Chapter 47 The Webbs' dangerous walk

The Webbs often invite friends and couples to the country for vacation, and then Weber will accompany the friend's wife, and Mrs. Weber will accompany the friend for a walk separately. The Webb couple, the leaders of the British Fabian Society, both opposed love and marriage from the romantic point of view. They believed that marriage is a social institution designed to conform to instinct.Weber said more often: Marriage is an emotional trash can.But the Weber couple, who hold this boring view of marriage, are praised by the philosopher Russell: among the people I know, they are the most happy couple in married life.

The Weber couple came from very different backgrounds. Weber came from the middle and lower classes. After graduating from university, he worked as a small civil servant for more than ten years.Mrs. Weber is the daughter of the general manager of the railway company. When she was young, she was a courtesan in London's upper class, but she had a very strong religious color.What united the two of them was a common interest in knowledge.The Fabian Society is an intellectual group that explores and promotes the socialist line. The couple have published many works on this topic individually and jointly. They are important thinkers in the history of British socialism and the Labor Party.

When Russell praised the happy married life of the Webbs, he specifically mentioned the so-called dangerous walks.It turns out that the Webbs have many intellectual friends, and they often invite friends and couples, such as the Russells, the Shaws, and the Qu Fanliang brothers, to the country house for vacation. On Sunday afternoons, Weber will accompany the friend's wife, and Mrs. Weber will accompany the friend. , separate to walk and chat in the countryside, this is what Russell called dangerous walks. There is nothing more comforting than watching someone you love continue to grow.When you are growing unimpeded, the other person should also grow along with you. Only in this way can love continue to grow amidst mutual discovery, surprise and admiration.To allow the other party to grow by themselves, the prerequisite is to have self-confidence and trust in the other party, to believe that you have the eternal essence to be admired and admired by the other party, and to trust the other party's love, personality, and independent judgment and decision-making ability, so that the other party maintains full autonomy. rights and appropriate privacy rights.

The country walks of the Webbs and their friends may seem trivial, but they are the embodiment of this concept.