Author: Li Yunmei (Hebei Huailai)
When we were in elementary school, we all learned the fable "Ku Ding Jie Niu", and I have the impression of a chef slaughtering cattle for Wen Huijun, his cattle slaughtering skills are very skillful, and the knife moves flexibly in the cracks of the cow's bones, without a single obstacle, making a hoho sound. It not only conforms to the beat of the dance music of "Mulberry Forest", but also conforms to the rhythm of the movement of "Sutra Head". The cow was finished, and the cow didn't know that he was dead, and Wen Huijun was stunned. Complimenting him on his skill, the chef explained that he had been working with cattle for 19 years and knew the structure of the cow well, so he was able to achieve this state of supernatural beauty. At that time, I felt that this story was telling us that practice makes perfect.
Recently, in the literature class of the University for the Elderly, Mr. Liu Xiaoran lectured on Zhuangzi, a thinker and writer who is known as the father of Chinese philosophy.
After studying three articles, the shortest and easiest to understand article is "The Master of Health", only to know that the previous understanding was too narrow. In fact, the meaning of the health master is to tell us the essentials of self-cultivation through the story of Ku Ding Jieniu, and the way of self-cultivation is to conform to nature and not be stuck by external objects. Reveal that we must conform to the laws of nature in all aspects of life and work.
This wise quote came from the Warring States period about 2,400 years ago, but it still has a very important guiding significance for us living in modern times.
Because with the improvement of modern people's living conditions, everyone forgets about health preservation while enjoying the material, often deviates from the laws of nature, pursues enjoyment at a fast pace, drinks and smokes, and has irregular work and rest, and negative teaching materials abound.
To use a sentence in "The Master of Health" to describe it, it is that there is no near name for good, and there is no near punishment for evil. This sentence expresses the fundamental principle of Zhuangzi's health preservation and life, that is, to go with the flow and stop when it is stopped, and at the same time, it also illustrates a truth: the reason for obtaining a result is long-term accumulation.
I will tell you about a recent witness experience: a friend of mine was in a traffic accident and injured his leg three months ago because of the other party's speeding. A few days ago, I went to the rehabilitation department of the county hospital for rehabilitation, and I accompanied her to:
Looking closely at the patients here, to my surprise, there are not only elderly and middle-aged people who have recovered here, but also some young people who have suffered trauma.
The first thing that catches my eye is a thin black man, probably in his 70s, sitting at the table, fiddling with two toy-like instruments on the table with his clumsy hands, and with great difficulty with his hands he takes a small wooden cylinder off the smaller mold and puts it down. His son corrected him: "Not with the palm of his hand, but with his two wrists" while supporting the old man with both hands. "What kind of equipment are you making?" I couldn't help asking: "Hand function combination training box", it turned out that the old man had a cerebral infarction a few years ago, and his bad habit was to love to drink, eat two meals a day, eat salty, and have high blood pressure.
In front of them, a sturdy man about 50 years old, standing in front of the computer screen, the doctor picked out the four words "heaven, earth", "man", "bird", and asked him to recognize, which is the word "person", and the man immediately clicked "person" with his finger, "Yes, and then which is the sky?" The doctor asked. The man looked blankly at the screen, touched his head with his hand, looked at his wife beside him, tried to think about it and shook his head, and the nurse immediately found a picture of the blue sky on the computer.
It turned out that this 50-year-old man was learning to read and write as an elementary school student! The man's wife saw the curiosity in our eyes and explained that he had a postcerebral infarction cognitive impairment and no one knew him.
It turned out that he was a driver, perennial to Guangzhou there long distance to pull goods, irregular diet, hungry and full, there was a hot day, he lay on the floor to sleep, he couldn't sleep and got up and colleagues to play mahjong overnight, played in the morning and felt headache and dizziness, hand numbness, fortunately went to the hospital in time, hands and feet are fine, but the brain is broken, and now even he loves to play mahjong on the word does not know......
A fat sister who does a massage on the bed over there, is a big voice with a northeast accent, she said, I am an optimist, singing, dancing, traveling, everything I want to participate in, almost no leisure time, a few days ago in order to write an article, from morning to afternoon without eating or drinking non-stop writing, the article is completed, and I found that my arms and hands will not move my people, do not believe that this cerebral infarction can happen to me. Now I am reminded of the famous saying in Zhuangzi's "The Master of Health": "My life has an end, and knowledge has no end." Seeing that the people around him were at a loss, he hurriedly explained: "This sentence means that it is quite dangerous for someone like me to have no concept of time, and in the future, I will have to combine work and rest."
A man who did acupuncture opposite said: I work in Tianjin, I don't sleep well, it's common to sleep in the middle of the night, I can eat whatever I want, drink and smoke are all enjoyable, I can't quit if I don't want to, when it's hot, I can eat four ice creams in a row, and I completely forget that I have diabetes. Last winter, my blood pressure has been unstable, I felt uncomfortable in the morning, like a young man, I washed my head with cold water, and then I felt dizzy, my limbs were weak and numb, and I didn't go to the hospital until the afternoon, but I still went late, and after thrombolysis, my left hand and foot were not sensitive.
It was my girlfriend's turn to do a massage, and the doctor said it was very painful, but this can help you unblock the meridians. She gritted her teeth and cooperated with the doctor lightly. Looking at these patients who had experienced great hardships, she had been complaining about her bad luck, and she was suddenly relieved, feeling that she had encountered a small accident.
After experiencing unexpected illness and the danger of rescue treatment to varying degrees, what remains is the awe of life, the regret of their attitude towards life, and the hope of recovery.
Life in the world, everyone is a physical mortal, accidents, illness, have their own reasons for each person should seriously reflect, how important it is to develop a correct and healthy living habits, disease is terrible, but it is also warning us, we must learn to cherish ourselves, prevent disease, in accordance with the natural way of self-cultivation, the law of yin and yang of the four seasons to work, study and live, in order to avoid accidents, but also to protect oneself, can be a whole life, can raise relatives, can live all the year.
I like the sentence at the end of "The Health Master": "Poor for salary, the fire is also transmitted, and I don't know the end"
We often use the torch to describe the inheritance of life, life is like a candle, once the fire is lit, it is destined to burn out, and the body will eventually disappear, like burning ashes, but culture will spread, wisdom will continue, and civilization will accumulate. This is the journey that human beings have taken step by step. It is also the original intention and motivation for us to continue to read and absorb the wisdom of our ancestors!
Editor: Niu Yixin/Li Xunxiu/Song Zhanlin, Editorial Department of Qingyanwei Literature