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Theme: How to face life honestly
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Do not do to others what you have desired
Both Chinese and foreign sages teach us: "Do not do to others what you do not want to do to yourself." This is for us to compare our hearts to our hearts and not to impose on others what we see as evil, pain, or calamity. Doing what you don't want to do to others, harming others and benefiting yourself, and basing your own happiness on the suffering of others is, of course, a serious violation of others. However, this is only one aspect of the story.
On the other hand, can what one sees as good, happy, and happy be imposed on others? If others don't think of them as good, happy, and happy as you do, isn't that also a serious violation of others? In real life, more disputes do arise from forcing others to accept their own tastes, opinions, positions, and so on. On the issue of faith, he tried to unify the world with a certain doctrine he believed in, and even went to war for it. As small as in the way of thinking, in the habits of life, in the appreciation of art, in literary criticism, it is easy for people to think that what they are right and what others are wrong. Even within a family, it is not uncommon for couples to have a struggle to transform each other's interests.
This aspect of the matter is often overlooked. People seem to think that it is obvious evil to do unto others with one's own desires, and the starting point is to harm others, but the motives for doing to others with one's own desires are good, in order to help, save, and benefit others. It is not known that in human history, the conquerors of the world who consider themselves saviors have caused far more suffering than ordinary gangsters. We should remember that what we want is not necessarily what people want, and we must not do to others. If it is said that "do not do to others what you do not want" is the minimum virtue of a civilized person, it opposes the intentional harm to others, and advocates that you live and let others live, then "do not do to others what you want" is the advanced cultivation of a civilized person, which respects the independent personality and spiritual freedom of others, and then advocates living according to one's own way, and also allows others to live according to the way of others.
Whether you have a self or not
How can a person have a "self"? I think there are two reliable signs.
The first is to see if he has his own true interest, that is, his own career, he can devote himself to it wholeheartedly and feel inner pleasure and fulfillment. If there is, it indicates that he is realizing the "self", which refers to his personality, the unique value of life of each person.
The second is to see if he has his own true beliefs, that is, the principle of his own life, which is the axis of his spiritual coordinates, so that he does not follow the tide in the world. If there is, it indicates that he has a "self", and this "self" refers to his soul, a firm spiritual core.
The "self" in both senses is not something that everyone is born with, but the result of constant selection and creation in the course of life. Because of this, everyone is responsible for who they are.
Being a person and doing things is too utilitarian
I always find it funny to see bookstores selling bestsellers like teaching communicative success. It's only natural for a person to have a crush on someone, to make friends with him or her, or to be interested in something and find ways to make it a success. If you don't memorize the main points, you can't make friends, and you can't do a career without begging for the secrets, which shows how lack of true emotions and real interests. But, without true emotion, how can there be true friends? Without real interest, how can there be a real career? If so, why be sociable and successful? Of course, there is a clear utilitarian motive for doing so, but it is still relatively superficial, and the deeper reason is spiritual emptiness, so it is eager to find a shortcut to hide in the crowd and the affairs. I don't know how effective this will be, only that if such a communicator approached me, I would feel more lonely, and if such a successful person stood in front of me, I would feel more bored.
liability
A man who does not know what responsibility he has for his own life cannot even figure out what his responsibilities are in the world. Many people are completely passive about the relationship of responsibility, and the reason why they regard some practices as their responsibility is not out of conscious choice, but because of habits, fashion, public opinion and other reasons. For example, some people take it as their responsibility to engage in a certain profession that is accidental but long-term, and never try to have a career that truly suits their nature. Some people see others getting rich and squandering, and they feel that they also have a responsibility to desperately earn money and spend money. Some people attach great importance to the evaluation of themselves by others, especially their superiors, and live cautiously for this evaluation. Since they have not seriously thought about what their mission in life is, they must be blind on the issue of responsibility.
Whether to treat animals well
Treating animals well, at least not abusing them, is not only a respect for other life on Earth, but also a need for the spiritual and moral purity of human beings themselves. It can be concluded that a people who abuse animals will not respect people
life. Once people's sense of life is numb, and once their hearts and intestines become cold, the same kind of people are in the words.
It is the most natural thing for a person who has genuine compassion for his kind to extend compassion to animals. In the same way, those who wantonly abuse and mutilate animals, we can conclude that they must also be cold to their fellow human beings. Therefore, whether to treat animals well or not involves not only the fate of animals, but also the results will be reflected in people, which will have a major impact on morality. In this sense, protecting animals is protecting humanity, and redeeming animals is the spiritual self-salvation of human beings.
alone
Solitude is indeed a test, and it can be used to measure the depth of a person's soul, to test how a person really feels about himself, whether he is bored with himself. For everyone, not getting tired of being yourself is a minimum requirement. A person who does not even love himself, I am sure that he will not have much value to others, he cannot have high-quality social interactions. He runs to others, and it is only a disturbance to others, a violation. The quality of all interactions depends on the quality of the communicators themselves. Only between two people whose souls are full and rich can there be truly moving love and friendship. I can guarantee that there will not be a single example in history or in real life that would refute my assertion and prove that a shallow person could have had such a wonderful experience.
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How to live your life the way you like
If you don't know what you want, don't know what you should do, read those good books, communicate with those great souls and the wisdom of the sages, and give yourself a good foundation to cultivate your own concentration in the world.
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Today's good book recommendation
The Charm of Thinking
There is a set of philosophical enlightenment books, which I like very much, and it is this set of "The Charm of Thinking".
It is the French centennial humanities publishing house Gallimard Publishing House and 20 institutions of higher learning such as the University of Paris in France for 8-18 years old or so to create, 29 books divided into 29 life themes, covering honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, responsibility, friendship, respect, kindness, etc., these themes include both thinking about the world and thinking about the self, most children's life is now carefree, but it is also very "inner volume", when they face the big problems of fairness, freedom, love, etc. Not only are they not ready to answer, parents may not be ready, and this set of books will be an attempt to answer in a philosophical and artistic way.
For example, in this set of books, "What Football Teaches Us", ordinary parents and children watch the ball together without saying anything more than rule awareness, teamwork, and sportsmanship, but the book from barbarism to civilization progress, talks about the nature of the spirit of the game, talks about the sociological model of interpersonal relations, and even involves a lot of basic but not superficial economics and political science issues. Truly refracting a world from a grain of sand.
May some people see this set of books and think that it is necessary for children to read philosophy? Wouldn't it be too esoteric for them? In fact, it is not so, the ability to think should be cultivated from an early age, France has done a good job in this regard, they have begun to carry out philosophical education from middle school, so that they can bring children a broad vision and free thought, guide children to find problems, think about problems, and finally use philosophical thinking to solve the doubts in happiness.