重讀二十多年前的小論文:〈浪客劍心與真理〉｜Rereading Lin Bao-Ling’s Essay from Over Twenty Years Ago: “Rurouni Kenshin and Truth”
林葆靈 Lin Bao Ling ｜《夜中揮毫》Wielding the Brush in the Night｜壓克力於畫布 Acrylic on canvas｜84.5 × 150 cm｜2025
最近整理舊硬碟時，翻到一篇 2004 年我在拉薩爾藝術學院時寫的英文小論文〈Rurouni Kenshin and Truth 〉。
While going through an old hard drive recently, I came across an English essay Rurouni Kenshin and Truth, which I wrote back in 2004, during my time at LASALLE College of the Arts.
轉眼二十多年了。
More than twenty years have passed since then.
從小我就喜歡漫畫，想當漫畫家。後來進了藝術學院，學校沒有漫畫系，於是我選了繪畫主修，度過了愉快的四年。漸漸，不知不覺，成了畫家。但漫畫對我的思考與創作一直有影響，對動漫的喜愛也延續至今。
I loved manga as a kid, and I wanted to be a manga artist. Later, when I entered art school, there was no manga department, so I majored in painting instead, and spent four happy years there. Gradually, without quite realizing it, I became a painter. But manga has always shaped how I think and create, and my love for anime and manga continues to this day.
林葆靈 Lin Bao Ling ｜《斬》（局部） Slash（detail)｜免燒陶土、複合媒材｜ 31 x 25 x 23 cm ｜2022
而《浪客劍心》是我很喜歡的作品之一，特別吸引我的是劍心這的個角色不斷辯證思考，質問自己做的事情對不對。這種反覆自省的姿態，對當時也在思考存在與摸索創作方向的我來說，產生了很深的共鳴。這篇小論文，就是那個階段思考的一個紀錄。印象中老師還給了我不錯的分數。
Rurouni Kenshin is one of the works I love most. What drew me in particular was Kenshin’s constant self-questioning, his habit of interrogating whether what he was doing was right. That posture of endless self-reflection resonated deeply with me at the time, as I too was thinking about existence and searching for my own creative direction. This essay is a record of that stage of thinking. As I recall, my professor even gave me a good grade for it.
I loved manga as a kid, and I wanted to be a manga artist. Later, when I entered art school, there was no manga department, so I majored in painting instead, and spent four happy years there. Gradually, without quite realizing it, I became a painter. But manga has always shaped how I think and create, and my love for anime and manga continues to this day.
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| 林葆靈 Lin Bao Ling ｜《斬》（局部） Slash（detail)｜免燒陶土、複合媒材｜ 31 x 25 x 23 cm ｜2022 |
Rurouni Kenshin is one of the works I love most. What drew me in particular was Kenshin’s constant self-questioning, his habit of interrogating whether what he was doing was right. That posture of endless self-reflection resonated deeply with me at the time, as I too was thinking about existence and searching for my own creative direction. This essay is a record of that stage of thinking. As I recall, my professor even gave me a good grade for it.
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| 林葆靈 Lin Bao Ling｜《斬 III》Slash III｜ 壓克力/畫布 acrylic on canvas｜45.5 x 60.5 cm ｜ 2022 |
這些年，在《沒有名字的小傢伙》系列作品中，有部分作品——像是《夜中揮毫》、《斬 II》與《斬 III》——我在自創角色「小傢伙」臉上加上了十字疤，挪用、致敬了劍心臉上的十字疤與劍招。那道疤對我而言，不只是一個視覺符號，更象徵著一種持續辯證、不斷尋找答案的狀態，而這也是我自身希望始終保有的特質。
Over the years, in several works from The Nameless Little Guy series — including “Wielding the Brush in the Night,” “Slash II,” and “Slash III” — I’ve given my original character, the “Little Guy,” a cross-shaped scar on his face, appropriating and paying homage to the scar and swordsmanship of Kenshin. To me, that scar isn’t just a visual symbol; it represents a state of ongoing dialectical thinking, a continuous search for answers — and that’s a quality I hope to hold onto in myself, always.
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| 林葆靈 Lin Bao Ling ｜《斬 II》 Slash II ｜60.5 x 45.5 cm ｜ 壓克力於畫布 acrylic on canvas ｜2022 |
重讀這篇，說真的，有些段落還真沒印象自己有寫過，不禁莞爾。也發現，有些直到今天仍在思考的問題，其實很早以前就已經開始了。
| 重讀這篇，說真的，有些段落還真沒印象自己有寫過，不禁莞爾。也發現，有些直到今天仍在思考的問題，其實很早以前就已經開始了。 |
Rereading this now, honestly, there are passages I don’t even remember writing, which makes me smile. I’ve also realized that some of the questions I’m still grappling with today actually started a long time ago.
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👉點此瀏覽《沒有名字的小傢伙》系列作品 （2015 - 2026）
👉 Click here to view works from The Nameless Little Guy series (2015–2026)
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Rurouni Kenshin and Truth
( ↓ 中文版接在英文版後）
Lin Bao-Ling (2004)
PA5A
“There are no facts, only interpretations.”- Friedrich Nietzsche
The 95 episodes anime, Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X) that talks about truth and struggling is one of my favorite TV programme. I think the message it carries is quite true which is: universal truth does not exist, there is only personal truth, or to be more accurate, should call it belief. Just like Laozhi mentioned in Daodejing, in chapter two:
When beauty is abstracted, then ugliness has been implied;when good is abstracted, then evil has been implied.So alive and dead are abstracted from nature, difficult and easy abstracted from progress,Long and short abstracted from contrast, high and low abstracted from depth,Song and speech abstracted from melody, after and before abstracted from sequence.
One’s truth is getting from comparison and interpretation, which other may not agree; and even oneself would/might change his/her truth by other influence, so is definitely not universal truth.
The story is about the hero, Kenshin’s truth seeking journey and the conflict between him and his enemies and other people, caused by different truths/ believes they hold. What makes this animation interesting is that its characters are lost people who struggle in the troubled period of time. To quote Shishio (one of the characters of the anime, who intends to overthrown the Meiji government)“It was a time when supporters of the Emperor or the Shogun; Satsuma, Choushuu or Tosa; all raised their flags and fought and killed in the name of justice….” This anime is "character oriented." The characters are not forced into plot, and are very human; they have sorry, weaknesses, and confusions. The story is set in the Meiji era (began in 1868), which is a time of big change and great uncertainty of Japan. The animation integrated historical events, people and facts, so it revels some possible facts and creates some myths as well.
The wandering Samurai, Himura Kenshin who used to be the top assassin of the reformist group Ishin Shishi. He killed numerous people during the Bakumatsu, in the name of justice, and ended the rule of Shogun. He has given up killing afterward. The story emphasis on his painful feeling, confusion of killing and his struggle of finding truth to release his sin. He feels very guilty for killing, but he still did it in order to create a new era that everyone could live happily; but at the same time he was destroying peoples’ happiness. It is very contradict and disturbing. It is very hard for us to judge whether Kenshin did the right thing or not, it forces the audiences to think what is right and what is wrong. Unlike some other animations, the good guys and bad guys can be distinguished easily, and always emphasis that the winner is justice, and the justice will win; in Rurouni Kenshin, it is very hard to draw a line between good guys and bad guys in this anime, and I think that is what makes this animation interesting and different from other animations.
“ What is it we are seeking? Rest and happiness? No, nothing but Truth, however evil and terrible it may be… So are the ways of men marked out; if you desire peace of soul and happiness, believe; if you would become a disciple of Truth, enquire…”
-Nietzsche, in a letter to his sister
Kenshin traveled across Japan for nearly eleven years, while his comrades are enjoying the power and fortune; he carries a reverse-bladed sword (the sword means that his determination to stop killing, as the sword could not kill but protect himself and other people, to help the weak and underdogs and seeking the answer to atone his sin of killing. He needs the answer, to get “the peace of soul”; otherwise he would be devoured by the guilt.
The anime characters all have different believes and own truths. When their truths contradict to each other’s; conflicts are triggered. And the different believes are shaped by the up-brings and experiences of each individual character.
There are many interesting and thought-provoking dialogues in this anime, for instance in the first episode:
Goheh (bad guy):” you (refer to Kenshin) again. You are probably with the girl (Kaoru) on this “sword that protect life’ thing?”
Kenshin:” No. A sword is a killing weapon. Kenjutsu is the art of killing. Whatever pretty words you use to speak of it, this is its true nature. What miss Kaoru say are the words of one who has never dirtied her hands. An idealistic joke. But I like the joke better than the truth.
And:
"Shishio-sama and I share the same opinion that the Meji government is hopeless. But if Shishio's new era is also corrupted, I'll destroy it again." -Yukyosan Anji
"Will you spend all your life destroying? I hate the Meji government, and sometimes I want to destroy it too. But there are still people working hard, fighting for the future. Anji, be as desperate as you like. But as long as there are people who still want a good future, I will not let you judge who to live or die." -Sagara Sanosuke
Also:
“Have you forgotten? Aku soku sen. Slay evil immediately. That was the one truth about justice we both had in common" and "A man who can't hold on to his beliefs can only be pathetic -- dead or alive.”
Saitoh Hajime (captain of the 3rd troop of the Shinsengumi), said to Kenshin. While Kenshin feels so guilty about killing, Saitoh does not feels that way, as he said:
“… To protect the people of Japan and lay down our lives to maintain order, THAT is the job of the police. Just as the Shinsengumi (police troop) have done... And emotions play no part. It is normal to lose your life during a mission. I don't dwell upon it like the Battousai (kenshin), and I have no feelings of revenge to battle with. ... There is only one reason I remain impatient. It is because I am forever seeking my own brand of Justice - that of Aku Soku Sen (Slay evil immediately).”
Sometimes when the truths are completely opposite, conflicts and battles are triggered. One of kenshin’s greatest enemies, (who was the assassin who replaced Kenshin during the Bakumatsu), intends to overthrow the corrupted Meiji government in an extremely violent way, so to become the ruler of Japan and to revenge the people who once tried to burn him to death because of their fear of his ambition. He was seriously injured but survived. His motto is “survival of the fittest”. His famous lines are: “if you trust, you will be betrayed”, “Kill, or be killed”, “ the flesh of weak is the food of the strong.” And “ man’s true nature is violent and this world is a hell.” What he believes is what Kenshin totally disagreed, thus a duel between them is triggered in order to stop Shishio. In the end Shishio died and his ambition is shattered. Shishio was killed by self-burning as he fought beyond his body limit (15 minutes), because his body condition is abnormal due to the burn; instead of by Kenshin directly, but to certain degree it is Kenshin killed him. What is ironic is that Kenshin believes i n “no killing” and totally disagrees Shishio’s truth, but in the end what helps him shatters Shishio’s ambition is still —violence, which Shishio worships. Kenshin wins the duel and saved lives of many innocent people; but from the other point of view, Shishio also wins. As Kenshin’s victory proves that Shishio’s truth is correct. Also, what Shishio intends to do seems not very different from what Kenshin did during the revolution. The differences are that Shishio never mentioned the word “justice” as his reason for killing and killed more unnecessarily, and has strong desire of ruling. This reminds me of a saying: “ to judge whether an action is just or not, is depend on the motivation.” Although Kenshin had a noble motivation for killing, but the nature of what he and Shishio did are similar (or the same?)… Again it questions what is right and what is wrong, how to judge…
Seta Soujiro,Shishio’s important assistant, who has a very misfortune childhood. He was tortured and abused by the family that adopted him and he lost all facial expressions except smiling. A he learned from experiences that crying is of no use. He still got tortured no matter how hard he cried. One day he meets Shishio, who pointed out that his misfortune is because he is weak, and taught him his motto: “ the weak’s flesh is the food of the strong.” That very night he killed all the family members with the sword given by Shishio as they were going to torture him again. He believed that Shishio’s is an absolute truth, until he meets Kenshin because of the battles. Kenshin’s truth makes him confused and feels disturbing. For the first time, he has the doubt about Shishio’s truth and start to question, which is really truth. It was too disturbing to him and he decides to defeat Kenshin first instead of thinking about what is right and what is not. To me, he is like a drowning man, who would holds tightly of anything that is floating; even it is just a straw. He just needs a truth, a support, in order to go on his life, to survive. Just as Nietzsche said, “truth is an illusion that helps us cope with life” I think maybe Soujiro never fully believes in Shishio’s truth, as he said after he was defeated: "True, that night (the night he killed the family members who adopted him) I was smiling... but the truth is... I was crying" he just convinced himself to believe in Shishio’s truth, in order to justify his killing. In the end of the battle, he was defeated, and thought that Kenshin is correct because he wins, but to his surprise, kenshin says that the truth has to be find out by oneself, the winner is not equals to the person doing correct thing or is just. Soujiro also starts his truth-seeking journey afterward.
Komagata Yumi, Shishio’s lover, died during the fight of Kenshin and Shishio. Her death was extremely disturbing to me because it is Shishio who kills her and is purposely. She was absolutely devoted to Shishio, who took her away from the red light district and cared about her. She interfered their fight in the later part, as she knows that Shishio’s body cannot adjust the body temperature due to the burning, so Shishio’s body could not stand fighting which is more than fifteen minutes… She cuts in between Kenshin and Shishio, begging Kenshin to stop the fight, and Shishio takes the chance and stabbed his sword at Yumi and the sword goes through her body and pokes into kenshin’s belly, cause a serious wound on him. What is disturbing is that she died with a smile on her face and said she is happy that she finally could help Shishio for winning the fight. What is love is questioned here. To Kenshin (and most audiences I think), if you love someone you will never kill he or she, which is supposed to be a universal truth. Shishio says, “ she understands me most; and I understand her more than anyone does.” Shishio knew that she would be very happy to die for him so he has no hesitation. Maybe their love is the true love, which even transcends death.
There are still many other conflicts between truths (believes) that consist this anime. And in the end, Kenshin finds his truth that: to compensate those killed by him, he has to go on his life and continue helping more and more people and bring them happiness. Those killed by him may not agree this but this makes him, in Nietzsche’s word, “endure without being destroyed”.
It is a very profound and powerful anime to me. The messages it conveys, such as truth has to be find out by oneself; instead from other people, and what it implies: truth is actually belief; and belief is not truth, could also apply to the art making. As an art student, I am also seeking for the truth in order to have a direction to go on painting. Why I do painting? What I want to paint? Why I paint this way? What is beauty? What is art? … I constantly question myself so not to lose myself. Through questioning and truth seeking, instead of paint blindly, my work will develop and have deeper meaning. That may not be true; but is how I believe now, -- it’s my truth.
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Bibliographies:
Baka Ichi. “The Truth About Rurouni Kenshin.” M.A.G.E, Oct, 2002:19-26
和月伸宏（2002）：剑心华传。台北：东立
杨润根（2003）：发现老子。北京：华夏
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《浪客劍心》與真理
林葆靈（2004）
PA5A
「沒有事實，只有詮釋。」
—— Friedrich Nietzsche
《浪客劍心》（英文名 Samurai X）是一部共 95 集的動畫，也是我最喜歡的動畫作品之一。它討論的是「真理」以及人們如何在真理中掙扎。我認為它所傳達的核心思想非常真實，那就是：
世界上並不存在普遍真理（universal truth），存在的只有個人的真理（personal truth）；更精確地說，應該稱之為「信念（belief）」。
正如老子在《道德經》第二章所說：
天下皆知美之為美，斯惡已；
皆知善之為善，斯不善已。
故有無相生，難易相成，
長短相形，高下相傾，
音聲相和，前後相隨。
一個人所認為的「真理」，其實都是透過比較與詮釋而形成的，而其他人未必認同；甚至連自己，也可能因為受到他人的影響，而改變原本相信的真理。因此，它絕不是放諸四海皆準的普遍真理。
整個故事描述的是主角緋村劍心尋找真理的旅程，以及他和敵人、其他角色之間因為各自不同的真理（或信念）而產生的衝突。
這部動畫最吸引人的地方，在於其中所有角色都是在動盪年代中迷失、掙扎的人。
引用劇中人物Makoto Shishio（企圖推翻明治政府）的一段話：
「那是一個擁護天皇或幕府、薩摩、長州、土佐等各方勢力，都高舉正義旗幟，彼此廝殺的時代……」
《神劍闖江湖》是一部**以人物為核心（character-oriented）**的作品。 角色並不是為了劇情而存在；他們都非常真實，擁有悲傷、弱點與迷惘。 故事背景設定於1868年開始的明治時代，那是一個日本急遽變革、充滿不確定性的年代。 動畫融合了許多歷史事件、歷史人物與史實，因此既揭露了一些可能的歷史真相，也創造了許多新的神話。
浪人劍客緋村劍心，曾經是維新志士（Ishin Shishi）中最強的劊子手。 在幕末時期，他以「正義」之名殺害了無數的人，也因此終結了幕府的統治。
然而，在革命成功之後，他決定不再殺人。
整部作品著重描寫他因殺人而產生的痛苦、內心的矛盾，以及尋求真理、希望救贖自己罪孽的掙扎。 他對自己曾經奪走許多生命感到極深的愧疚。
然而，他當初殺人的理由，是希望創造一個人人都能幸福生活的新時代；但另一方面，他卻又親手摧毀了無數人的幸福。
這是一種極度矛盾，也令人不安的處境。 因此，我們很難判斷劍心究竟做得對不對。
作品迫使觀眾思考：
究竟什麼是對？什麼是錯？
不像許多動畫裡，正派與反派可以輕易區分，並且總是不斷強調：
「勝利者就是正義，正義一定會獲勝。」
《神劍闖江湖》卻很難畫出一條明確的善惡界線。 而我認為，這正是它與其他動畫最大的不同，也是最迷人的地方。
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「我們究竟追求的是什麼？安逸與幸福嗎？不，我們追求的唯有真理，即使那真理是邪惡而可怕的……人的道路正是如此：如果你渴望心靈的平靜與幸福，那就去相信；如果你想成為真理的門徒，那就去探問。」
——Friedrich Nietzsche寫給妹妹的一封信
劍心在日本各地流浪了將近十一年。
當年一起革命的同伴們，如今正享受著權力與榮華富貴；而劍心卻背負著一把逆刃刀旅行。 逆刃刀象徵著他不再殺人的決心——這把刀無法奪取生命，只能用來保護自己與他人。 他一路幫助弱者、保護受欺壓的人，也試圖尋找一個答案，希望能夠贖回自己曾經犯下的殺戮罪孽。 因為他需要這個答案，才能得到尼采所說的「心靈的平靜」；否則，他終將被自己的罪惡感吞噬。
動畫中的每一位角色，都擁有不同的信念，以及屬於自己的真理。 當彼此的真理互相衝突時，衝突便隨之而來。 而這些不同的信念，又都是各自成長背景與人生經歷所塑造出來的。
這部動畫中有許多發人深省的對白。 例如第一集：
戈平（Gohei，反派）： 「又是你（指劍心）！你該不會也跟那個女孩（神谷薰）一樣，相信什麼『活人劍』吧？」
劍心： 「不是。刀，本來就是殺人的武器；劍術，本來就是殺人的技術。不管再怎麼用漂亮的話去包裝，這才是真正的本質。薰小姐所說的，只是不曾親手沾染鮮血的人才說得出口的理想罷了，一個天真的玩笑。
但是，比起真相，我更喜歡這個玩笑。」
另一段對話：
悠久山安慈（Yukyuzan Anji）： 「我和志志雄大人一樣，都認為明治政府已經無可救藥。但如果志志雄建立的新時代同樣腐敗，我也會再次摧毀它。」
相樂左之助： 「難道你一輩子都只打算不停地摧毀嗎？
我也討厭明治政府，有時甚至也想毀掉它。
但是，仍然有很多人努力奮鬥，為了未來而拼命。
安慈，你可以再怎麼絕望都沒關係；只要還有人相信未來，我就不會讓你決定誰該活、誰該死。」
另外還有：
「你忘了嗎？『惡即斬（Aku Soku Zan）』。那是我們共同相信、也是唯一的正義。」
以及：
「一個無法堅守自己信念的人，無論活著還是死了，都只是可悲而已。」
——Hajime Saitō（新選組第三隊隊長）對劍心所說。
然而，當劍心始終為自己殺過人而痛苦時，齋藤卻完全沒有這種感受。
他說：
「保護日本人民，並且賭上自己的性命維持秩序，這就是警察的職責，就像過去的新選組一樣。 情感根本不應該介入其中。 在執行任務時喪命，本來就是理所當然的事情。 我不像拔刀齋（劍心）那樣，一直沉溺於過去，也沒有什麼復仇之心需要克服。 我始終焦躁不安的唯一理由，就是我仍然在追尋屬於我自己的正義——『惡即斬』。」
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有時候，當兩種真理完全相反時，衝突與戰鬥便無可避免。
志志雄是真正取代劍心、成為幕末維新志士新任劊子手的人，也是劍心最強大的敵人之一。 他企圖以極端暴力的方式推翻腐敗的明治政府，建立自己的政權，統治日本，同時也向那些曾因畏懼他的野心而企圖將他活活燒死的人復仇。
雖然他全身遭受嚴重燒傷，卻奇蹟般地活了下來。
他的座右銘是：
「適者生存（Survival of the fittest）。」
他的名言包括：
「相信別人，就一定會遭到背叛。」
「不是殺人，就是被殺。」
「弱肉強食。」
「人類真正的本性就是暴力，而這個世界本來就是地獄。」
志志雄所相信的一切，都與劍心完全相反，因此兩人之間最終爆發了一場決鬥。 目的，就是阻止志志雄。
最後，志志雄死了，他的野心也隨之破滅。 然而，他並不是直接死在劍心手上。
由於全身燒傷後身體狀況異常，他的身體無法長時間戰鬥。 超過十五分鐘後，他終於因體溫失控而自燃身亡。 雖然不是劍心親手殺死他，但在某種程度上，也可以說是劍心導致了他的死亡。
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真正諷刺的是： 劍心始終相信「不殺」。 他完全否定志志雄的真理。 然而，最後幫助他粉碎志志雄野心的方法，卻仍然是——暴力。 而暴力，正是志志雄所崇拜的東西。
由於全身燒傷後身體狀況異常，他的身體無法長時間戰鬥。 超過十五分鐘後，他終於因體溫失控而自燃身亡。 雖然不是劍心親手殺死他，但在某種程度上，也可以說是劍心導致了他的死亡。
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真正諷刺的是： 劍心始終相信「不殺」。 他完全否定志志雄的真理。 然而，最後幫助他粉碎志志雄野心的方法，卻仍然是——暴力。 而暴力，正是志志雄所崇拜的東西。
因此，雖然劍心贏得了決鬥，拯救了無數無辜的人； 但從另一個角度來看，志志雄其實也贏了。
因為劍心的勝利，某種程度上證明了志志雄所相信的真理：
暴力，確實能夠改變世界。
此外，志志雄想做的事情，其實與劍心當年在維新時期所做的事情，似乎並沒有那麼大的不同。
差別在於：
志志雄從未以「正義」作為殺人的理由。 他殺了更多不必要的人。 他擁有強烈的統治慾望。
這讓我想到一句話：
「判斷一個行為是否正義，取決於它背後的動機。」
劍心的殺戮出於崇高的理想。 但他與志志雄所做的事情，其本質是否其實非常接近？ 甚至，根本沒有不同？
於是，作品再次迫使我們思考： 究竟什麼是對？ 什麼又是錯？ 我們又該如何判斷？
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Sōjirō Seta
宗次郎是志志雄最重要的部下。 他的童年極其悲慘。 他遭到養父母一家長期虐待、折磨，因此失去了所有表情，只剩下微笑。
因為他從經驗中學會了一件事：
哭泣毫無用處。
無論哭得多麼悽慘，他仍然會繼續被虐待。
有一天，他遇見了志志雄。 志志雄告訴他：
他的不幸，全都是因為自己太弱。
並教給他一句信條：
「弱肉強食」
就在那天晚上，當養父母一家再次準備虐待他時，
宗次郎拿起志志雄送給他的劍，殺死了所有人。 從此，他相信志志雄的思想就是絕對真理。
直到遇見劍心。
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與劍心的戰鬥，開始動搖了他的信念。 劍心所相信的真理，令他困惑，也令他痛苦。
他第一次開始懷疑：
志志雄所說的，真的是絕對正確嗎？ 究竟，哪一個才是真理？ 這種懷疑讓他無法承受。
因此，他決定：
與其繼續思考，不如先打倒劍心。
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在我看來， 宗次郎就像一個快要溺死的人。 只要眼前漂來任何東西， 即使只是一根稻草， 他也會死命抓住。 他只是需要一個真理/ 一個能夠支撐自己繼續活下去的信念。
正如尼采所說：
「真理，是幫助我們承受人生的一種幻象。」
我認為， 或許宗次郎其實從來沒有真正完全相信志志雄。 戰敗後，他說：
「沒錯，那一晚（殺死養父母的那一夜），我是在笑…… 但真正的事實是…… 我其實一直都在哭。」
也許，
他只是逼自己去相信志志雄， 藉此合理化自己的殺人行為。
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決戰結束後， 宗次郎被擊敗了。 他原本以為： 既然劍心贏了， 那麼劍心一定就是對的。
然而， 令他意外的是， 劍心卻告訴他： 真理必須由自己去尋找。 勝利的人， 並不代表就是正確的人， 也不代表就是正義。
於是，
宗次郎也踏上了屬於自己的尋找真理之旅。
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Yumi Komagata
駒形由美是志志雄的戀人。
她死於劍心與志志雄的決戰之中。
她的死亡，是整部作品中最令我震撼、最令人不安的一幕。因為，殺死她的人，正是志志雄，而且是刻意為之。
由美全心全意愛著志志雄。是志志雄將她從花街柳巷帶了出來，照顧她，因此她願意為他付出一切。
決戰後半段，由美知道志志雄因為全身燒傷，身體已經無法正常調節體溫。換句話說，只要戰鬥超過十五分鐘，他的身體便會崩潰。因此，她衝到劍心與志志雄之間，請求劍心停止戰鬥。
就在這一瞬間，志志雄抓住機會，一劍刺向由美。劍鋒貫穿她的身體，又繼續刺進劍心腹部，使劍心身受重傷。
真正令我震撼的是：由美死去時，臉上帶著微笑。
她說，自己終於能夠幫助志志雄贏得這場戰鬥，因此感到非常幸福。
這一幕，也重新提出了另一個問題：
她的死亡，是整部作品中最令我震撼、最令人不安的一幕。因為，殺死她的人，正是志志雄，而且是刻意為之。
由美全心全意愛著志志雄。是志志雄將她從花街柳巷帶了出來，照顧她，因此她願意為他付出一切。
決戰後半段，由美知道志志雄因為全身燒傷，身體已經無法正常調節體溫。換句話說，只要戰鬥超過十五分鐘，他的身體便會崩潰。因此，她衝到劍心與志志雄之間，請求劍心停止戰鬥。
就在這一瞬間，志志雄抓住機會，一劍刺向由美。劍鋒貫穿她的身體，又繼續刺進劍心腹部，使劍心身受重傷。
真正令我震撼的是：由美死去時，臉上帶著微笑。
她說，自己終於能夠幫助志志雄贏得這場戰鬥，因此感到非常幸福。
這一幕，也重新提出了另一個問題：
究竟什麼是愛？
對劍心——以及我想大多數觀眾而言——如果你愛一個人，你絕對不會親手殺死他（她）。這似乎應該是一種普遍真理。
然而，志志雄卻說：
「她最了解我；而我，也比任何人都更了解她。」
志志雄知道，由美一定會因為能夠為自己而死，感到幸福。因此，他毫不猶豫地下手。也許，他們之間的愛，才是真正的愛，甚至超越了死亡。
動畫中還有許多其他關於不同真理（信念）彼此衝突的例子。
然而，志志雄卻說：
「她最了解我；而我，也比任何人都更了解她。」
志志雄知道，由美一定會因為能夠為自己而死，感到幸福。因此，他毫不猶豫地下手。也許，他們之間的愛，才是真正的愛，甚至超越了死亡。
動畫中還有許多其他關於不同真理（信念）彼此衝突的例子。
最後，劍心終於找到了屬於自己的真理：
為了補償那些因自己而死去的人，他必須繼續活下去，不斷幫助更多的人，帶給更多人幸福。那些被他殺害的人，未必會同意這樣的答案。
然而，至少，這讓他能夠如尼采所說：
「承受一切，而不至於因此毀滅。」
對我而言，
《浪客劍心》是一部極其深刻而充滿力量的動畫。
為了補償那些因自己而死去的人，他必須繼續活下去，不斷幫助更多的人，帶給更多人幸福。那些被他殺害的人，未必會同意這樣的答案。
然而，至少，這讓他能夠如尼采所說：
「承受一切，而不至於因此毀滅。」
對我而言，
《浪客劍心》是一部極其深刻而充滿力量的動畫。
它所傳達的訊息，例如：
真理必須由自己去尋找，而不是由別人告訴你；
以及它更深層暗示的：
所謂真理，其實只是信念；而信念，並不等於真理。
這些想法，同樣也適用於藝術創作。
身為一名藝術學生，我也一直在尋找屬於自己的真理，希望藉此找到自己繪畫的方向。
我為什麼畫畫？
我想畫什麼？
為什麼我要用這樣的方式去畫？
什麼是美？
什麼是藝術？
……
我不斷地質疑自己，就是希望不要迷失自己。
透過不斷提問，透過不斷尋找真理，而不是盲目地作畫，我的作品才能持續成長，並且擁有更深層的意義。
或許，這樣的想法並不是真理。但它是我此刻所相信的。
它，就是我的真理。
以及它更深層暗示的：
所謂真理，其實只是信念；而信念，並不等於真理。
這些想法，同樣也適用於藝術創作。
身為一名藝術學生，我也一直在尋找屬於自己的真理，希望藉此找到自己繪畫的方向。
我為什麼畫畫？
我想畫什麼？
為什麼我要用這樣的方式去畫？
什麼是美？
什麼是藝術？
……
我不斷地質疑自己，就是希望不要迷失自己。
透過不斷提問，透過不斷尋找真理，而不是盲目地作畫，我的作品才能持續成長，並且擁有更深層的意義。
或許，這樣的想法並不是真理。但它是我此刻所相信的。
它，就是我的真理。
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