Ren Baqian always had this notion that he was a coward.
But, doesn't a coward live longer?
Every day, he heard of people that thought highly of themselves and wanted to court death. And when they really died, they served as a reminder to the living.
There had once been a girl whose clothes were accidentally ripped off by a mechanic. Even after the mechanic had apologized to her, she still refused to forgive him. Eventually, her father got involved. He beat up that mechanic even though the latter kneeled down and begged him for mercy. One had to know that kneeling down was a big deal in China. However, her father was still unwilling to forgive him, and he even destroyed the mechanic's shop. In the end, the mechanic went crazy and killed him.
Every time Ren Baqian saw this kind of news, his vigilance increased. It was far better to live life as a coward.
