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When the people of the whole country are silently paying for the fight against the epidemic, there is a piece of news that has quietly landed on the first hot search:
Deng Lun was chased for tax evasion and fined 106 million.
What is the concept of $106 million?
Some netizens joked: Ordinary people can't make so much money without eating or drinking for 3,000 years.
Looking back, you will find that there are not a few people who have been exposed for tax evasion.
This kind of person who lives at the top of the flow must not only compete for the first place in income, but also compete for the head in the field of tax evasion.
While eating melon and sighing, I can't help but think:
Why do these people have long been freed from the worries of food and clothing, and have also enjoyed the unimaginable wealth of ordinary people, but they still want to take money that does not belong to them?
I think it all stems from the word "greed."
Because of "greed", I always crave more things that do not belong to me, and even break through the bottom line and do things that disregard law and discipline, but also to satisfy my own greed.
There is an old saying: greed does not contain, self-destructive life.
Life is limited, desire is unlimited, if you do not understand restraint, the heart will be shrouded in shadows, feel that everything you encounter is dissatisfied, dissatisfaction is resentment, in the long run, it will fall into the cage of life.
The root of human suffering is the laissez-faire of greed
Some netizens have shared such a story:
Her mother especially likes to buy bags, whether it is a top luxury or a roadside fashion play handbag, as long as she meets something she likes, she will take it home.
Over time, every corner of the home was a bag.
But this mother could not see that the family was messy, and she was not good at cleaning up, so she began to vent all kinds of dissatisfaction with her family.
Seeing her husband, hating him for not being able to afford a big house;
Grab your daughter and accuse her of not loving tidying up;
Pointing at his son, he was called mischievous and messed up the house.
Later, the husband developed, changed to a larger house, and set aside a wall to make a bag storage cabinet.
The wife was very happy, continued to buy and buy, and before long, the bag cabinet could not be put down, and she began to complain about her husband again, why just leave a wall, instead of taking a room to put a bag for her?
This time, her husband did not blindly tolerate it again, but asked her back:
Have you ever thought about solving the problem at the root?
It's not that the house is too small, or that the children don't understand things, but that you are too greedy, and you must get all the things you like?
Since then, the husband no longer tolerates his wife's greed, but the wife has not changed, and finally the husband, because he can't stand his wife, files for divorce and starts his life again with the children.
Some people say: Greed is like a knot, which tightens people's hearts, and as a result, the reason is blocked.
The wife is always habitually eager to have more, allowing greed to cover her mind, and she still does not know it.
Her husband and children became the outlet for her unfulfilled desires, and her otherwise happy family was torn apart by her.
Throughout the ages, people who have been trapped by desire have not ended well, ranging from family breakdown to imprisonment for their lives.
Empress Liu of the Later Tang Dynasty was selfish and greedy, and used imperial power to constantly amass wealth among the people.
The national treasury was weak, the military salaries could not be paid, the people were poor, and most of them were displaced, while Empress Liu's harem was innumerable gold and silver.
The ministers advised, hoping that Empress Liu would pay some of her money and pay the army, but she was stingy and unwilling, but instead filled her own small treasury more brazenly.
In the end, the subjects had to rise up and kill Empress Liu.
Honey-hungry flies drown in the honey syrup, while over-greedy people indulge in pain.
For Empress Liu, greed gave her a moment of happiness, but it also pushed her into an endless abyss.
There is an old Chinese saying that "desire is the cause of suffering", and the reason that determines whether a person is suffering or not is the amount of desire.
If he does not know how to introspect, then no matter how financially rich this person is, he will not be able to break free from the prison of pain.
If we indulge our desires for the enjoyment of things outside the body, in the end we will not get long-term happiness, but painful torture.
The highest level of self-discipline is to keep greedy
A fan asked Cai Lan: "What if you encounter two things and want to do it?" ”
Cai Lan asked him: "Tea and coffee, which one do you like?" ”
The man replied, "I like it." ”
Cai Lan said: "It is good to choose the same, drink at the same time, neither taste the rich alcohol of coffee, nor enjoy the sweetness of tea." ”
The story is simple, but the truth reflected is enough to be used for a lifetime.
In a materialistic world, people face many choices every day.
Some people are insatiable and never make trade-offs, while self-disciplined people know how to let go of greed and choose the most suitable for themselves with a calm heart.
In 505 BC, Confucius, who was lecturing in the State of Qi, had to return to the State of Lu because of the war.
Because he was not appreciated, Confucius's life was very poor, and he often needed help from students.
Later, the powerful minister Yang Hu wanted to invite him out of the customs and promised him a hundred taels of gold, but Confucius refused.
If yanghu was promised, Confucius would not only be paid to support his family, but also realize his political ambitions.
However, Confucius knew that Yang Hu was originally a vassal of the Jisun clan, but he had maimed the Jisun clan because of the conflict of interests.
Therefore, Confucius kept the greed in human nature, preferring to live a hard life of "one grain of food and one scoop of drink" rather than abandon morality for money.
Also knowing how to restrain his desires was Zeng Guofan, the leader of the Xiang Army, who, although he held a high position of power, his life was clean and self-disciplined.
He often used his money to help the poor and give rewards to the soldiers, but his family was reluctant to ask for a maid.
Weekdays eat vegetables mostly vegetarian dishes, a blue gown to wear until the white is reluctant to throw.
In the face of heavy bribes, Zeng Guofan was never moved, and with this incorruptibility and sobriety, Ren Yanhai was no longer ups and downs, and his status was not affected in the slightest.
Whether ancient or modern, all self-disciplined people can not be trapped by desires, become the masters of their own lives, and finally achieve a great cause.
Confucius always had the ruler of "self-denial and retribution" in his heart, so he became the master of all ages.
Zeng Guofan has always adhered to the principle of "thrift to cultivate morality" and eventually became a historical model for thousands of years.
Greed is human nature, but if greed is excessive, even exceeding the fear of the bottom line, people are susceptible to temptation and trap themselves in the gully of desire.
Temporary success, by hard work, a lifetime of achievements, rely on self-discipline.
In a world full of desires, only by keeping greed can we not be kidnapped by glitz and live from the heart.
The most beautiful way to live in life is to reduce greed
I remembered an experience shared by a netizen:
When I first entered the university, I thought that I would not be pressed down, so I reported to myself a lot of clubs: roller skating club, photography club, mountaineering hobby group, Spanish training camp...
Every recess or weekend, he walked through various clubs, never left behind in an activity, and thought he could achieve something, but he was dumbfounded when he finally examined:
He was not as diligent as he was and was promoted to vice president, but he was persuaded to resign, on the grounds that he was too busy to concentrate on the activities of the company.
In the second semester, he retired from most clubs and only stayed in the Spanish training camp, and finally after three and a half years of hard study, he received offers from five foreign companies before he graduated.
There was such a question on Zhihu: How can people live beautifully?
Among the various comments, one was simple but poignant: "Focus on one thing." ”
If a tree has too many buds, cut off some and let it focus on a flower.
People too, give up some and let the only thing that remains bloom to the fullest.
"Slash youth" and "inner volume" are hot words in recent years, driving a large number of young people to improve various skills after work, but the result is that the skills are not learned, and people are tired.
It is human nature to want to have more, but the desire is endless.
The greatest sorrow in life is to use a limited life to chase unlimited desires, but in the end it is a bamboo basket to hit the water empty, and nothing is left.
If you want to live beautifully, no matter when, you must know how to be sober and restrained, and avoid greed.
The day of simplification is the true meaning of life.
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The Buddha says:
Awareness of desire for suffering, life and death fatigue, from greed. Less desire and inaction, body and mind at ease.
People live in a world of desire, some people do not understand moderation, run in the circle of interests all day long, and eventually become the puppet of desire.
And some people, always sober and self-sustaining, abandon the pursuit of mundane things, always hold the sails of life, and be at ease.
Red dust rolling, desire is everywhere, only to achieve "have, avoid, less", in order to live the most beautiful life in their hearts.