To illustrate why fish drowned, let's look back at a piece of history:
In the middle and late Spring and Autumn Period, due to the division of layers of feudalism, the Zhou royal family gradually declined, the rise of princes, and the center of gravity of power further moved down. In fact, the Zhou royal family lost its political discourse power, and gradually lost its financial resources, and the royal family could not make ends meet, had to beg the princes, and even had no basic dignity. Within the various princely states, the power of Qing Dafu is also expanding day by day, and in addition to holding political power, these Qing Dafu can also divide the family like the monarch of the country, and some Qing Dafu is actually a small prince.
By the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there were more than one hundred and twenty large and small princely states, perhaps more, in short, at this time, small princely states could only survive if they were dependent on large princely states, and large princely states also needed small princely states to exert their prestige, and the competition, annexation, and wars of dependent states were continuous; in less than 300 years in the Spring and Autumn Period, there were 483 military wars between the nations (more than 380 times), and the Korean Appointment Alliance would be 450 times (the Korean Appointment Alliance required weak and small princely states to pay huge tributes). Taking the Jin Dynasty as an example, the princes had to be hired every three years and one dynasty to the Jin Dynasty. In the future, the overlords even marry concubines, and the princes will also go to Dahe, and the tribute is not cheap. ), a total of 933 times. (Friends with accurate data may wish to leave a message)
In addition to the wars between the princes, the usurpation of the throne by the princes was even more endless, and Sima Qian's "History of Taishi Gong Self-Order": "Thirty-six princes, fifty-two countries, and the princes who cannot keep the society are innumerable." The methods of death of the princes are strange: those who are killed, those who starve alive, and even those who die in pits, etc.; the princes are still like this, not to mention the princes and ministers, not to mention the princes and princes of the family, so the tragic deaths are uncountable.
It can be seen that princes and princes and ministers have become high-risk occupations, according to the "Zhuangzi Rang Wang" Yun: "Yue Ren III killed his king, the prince searched for trouble, and fled the Dan Cave." And the Yue kingdom has no monarch, and the prince cannot search for it, and he comes from the Dan Cave. The prince refused to come out, and the more people kaorused him. Multiply by The King's Opinion. The prince searched for Sui's car and shouted to the heavens: 'Junhu Junhu! You can't leave me alone! 'The prince searches for non-evil for the king, and evil for the king.' If the prince searches, it can be said that he will not be injured by the country, and this will be the king of what the people want. ”
Social animals basically have leaders, such as the well-known lion king, wolf king, etc., and even the docile sheep have to lead the sheep; what about humans? Thousands of people gather, not one person as the mainstay, not chaotic, scattered. Therefore, many wise men cannot be many kings, and no one can be without kings, this is the way of heaven and man. At the same time, I also know that the battle between the leaders of the animal kingdom is also mostly bloody, and since Yao Shun, humans are even worse (Yao Shun's Zen makes it now different, let's follow the mainstream. ）！ As long as humanity does not perish, this will continue.
Some people say that life is a process of continuous choice. Yes, life will encounter all kinds of opportunities, but also can be bluntly said is to face a variety of different temptations, the size of interests are different; people see all the interests, calculated is also interests; especially like high-ranking officials Houlu, when you have easy access; more like the princes can command the world, rich all over the world, if a little effort can be obtained, I believe that as long as it is normal people will be moved, more should be eager. I remember a passage said by Liu Bowen after he was knighted in the film and television: Lee Sun-chang is a Korean duke, eating four thousand stones, I am only two hundred and forty stones, does it mean that my responsibility and risk are only one-twentieth of his? This ratio is not directly equivalent, but the truth is exactly that risk and benefit are always accompanied; the greater the benefit, the higher the risk you should bear. However, there are many people who see and calculate benefits, but few people see risks and calculate risks.
As the saying goes, "Some people resign and return to their hometowns, and some people miss the night to rush to the science field." Some people do not dare to be kings, but more people flock to them, as "Zhuangzi On Earth" says: "Ru does not know that the mantis is a mantis, and he is angry with his arm as a rut, and he does not know that he is incompetent." "Some people think that they can block the wheel of history.
When faced with such a situation that high-ranking official Houlu is within reach and may have fears for his life, very few people can choose to give up high-ranking official Houlu; and there are now huge greedy people, most of whom classify themselves as praying mantises without knowing it. From the historical point of view: Zhu Sheng (Ming Kaiguo minister, official to Hanlin Academy bachelor, abandoned official return to hidden stone gate, scholar called Mr. Fenglin. ), Tang He, Fan Sui and others who can retreat from the high rapids are even fewer. In fact, giving up is also a choice, a real wisdom of life. The Analects of Wei Linggong: "Gentleman! Yu Boyu. The state has a way, and the state has no way to roll it up. ”
Perhaps because it is to review history, it can be said so lightly, after all, "the authorities are confused, the bystanders are clear", this is the place to learn from Lao Tzu, "it is the saint who retreats from his body and lives first, and the body that exists outside." "Why don't we slow down a little, stop and look at it from time to time, and stay out of the way when the situation is complicated and the clouds are obscuring the fog." Willing to give, willing to give, to have to give to gain; to be able to save the life of the whole family, "the descendants of the sacrifice is endless" (Tao Te Ching, chapter 54) No matter how great the interests are compared, it is the greatest gain.
As "Zhuangzi On Earth" says: "There is a way under the heavens, and the saints become enlightened; there is no way under the world, and the saints live in a way." At this time, only the punishment is exempted. The blessing is light as the feather, and mo knows it; the calamity is heavy, and the mo knows to avoid it. (To the effect that audiovisual knowledge, if there is an end.) If you stop within the part, you can live all your life; if you ask for the outside, you will die prematurely. The whole life is blessed, and the premature death is a curse; and the blessing within is lighter than the hair, and the greedy one does not know what to carry in oneself; the extraterritorial calamity is born in the thick land, and the obsessive one does not know how to avoid it. ）
Postscript: The Tao Te Ching was originally divided into chapters, but it was divided into 81 chapters in later generations, which has been discussed before. I have put the two chapters of coherence and adjacency together to interpret, if you look closely, you should know that according to this topic is not finished, we continue to interpret the corresponding chapters. At the same time, I think the above meaning is the correct solution of these two chapters, which was previously biased by some people's comments because of insufficient analysis of the historical background.
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【Original】
Chapter VI of the Tao Te Ching
Ceres is immortal, it is called Xuanmu, the gate of Xuanmu, and the root of heaven and earth. If it exists, it is not used diligently.
Chapter VII of the Tao Te Ching
everlasting. The reason why heaven and earth can last for a long time is that they can live forever because they do not give birth to themselves. It is the saint who retreats from his body and lives before himself, and who lives outside his body. Not with its selflessness and? Therefore, it can be selfish.
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Commentary on Lao Tzu in the Book of Books, Tao Te Ching, Chapters 6 and 7, Original Text!
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