After the war, Chaplin was persecuted because he offended the American government with a film "Mr. Verdun" condemning warmongers and arms dealers. Mr. Verdu is forbidden to appear in many big cities in America. When Mr. Verdun was shown in a cinema in New Jersey, the Catholic Veterans Corps set up a picket line outside the cinema, and people were not allowed to watch the film. They posted placards that read "Chaplin is a fellow traveler (meaning red)", "Don't let Chaplin usurp the role of master for a long time" and "Foreigners get out" to stop people from watching the film.
At the same time, newspapers and periodicals kept attacking, and several senators also attacked Chaplin in the Senate. In the face of persecution, Chaplin didn't lower his head, but punched back. Chaplin published an article entitled "I declare war on Hollywood" in a newspaper in Paris on February 1947, complaining to the world about his persecution. 1In September, 952, Chaplin went to Europe with his family to attend the premiere ceremony of Stage Career. When the ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean, the radio broadcast a statement from the Justice Department of the US government, refusing Chaplin to re-enter the United States. When the ship docked in France, Chaplin spoke to 100 reporters. He said, "I believe in freedom. This is all my political views. I support everyone. This is my nature. " Chaplin's character is never to yield to any pressure, but to face it.
A person's personality, or temperament and endowment, is the external representation of his mood. There is a saying that "mood determines fate", and the external image of mood focuses on personality, so it is often one's own personality that determines fate.
Ji Kang, a health care scientist in the Jin Dynasty, said: "Cultivate your nature and protect your spirit, and feel at ease." (Health-keeping Theory) Self-cultivation and self-cultivation, keeping Yuan Shen and peace of mind can save oneself. He closely linked his personality with his thoughts, that is, his mood.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa, a famous Japanese thinker in modern times, also said: "Fate is more inevitable than accidental. The phrase' destiny lies in character' is by no means a random occurrence. " My words and deeds and every move not only have a good or bad influence on the world, but also have a positive or negative promotion on my psychological and physical "Qi movement".
Wang Qishi, a famous doctor in the late Ming Dynasty, pointed out: "Different human natures make different diseases." Generally speaking, people with sound personality and peace of mind are not easy to get sick, which is conducive to health and longevity. On the other hand, if the personality is not perfect, the paranoid side, such as irritability, anger, or accustomed to depression and anxiety, will damage health, easily get sick, and even die young.
Chaplin is a man with a sound personality. In the face of Hitler's threats, bullets and swords, he was completely fearless and remained exclusive to the great dictator. Facing the persecution of the American government for filming Mr. Verdun, he bravely faced it and announced a decisive battle with Hollywood ... It is this indomitable character that made him survive one difficulty after another and finally won the love of people all over the world. He is known as the most famous and outstanding comedy master in the world, and the World Peace Committee awarded him the International Peace Prize.
As the saying goes, "a leopard cannot change his spots." Once a character is formed, it is really "hard to change". Personality health, lifelong benefit, beneficial to health and promoting career. Chaplin can achieve his great career because of his healthy personality.
Confucius said, "an upright man is open and poised, villains are always in the same boat", and Mencius said, "The power is unyielding, the wealth is immobile, the poverty is immobile, and it is a gentleman". These are all categories of personal moral cultivation, which are also beneficial to shaping mentality and improving personal character.
Chaplin is what Confucius and Mencius said. He is cheerful and open-minded; There is softness in rigidity, and rigidity in rigidity, which has both the vitality of extroverted personality and the beauty of introverted personality, so he can have a successful career and a healthy mood. This is his personal spiritual wealth, which will benefit him all his life, and finally transform it into human health and longevity.