to be confused.
Billy said, "I don't want to live a mediocre life. When I learned about your ancient life, I felt that this was what life was all about! Look at you, you're at sea every day now. It's definitely not about wealth anymore. It's about a man's romance!"
Xiao Peng almost burst into tears after hearing this: "A man's romance? Romantic bullshit! Who the hell wants to be at sea? If it weren't for the fact that others are useless, he wouldn't want to stay at sea every day!"
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to live on the sea, you can choose something else instead of searching for the ethereal 'Atlantis'!"
Before Billy could answer, a girl's voice suddenly came from beside him: "Sir, don't you think Billy's search for Atlantis is a very romantic thing?"
Before Xiao Peng could say anything, a fragrance filled his nose, followed by a smaller figure who sat down next to Billy.
What appeared in front of Xiao Peng was an incredibly beautiful face!
Xiao Peng wasn't exaggerating. He'd seen a lot of beauties before. Even though the cultural gap between the East and the West led to different aesthetic standards, the beauty before him was an absolute super beauty, whether viewed from an Eastern or Western perspective! She was stunning from every angle!
Gray eyes, fair skin, and long light brown hair that falls on her shoulders like waves.
She is not tall, probably less than 1.6 meters. She is not wearing a bikini but a floral ankle-length skirt.
It stands to reason that this kind of skirt would not look good on a woman of her height, and it would even highlight her short stature. However, the woman in front of him perfectly controlled the skirt. Not only did it not make people feel that she was short, but it gave people a natural feeling. In addition, she only wore light makeup, and her dress and beauty made her particularly eye-catching on the boat.
Xiao Peng had been around Europe for quite a while, so he could usually tell the age of European and American women. But he had a hard time figuring out the woman before him. He'd believe her if she was seventeen or eighteen, or even in her thirties! She looked remarkably young, and it wasn't the kind of youth maintained through makeup. Her eyes revealed a maturity and confidence beyond her years.
Why didn’t I see her just now?
If Xiao Peng really had to point out any shortcomings of hers, it would be that her spoken French was too strange, and it was obvious that she didn't study or have any experience of living in France.
But it might be an illusion, Xiao Peng always felt that he had seen her somewhere.
When Billy saw the woman, his eyes were filled with tenderness: "Are you up? Are you feeling better from seasickness?"
He spoke in English, and the woman smiled at what Billy said. "I've taken seasickness medicine and rested for a long time, and I'm feeling much better now. Billy, I'm sorry to have troubled you!"
Billy waved his hand and said, "What's the trouble? Your health is more important. Come, let me introduce you. This is..."
"Billy, let's not introduce each other. I don't want to meet someone who laughs at your dreams." The woman interrupted him directly.
Xiao Peng's face immediately turned into a black question mark.
Beautiful girl, why are you confronting me right now? Did I dig up your ancestral grave?
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