"There is no greater blame than desire; no greater evil than displeasure." ——— Lao Tzu
Man cannot be without desire, otherwise he will lose the impetus to move forward, but man cannot be greedy, because greed is a bottomless pit. You will always be dissatisfied, for example, a poor person will lack a lot of things, but a greedy person will lack everything.
After Qin Shi Huang unified the world, He worshipped Li Si as the prime minister, and it can be said that Li Si was absolutely indispensable in the process of Qin unifying the world.
Later, because he was afraid that the crown prince Fusu would not be in line with his own political views, he was worried about himself and the loss of family power and glory and wealth. He listened to Zhao Gao's words and killed Fu Su.
After Qin II ascended the throne, Zhao Gao, in order to monopolize the government, falsely accused Li Si of rebellion and rebellion, and Li Si was beaten into a confession, and did not wait for "the throne to be passed on forever, like a long life like an immortal", but waited for the punishment of "five punishments, Yi three tribes" waist beheading.
On his deathbed, Li Si said to his son, "I want to lead the yellow dog with Ruofu, and go out to Cai Dongmen and chase the cunning rabbit, how can I get it?"
Meaning: "I want to lead the yellow dog of the family with you again, go to Cai (the name of his hometown) in my hometown, and go out to the east gate to chase the rabbit, but I can't do it again."
The father and son walked along, and the tears did not feel like they covered their faces. The escort officials also quietly wiped away tears.
Li Si has the merits of the world, but because of his own greed, listening to rumors, and finally destroying his three tribes, is it not painful?
The Western Bible says: If you get the whole world and lose your life, then you have to lose more than you lose.
The great writer Tolstoy once told such a story: When a man wanted to get a piece of land, the landlord said to him: "In the early morning, you run out of here, and if you run for a while, you will plant a flagpole, and as long as you come back before the sun sets, the place where the flagpole is planted belongs to you."
The man ran without a life, the sun was far to the west, he was not satisfied, although he ran back before the sun set, but the man was exhausted, fell a heel, and never got up again. Someone dug a pit and buried him on the spot. The pastor prayed for him and said, "How much land does a man want?" It's that big."
Its people have been greedy to the extreme, the ancients cloud: "weak water three thousand, only take a scoop to drink."
For a person who has no desire and is rigid, he can be calm and self-assured, but for a greedy, corrupt person is a poison, a fuse to the end of the world, a self-destruction that leads to the darkness of life.
(Life is like a book, there should be more wonderful details, less boring words.) I covet your coming and never leave. Pay attention and then leave, but good)