Journey to the West, Patriarch Bodhi Accepted Me as His Disciple

When I was a child, I read "Journey to the West" for the first time and felt that the Monkey King was extremely majestic. A golden cudgel shattered the Nantian Gate, and a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers could do nothing to him. What a happy grudge. Later, I felt distressed when I was pressed against the Five Elements Mountain; I enjoyed fighting monsters on the way to obtain Buddhist scriptures; and I was happy when I finally achieved enlightenment. I was ten years old at the time, and I thought that's what the story should be—a big fuss and a happy ending. But then I grew up. When I read "Journey to the West" again, I read something different. Did the Monkey King, the Monkey King who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, really win? He made a fuss because the Heavenly Court did not give him face, thought he was a junior official, thought he was a monster, and did not invite him to the Peach Fair. He was forced. Is Sun Wukong really free on his journey to learn Buddhist scriptures? Wearing a golden hoop on his head, he chanted "Master, save me" in his mouth. Even if he killed the monster, Tang Monk would recite a tight hoop curse. He is tamed. Is the struggle to achieve enlightenment and victory over the Buddha really complete? A soul that is born free has been suppressed for five hundred years and trapped for another fourteen years. Finally, a Buddha name is given to you and says - OK, you are free. But that's not freedom. That is obedience after the edges have been smoothed. The Great Sage Qitian died, and the Victorious Buddha came back to life.