True 丨 "Absolutely true is not, it is impossible. ”

"He wants to do it, he doesn't do it, he doesn't want to do it, he's wavering, and his life is full of contradictions." - Horace

Author 丨 Xie Danru

Photography 丨 Liu Jiachen

Source 丨 Last Meter of Sunshine

1.

When we say that a person is "snobbish", we must not forget that we are defining him with the same snobbish eyes with realistic criticism. So, from an outsider's point of view, we are essentially no different from him: we are all snobbish people.

But actually?

We may know others far less than we know ourselves. We should be clear that we are not such people, so maybe others are not necessarily such people.

That being the case, "Don't judge." I think that applies to anyone.

The reason is that our emotions, cognitions, knowledge, experiences, experiences, thoughts, etc., which are closely related to us, and that construct and support our judgments, are not static. Often, we make judgments based not on rationality and objectivity, but more often, we make judgments based on our emotions and test ourselves as the standard. That is to say, they are not necessarily correct, rational, objective, and certainly not necessarily true.

So, what is the truth? Is there absolute truth?

The answer is obvious. We can only look for truth in a relative sense, and absolute truth is not and is impossible.

As a simple example, do we really know ourselves? Can we always be ourselves no matter where we are or where we are, and no matter what situation we face? Why do you think this is to be yourself?

In other words, if we know what kind of person we are, then we should also be aware of the various attributes we have. In this way, can we still be ourselves as we always have? For example, the part that we dislike, or the part that we think we hate, we have insight into this part, don't we want to change it to make it better? For example, we appreciate, we think we have the advantages of the body, we have insight into this part, do we not want to extend it, or even want to pour out the whole of life into it? Indeed, if we can foresee this in advance, who can resist the urge not to change? I can't do it anyway.

So do we really know ourselves? Or can people really be understood? Know all about one person?

If that were the case, would you still be who you are now?

2.

A lot of times, we say "be yourself", just be yourself.

However, if you don't compare, it's like not looking in the mirror, and no one can see yourself.

So what to do?

Take history as a mirror, take people as a mirror, take the mainstream thought of society as a reference, take everything as a witness, see the scope outside of yourself, and thus determine the position you are in and the direction you want to go, so that you can be yourself! Instead of changing anything, not knowing anything.

This is the same as "doing nothing". It is based on doing nothing to prove itself, so there is the phrase "do something and do something don't." Then, from doing something, we can determine the existence of "inaction."

It's like self-proclaiming being famous by namelessness. It is not independent in the absolute sense, and it is not established alone.

This actually involves a concept of "reality". It is impossible to know that absolute truth does not exist, and it is impossible to know it only in a relative sense.

For example, we often compare life to a dream. If you are allowed to dream all the time, you will certainly not want to, because it makes people feel empty, empty, empty. And life gives you the space to show your skills, but not all of them let you have, so that life is more lovely than dreams. This is relatively true. People are actually the same.

People are often not thorough enough. There is no doubt about this, just like the distance between wanting and getting, the distance between getting and needing, it is always a distance.

Like me, I want a simple life. And where does simplicity come from? From complexity. There is no complexity, so why is it simple? But life, as we can imagine, can be either complex or relatively simple, it is sometimes simple and sometimes very complex. In addition, people are often not thorough enough. Therefore, we can neither do the most complex nor the simplest, so there are all kinds of life, sometimes complex and sometimes simple. It's just that I think it's better to be simple and more in line with my will. And this "feeling" is derived from a relative sense, determined from complexity.

This is a bit like eating an apple. If we eat only apples, no other fruits, or nothing else, can we know what apples taste like? Those who do not know, neither know nor can they be sure. And we know that the apple is sweet and sour, isn't it the taste of having eaten all kinds of sour sweets, bittersweet, and other fruits, so as to determine that the apple is sour and sweet and not bitter, and thus to determine that this is an apple and not a watermelon or other fruit?

Therefore, for man, the so-called absolute truth is not, does not exist, and is impossible. Simply put, as long as you are still human, everything about people exists in you.

My advice is, don't seek the absolute truth, the pursuit of the relative truth is more in line with the will and interest of the person, and it is easier to be happy.

As Mr. Mu Xin said: "Life is good because it is meaningless, so that each can give meaning to each other." If life is meaningful, but this meaning is not in line with my interests, it is embarrassing. ”