Heaven has no relatives, but often with good people.
This idiom originated from Laozi, but many people don't really understand it. Perhaps, the most representative is Sima Qian, who once wrote such a confused sentence:
Or: "Heaven has no relatives, but is with good people." If Boyi and Shu Qi are good people, right? Ji Renjie star starved to death because of this! Like seventy children, Zhong Ni recommended Yan Yuan as a studious person. However, the reward is also empty, and the dross is not tired and dies early. What is God's reward for doing good? Stealing the soles of the feet can't kill the koo, and the liver and flesh are violent and unrestrained. Thousands of people get together and run around the world, but in the end they end up in life, happy and rich all their lives. Or choose the right place to do it, and then say it out loud when things happen. There are countless people who are not angry because of improper behavior and injustice. I'm confused! What if the so-called heaven is evil and not evil?
So, how to understand the idiom "God never shuts one door but he opens another, and always works with good people"? In Laozi's view, "heaven" is naturally inaction, so it is "no relatives"; The reason why "always be with good people" is that good people are in harmony with (or with) Tao and morality, while "those who are in harmony with Tao also take Tao as their pleasure; So Lao Tzu said, "Always be with good people". We can also borrow a sentence from Zhuangzi Lieyukou to explain it: "The reporter of husband's creator also reports his life but not him. "The so-called' creator' refers to' heaven' in ancient philosophical terms; The so-called "person" refers to a person in general and extends to his fame and fortune, misfortune and honor in society. The so-called "heaven of man" refers to man's inherent natural nature, nature and virtue. Taken together, the general idea is that God's retribution for mankind is not retribution for the fate of others, but retribution for his innermost and most authentic nature. In short, if a "good man" is really good, then "goodness" itself is the best and truest retribution given by God. If you are kind, what can you ask? As for what happens in real life, it is the situation, not the truth. On the contrary, if "villain" is really evil, then "evil" itself is the damage and destruction to his innermost and most authentic nature and character. His heart, his realm is despicable, and there is no "heaven is unique." This is God's severest punishment for him. As for the "title", no matter how high it is, it is not enough to be extremely powerful for a while, or to be rich and prominent!
Therefore, it should be affirmed that "heaven has no relatives and friends, and often works with good people" has its philosophical significance. But it is easy to cause misunderstanding or confusion, even a superstition, which needs to be criticized and eliminated. We have noticed that in the social environment of the so-called "mutual sorrow between the world and the Tao" in ancient times, the helpless situation of the villain's success and the gentleman's suffering is always inevitable. This is the social and historical root of the above misunderstanding and confusion. Therefore, as individuals, we'd better realize: "A gentleman's own behavior must be justified, and his behavior must be sincere. Although vulgarity is called poverty, it is also common; If you are dishonest, you will touch justice in Bak Yan. Although vulgarity is vulgar, it is also poor; But if a gentleman is poor, he is poor, and he also has something extraordinary. " On the other hand, as a group, we need to constantly promote social development, improve the legal system, and establish a market economic system and an ethical and moral system with the unity of justice and benefit, so that "Heaven" can be truly embodied and implemented in "people" (that is, moral and legal construction). Everyone treats others with reason to be kind to others. In this way, there is no need to expect "goodness" to descend from "heaven", which is a kind of consciousness and friendship between people!