Feng Youlan, a famous philosopher in mainland China, believes that there are four realms of life: the natural realm, the utilitarian realm, the moral realm, and the realm of heaven and earth.
I couldn't agree more with him.
The natural realm is the instinctive demand of animals, that is, the life of eating color. People take food as the sky, and eating is the first demand, "people are iron and rice is rigid, and if they don't eat a meal, they will be hungry and panic." "Color is the need for reproduction and life. This is the meaning of the life of eating and coloring.
The utilitarian realm refers to people's pursuit of fame and fortune on the basis of satisfying themselves with food, clothing, and reproduction. It can also be said to be the pursuit of personal ideal value. "Man dies for money, and birds die for food." Rush for quick success and quick profit is caused by human materialism, and everything in the world is "the world is bustling, all for profit; The world is crowded, all for profit. "The pursuit of profit is a universal consciousness in human nature and a common phenomenon in life.
The moral realm is when we begin to pay attention to others and learn to sacrifice and give. We no longer only think about individual gains and losses, but begin to care about the interests of the collective, and begin to consciously restrain and regulate our own behavior. We learn to empathize and understand, and we learn to think about others, which is a great leap from the material to the spiritual realm.
A gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way. It has been advocated by people throughout the ages. Harming others and benefiting oneself is what people spurn. Self-denial is admirable.
To be a person who does not suffer from gains and losses for personal interests, adheres to the bottom line of personality, maintains fairness and justice, resists the temptation of bad thoughts and behaviors, and can do something and do nothing, this should be the greatest state of life.
Someone has been to the tourist attraction Six Feet Lane, this attraction is small, but it has made a historical story.
The story begins with Zhang Ying, a native of Tongcheng, Anhui Province, a famous minister of the Qing Dynasty, who won the trust of Emperor Kangxi, and was the first person in the Qing Dynasty to live in the Forbidden City as a minister.
According to historical records, there is a small vacant land next to Zhang Ying's house, adjacent to the Wu family, the Wu family occupied the vacant land of the Zhang family when building a house, the Zhang family wrote to tell Zhang Ying, Zhang Ying after reading the family letter, did not approve of the family to fight for the land boundary and alarm the government, so he wrote on the family letter: "A paper book is only for the wall, let him three feet what, the Great Wall is still there today, I don't see Qin Shi Huang back then." "A few words, the meaning is profound. As a result, the Zhang family demolished the three-foot foundation backwards, and the Wu family was moved by Zhang Ying's generosity, and also followed the example of the Zhang family and retreated three feet, forming a six-foot-wide lane, which was called "six-foot lane" by the villagers.
Obviously, the Wu family was immoral at first, but under the inspiration of the Zhang family, they finally woke up and achieved a story through the ages to educate future generations.
Mencius said: "If you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will take care of the world." "This state is not only respect for oneself, but also a responsibility to society.
In difficult situations, we should be able to stand alone. This means that in the face of temptation and pressure, we are able to stick to our principles, not to follow the crowd, and not to go against our inner conscience. Not for personal profits, painstakingly drilling, flies camping. "If you are poor, you will be good to yourself", which is a manifestation of self-cultivation and adherence to personal morality.
In good times, we should take care of the world. When we are able, we should care about society, help others, and contribute to society. This is not only the play of one's own ability, but also the responsibility of social responsibility.
In the process of researching artemisinin, Nobel laureate Tu Youyou faced many difficulties, always adhered to the ethics of scientific research, and was not moved by fame and fortune, and finally discovered an effective drug for the treatment of malaria, saving millions of lives around the world.
Zhang Guimei, the principal of Huaping County Girls' Senior High School in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, has devoted herself to education for decades, regardless of her physical pain and hardships, helping girls in poor mountainous areas to receive education, and using knowledge to change their destiny.
Du Fuguo, a soldier of a mine-clearing and explosive-disposal brigade of the Southern Theater Army, faced danger and stepped forward to protect his comrades-in-arms while carrying out a mine-sweeping mission, but he himself lost both eyes and hands.
What is the greatest state of life? It's to be a person who stands up to the sky! A man with a capital letter! That's my answer.