The sages and saints of ancient times are far away from us, not only thousands of years apart, but their thoughts can only be understood by their descendants through writings, so many people will think that the saints are deep, philosophical and wise.
But there is such a saint in history, but he makes people feel very close, his leisurely and optimistic attitude is still admired, he is known as the one in the world, with an interesting soul of the Taoist doctrine of Zhuangzi.
Zhuangzi is one of the main representatives of the Taoist school after Lao Tzu, and he loved "fish" very much in his life, not only watching fish and painting fish, but also writing great wisdom into fish. Among them, there are these "three fishes", full of Zhuangzi's philosophy and wisdom, not only can appreciate the sense, but also learn the three realms of life.
The size of the carp needs to ride the wind
"There is a fish in the north of the earth, and its name is a carp. The size of the carp is unknown to thousands of miles. When we read this ancient passage written by Zhuangzi, we can't help but fall into contemplation and reverie, is there really a big fish in the world that is as free as a "kun"? However, Zhuangzi wrote later that it was because of the power of the "wind" that the carp could travel around and travel freely.
The "wind" here is the "potential" presented by external forces. In life, each of us wants to make a difference in our own strength and not to trouble others. But the law of operation of all things is not simply unique, but requires the help of multiple forces to complete. Even if you are talented and hardworking, you must know how to fellowship with people, and Maxima can only go further and longer if you meet Bole.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, baili Xi, a scholar and doctor of the Qin state, read poetry and books from an early age, and his character was the highest in the upper class, and he had a full body of talent waiting to be displayed. But he was born at the wrong time, and in the years of war, he could only be displaced and struggled to maintain his life. By chance, Bai Lixi unexpectedly received the appreciation of Qin Mugong, and only then did he stand out from the city and get the opportunity to display his strategy and talents, and later he could become a sage of the Qin state and loved by the emperor and the people.
Obviously, the most crucial part of Bai Lixi's achievements is to get acquainted with Qin Mugong, a noble man, because of him, Bai Lixi can make a difference, otherwise he will only become an ordinary mediocre person in the chaotic world. Therefore, in the process of dealing with people in the world, even if their own strength is very strong, they must learn to take advantage of the situation, and the self-appreciation of lonely fangs is just complaining about the world.
The fish of the beam, let go of prejudice
Zhuangzi once played with his friend Keiko on top of Haoliang, looking at the free fish in the river, Zhuangzi had a feeling and said: "The carp swims calmly, it is the joy of the fish", hearing this, Keiko asked: "Zi is not a fish, and the joy of knowing the fish is the joy?" ”。 In the face of Keiko's question, Zhuangzi said, "Son is not me, do you know that I don't know the joy of fish?" ”
In this conversation, both sides are arguing for their own views, but there are deeper metaphors in them. We are not fish in the river, so how can we know the happiness of fish? In life, we are always good at understanding things from our own point of view, but this can easily produce prejudices and create a self-righteous situation.
"Do not do to others what you do not want", we can not always look at others with our own eyes, perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, people who walk the rivers and lakes are not the right way, but the heroes of the rivers and lakes are heroic and righteous, looking at different beautiful scenery and good wine, the road of life, good and unhappy. People live in different situations, it is impossible to truly empathize, do not care about the prejudices of others, feel comfortable and leisurely is the real happiness.
Rutted small fish, forgotten in the rivers and lakes
Zhuangzi was good at observing all things, and once in the pond that was about to dry up, he saw two small rutted fish, and the two fish blew air at each other to seek survival, but Zhuangzi said in the face of this scene: "The spring is dry, the fish are on the road, and they are booing and breathing, and they are foaming at each other, but they are not as good as forgetting each other in the rivers and lakes." ”
The fish here are like ordinary people in real life, although in difficult times, they are very touching to each other and help each other, but if you can let go of each other and forget each other, you may be able to find a broader ocean. When we face adversity, it is always difficult to go out, but we are anxious about each other, seemingly making actions, but in fact, it has long been useless, it is better to calm the mood and let the past pass.
"Forget" is sometimes a good medicine, life in the world, are passers-by, to use a plain mood to face all this calmly, rather than struggling in pain, it is better to learn to let go to find better things in life.
brief summary
Such "three fish" represent the three realms of life, although the carp is huge, but it needs the help of the wind to swim; the fish of Haoliang, seemingly small, but can not care about prejudice and be comfortable; the rutted small fish, instead of painfully guarding, it is better to forget; these stories, although they are only all allusions proposed by Zhuangzi, but behind these wonderful stories, the profound truth hidden in the inside needs our careful understanding.