100 Historical Stories That Unlock Teenage Wisdom

Chapter 29 7 Bruno would rather die than give up his faith

Chapter 37 Bruno would rather die than give up his faith
——Without principles, one becomes a slave. Everyone has principles.In our minds, principles are the bottom line of doing things, but in real life, most people often give up principles under pressure, and thus become spiritual slaves.

In 1548, Bruno was born in a small town near Naples, Italy.

When he was young, by chance, Bruno came into contact with some works of the Italian Renaissance.Free thought shines like sunshine into the hearts imprisoned by the church.That is, in the forbidden place of the Catholic monastery, Bruno secretly read Copernicus's "On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres".Copernicus' "heliocentric theory" has an infinite charm, which attracted him to further explore the world completely different from what the church said.Reason nourishes Bruno's heart like rain. The fire of "rebellion" gradually burned in his heart, and it became more and more prosperous.He picked up a pen and wrote the poem "The Splendor of Copernicus" in praise of the "heliocentric theory".

Soon, Bruno's rebellious behavior was discovered by the church.In the Middle Ages, priests, priests and believers were not allowed to have any free thought except what the church proclaimed.The monastery ordered him to publicly admit his mistakes and fundamentally abandon ideas that violated the church.But Bruno resolutely refused to give in. He said righteously: "If you want to change me from a free man who serves virtue to a hypocritical, poor and stupid donkey, I will not do it! I can't and I don't want to give up my thoughts. I There is nothing to give up."

Because Bruno insisted on his ideas, the monastery soon accused him of heresy to the Holy See, with 130 charges.Bruno was forced to flee.During his long life in exile, Hiruno not only promoted Copernicus' "heliocentric theory", but also conducted scientific research, gradually forming his own theory of the universe.He further stated: the sun is not the center of the universe, the universe is infinite, and the sun is just an ordinary star in the sky.He even boldly proposed that there may be living things on other planets.

Bruno's speeches in Europe nourished the hearts of people who had been imprisoned for a long time, and shook the ideological foundation of church rule.The Holy See can no longer sit still, and wants to get rid of it quickly.So a conspiracy was born.

When Bruno was in Venice, he had a good friend named McSangligo, who was a Marquis.After the Church of Rome knew this, they did everything possible to win him over and asked him to lure Bruno back.Under the pressure and temptation of the church, McSangrego succumbed and wrote a passionate letter to Bruno, inviting him to return to Venice to give lectures.The obsession of nostalgia and the temptation of friendship make Bruno return to Venice.However, as soon as he stepped into the marquis' compound, the people from the church surrounded the compound with his back foot.Bruno calmly accepts this reality.

After his arrest, the Church tried every means to bring him into submission, but they were wrong.Bruno had already prepared himself for the worst.In the face of torture, he faced it calmly.He also made plans to go to the execution ground. He said: "If only fire can awaken the sleeping Europe, then I would rather be burned to death, and let the fire from my stake illuminate this long night and open those Closed eyes lead people into the temple of bright truth."

After exhausting all kinds of torture, the Inquisition began his trial.Finally, the Inquisition recommended to the secular regime that he should be burned.At the end of the trial, Bruno said calmly and calmly: "You read the verdict to me, and I was more frightened when I heard the verdict."

In the early hours of February 1600, 2, Bruno was surrounded by flames.He tried his best to shout out the last sentence: "Fire cannot conquer me, the world in the future will understand me and know my value!"

Sure enough, in 1980, the Holy See issued a papal bull, admitting that it was wrong to burn Bruno to death in 1600, announcing his redress.

Wisdom Interpretation:

People who give up their principles under the pressure of others and live by catering to others against their will are mentally out-and-out slaves.

In a dark social environment, Bruno can stick to his beliefs until death, and he is a true spiritual giant.It is precisely because there are many such giants that Europe finally walked out of the darkness of the Middle Ages and ushered in a prosperous and prosperous modern age.

Young people are the main force of the country in the future, and adhering to principles in everything is a valuable quality necessary for being a master.

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