After reading Honesty and Thoughtfulness

I came here to see a full nail. Over the years, I have been following closely behind all kinds of pioneers, worshiping at the feet of all kinds of bigfoot, and even more frightened in the whirlpool of genius and erudition. Nature is dull, and then through this torrent, the early symptom is that you can't find the north. Only in the later period do you believe that honesty and thoughtfulness are the first essence of people.

Children of good families are taught humility and respect from an early age-a threesome must have my teacher, and all bets are off, and humility benefits.

And "pride goes before a fall". But somehow, the more you grow up, the less educated you are-just say me, you, him or a little bit of ancient rhyme, and add the word "man" and it will all be swallowed up. Far and elegant, such as "Who is in charge of ups and downs in the vast land?" We, we, we ",near and straightforward, is" who are you to blame us "!

Why can't you, they, blame us? Are we right or are we destined to be right? What if people are right? Even if it is not all right, isn't there another saying that can reflect traditional virtues, "If not, it will be encouraged"? Even if everything is wrong, you have the right to defend yourself and refute it. How can you say that people are unqualified? Everyone has a brain and a mouth, and those who want to deprive them are more dangerous.

In ancient times, there was a mockery of "pot calling the kettle black". Today, some people laugh at pot calling the kettle black, and it is clear at a glance. But is there no right for pot calling the kettle black? Of course not, but it's good to be ashamed, which is more convincing. In fact, fifty steps is shameful enough, even if you have half a step, it is called a little knowledge or a nip in the bud.

The old godfather in the movie Godfather had a saying to his son: "Don't hate, hate will make you lose your judgment." This family motto of the underworld is really suitable for all walks of life. No matter what happens, as long as resentment prevails, people will be short-sighted and act bravely. Why? Being held hostage by anger and being led by the nose by things you hate, there is no calmness to "know yourself and know yourself"!

For example, today, people who want to replace the "Western Center" are surging. In fact, no one can decide what is not in the center. We often hear things like "China is actually the best", "What's so great about them in the West" and "What's so great about you in the United States" ... and so on, such as "I'm the best", "What's so great about him" and "What are you". If children say it, they will be reprimanded by educated parents or forced to reflect by responsible teachers. How to change from an individual to a nation, and the mood will change greatly? It seems that reason is often no match for nature. A natural anger can still be controlled by reason. If you are more angry, you will burn the whole forest into resentment and burn all the honesty and kindness inside. To tell the truth, I would rather one day, no matter what the world talks about, whether it is good or bad, right or wrong, take China as a reference; In that case, the orientation of the center will naturally change. Before that, I listened carefully to the subtext of the old godfather: If you want to lose your judgment, you must not let your emotions confuse you. The so-called know yourself and yourself, honesty first.

What is honesty? Do you trust everyone, and then soon? Of course not, and you don't have to. Honesty, like confession, is directed at yourself. Things that are not bright, beautiful and embarrassing may be hidden outside, but you can't play tricks on yourself. Once you fool it, it will disappear. Therefore, people should have time alone to reflect, ask silently and reflect. It is said that someone has invented a medicine that makes people feel refreshed. Working hard day and night will not make them feel tired and will not harm their health. But the inventor must have forgotten the wonderful use of night, that is, when people face themselves or ask the sky alone. A little poem was written in that history, but it was also very interesting to use-

There is a lot to say in the dark/forget to clean in the morning/sweep in broad daylight/spray pesticides/blowtorch. So/hesitation becomes fierce/heart becomes hard/prayer points to the throne/words reveal evil light .../tonight I want to sit until dawn/until the shadow of the moon disappears/until the stars go out/until all is silent/until people are buzzing.

Let's see how this day started to get crazy. ...

Whether it is poetry or not is another matter. But the frankness at night is often subverted by the hustle and bustle of the day, just like a naive child who grew up with a "position." "Position" is similar to "viewpoint" and "viewpoint". It was originally just an expression or statement, but later it somehow became authority and even blackmail. "What do you think?" "What do you think of this matter?" What a peaceful question, reminiscent of the sunny classroom. If it is changed to "What is your position?" "Which side are you on?" It sounds like a threat, which makes people look around. I heard the response of history in silence-trying to explain the former, listening carefully and thinking repeatedly; For the latter, it is polite to say that "we just want to clarify the problem", and bastards are easy to get into trouble: "Grandson, what do you care!" However, swearing is not rude. Why are you investigating my position? The word "station" left the sequela of "combat team" because of the "Cultural Revolution". However, it is very likely that its initial idea was not cautious enough ―― where else can people stand besides the earth? So it obviously refers to the areas that some people pass through-ethnic groups, villages and towns, and even gangs. Of course, people will ask thoughts-where does your thoughts stand? I thought, isn't it greater than a nation or a gang? Otherwise, wouldn't it be narrow? The vastness of thought is a great glory of mankind; And the limitation of thought is due to ego. Isn't it? Thought can only be your own thoughts and ideas, even if you have any beliefs, it is also a choice after self-thinking. Because of self-limitation, ideas are born in communication and die in bondage-whether consciously or forcibly. Once people of the same clan, the same party and the same faction have reduced their differences, abandoned the stones of other mountains and destroyed heretical ideas, the result can only be castration of ideas and murder of communication. Therefore, as soon as the "stance" was finished, I started running-in a wheelchair, of course-because I knew there would soon be no honesty there.

Honest or containing good thinking. Without honesty, it is impossible to think of goodness and beauty. People who don't think about it can hardly understand the importance of honesty. Don't you see that people who cheat others are often cheating themselves? Don't you see that fools always give thumbs up and pat their chests? Honesty and good thoughts form a virtuous circle, on the contrary, it makes sense in the strange circle of hate and stupidity.

Solovjeff said in The Meaning of Love: Everything has a gift. What is the gift of faith? It's humility. In this way, a good source of thinking is honesty.

For example: How do you choose your faith? If the answer is "I didn't think much, just follow the crowd", this belief is worth worrying about, and it may be the superstition that is often said. It happens that you are lucky that this superstition has done nothing bad, but since you follow blindly, you can't guarantee that you will always meet such a coincidence. Or, do you see that this belief can bring benefits, so you do what you like? Benefits, no problem, but there are two kinds of benefits in the world: one is to purify the mind and open up wisdom; One is more like investment. Therefore, without proper thinking, you can't get true faith.

Another example: Why do people have faith? People who don't think ignore it, people who don't think are surprised, people who think well don't say anything, but they also have an answer in their hearts: compared with this endless existence, people are really too small. With this wisdom, it is impossible to plan a good life path. This is not only honesty gained from humility, but also humility gained through honesty.

So I prefer to think that honesty and good thinking are mutually causal. Small scientists often believe that man can conquer nature, while great scientists hold theism. Why? Just because the former is "in this mountain", the latter has come out of the mountain to ask for the truth. There was a farce on TV: a man who claimed to be proficient in science invited a master who was said to be proficient in "changing ideas", one to talk and the other to practice. I will practice my pen on the designated desk, pretend to work hard to attract everyone's attention, and at the same time take a breath quietly, and the pen will roll with it. What he wanted to say was immediately exposed: "Attention, everyone, his mouth is not idle!" Practice again if you can. Will say and declare victory: "See? This is not a lie! " Yes, it's a scam, but if you are a scam, then it proves that people are also a scam? You get angry, people get angry? According to this logic, why can't the thief's income be called salary? Fortunately, science has proved that thoughts also have energy and can do work! One of the lessons: bad ideas can also lead to dishonesty. Lesson 2: A dishonest person can fool a group of thoughtless people.

So, after honest thinking, do you need any unique abilities? Of course. Good thinkers are good at dividing problems into more levels. The discussion at the chaotic level will inevitably go in the opposite direction and eventually become a pot of paste. For example, you can distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of different social systems, but you can't ask any government for Buddha's mercy. You can compare Fan Paopao with Lei Feng, but you can't compare any of them with Jesus Christ.

Chaos, even make people emotional to unappreciative. For example, people call the Yellow River our mother river and then sing and dance to praise it. Everyone knows this feeling, but is the Yellow River, once flooded with yellow water, still so beautiful? You will definitely hear the answer: it is always the most beautiful in our eyes! The reason is that "children don't think their mothers are ugly, and dogs don't think their families are poor". This is obviously stupid. People have ideas, why should they compare with dogs? Besides, "doubt" does not necessarily go hand in hand with "abandonment", but doubt without abandonment is the proof of love. Like, it is easier to arouse the possessiveness of ready-made good things, while love means giving-making unpleasant things better. No one knows the beauty and ugliness of a mother better than a child. Only the atmosphere of "The Emperor's New Clothes" makes people afraid to tell the truth. The terrible thing is that an outsider came and saw it and said, "Hey, what's wrong with this old lady?" No matter how stubborn your children are, if they are afraid, you should hurt them secretly. But this is love! However, those guys who eat and drink Lao Tzu are also saying "love".

If one day, the Yellow River surging rapids, blue waves and Wan Li, men look at it with all kinds of customs, and women look at it with charm! Do children on both sides of the strait still have to defend? May be picky-beauty, where is it? At that time, people might understand a philosopher's words: We should preserve our culture, but the core of this culture is that we can always see our own problems.

Reading is the same, not too much, be honest; I don't care much, I care about good ideas. When I was a child, I was often taught to form a good habit of reading; I didn't know until I was very old. If I think badly, this habit is really not very good. Reading without thinking naturally saves the trouble of going out, but it is easy to get into the habit of talking a lot, and then you don't know what to say. China people seem to pay more attention to know-it-all, but when they have whimsy, they shake their heads more-they would rather admit the unknown than dismiss it as nonsense. Now I am open-minded, and I often hear people laugh that some "intellectuals" are "intellectuals"; Although there is a clear distinction between praise and criticism, it seems that the position is reversed. "Tao can be Tao, which is extraordinary", "A gentleman can take it with wealth", "The avenue is abandoned and there is benevolence; When wisdom comes out, there is a big fallacy. Reading is nothing more than knowing. Know what you know, know what you know, and those who deviate from the Tao really say, "You are white and blind. "

I wrote about a bad habit of people When people discuss problems, he always picks out a kind opponent and scolds him: "If you have read a few books, tell me!" "But the question is, how many books can you read before you can speak? Is there a standard? In fact, honest people know that this is called bluffing. How many books have Confucius and Laozi read? How many books have Socrates and Aristotle read? The number of books in those days was limited. Human language, especially questions, precedes books. Philosophers see the problems of life before the book, and they don't understand or know that there are shortcomings. This is why they write books, read books, teach, and reconcile books for communication-in today's words, it is a "win-win" rather than a victory.

After reading some books by Mr. Liu Xiaofeng, I understand one thing: ancient sages had a skill of "subtle writing" a long time ago, that is, they deliberately made some thoughts difficult to understand. What kind of floral art is this? If you don't spend any money, you will shut out those who read and don't think, so as not to make mistakes. For those who are willing to think, it is more conducive to their own thinking, but if they are bored, they will not automatically go out, and those who understand will not confuse the scriptures. It can be seen that thinking is not only before reading, but also more important than reading. "Learning with problems" is always right, but it doesn't have to be "immediate".

Then I understand another thing: intellectuals are often bored, just because they pretend to be very knowledgeable, and it is easy for people to get in a word from time to time. It is not a bad quality to haggle over everything, but it is best to think more and ask more questions. Don't jump to conclusions and then promote to defend others. Apart from other things, history alone often embarrasses me. A guy who can't find a job and wants to write a novel is not convinced. But as far as I know, for decades, his judgment on major social events has never been right. This is very confusing. In fact, almost everything was thought by the sages, but was blinded by some self-righteous people. Think about it from another angle. What should these people who are good at reading but not good at thinking do? Please don't interrupt. I'm afraid it's difficult, and it's also against "political correctness." Thousands of years' journey, really, it is inevitable to go blind. Fortunately, "mountains and rivers produce talents", and their job is to choose a way out in the chaos so that we can get lost. Go back to where? Plato said "love wisdom", Socrates said "my only knowledge is my ignorance", and God said "I am the Tao". One day, that history suddenly realized, grabbed me and said, hey, ordinary people like you and me, why don't you be honest with each other first and get to know common sense?

Common sense? Like what?

Let's talk about the current auction storm. The pair of "rat heads" and "rabbit heads" are swinging around there. Whose shame is this?

I want to ask.

This is a disgrace to the marauders! Where that thing is is also evidence of the predator, isn't it?

There is no doubt about it.

But how can anyone say that this is a shame for predators?

This was a stupid idea over 100 years ago. At that time, the law of the jungle, justice is unknown, the marauders throw their weight around, and the marauders feel ashamed.

But in today's civilized age, who would think so?

Yeah, yeah. Civilization, looking at plunder is a shame.

What about cheating? What about civilization?

……

Ha, you have a guilty conscience. You want to stand on the side of the person who refuses to pay the money in the lottery, but you know it's cheating! Deception against plunder, but shame because of plunder.

But that thing is ours, and we have the right to ask them to return it!

But not to cheat. If you don't return it, it means that some people prefer to keep shame. But you cheated, the national treasure didn't come back, and the shame was cheated back.

Okay ... at least it's logical. Anything else?

And the current economic crisis. I really don't understand the so-called "stimulating consumption". People need to spend, so they have to work and get employment. This causal order cannot be reversed, can it? It will never be said that people eat "Chinese food on a grain plate" just to "sweat out grain", will it? Isn't it always said that all kinds of consumption are originally for weeding in the afternoon, for being in a storm, and for worrying about charcoal and hoping for cold? If this logic is good, why bother to invite someone to stimulate consumption? Need is always need, no one needs to pull; What is not needed is not needed, and deliberate pulling will only lead to waste. Is it possible to go to "Nanshan to reduce salary and burn charcoal" if you have nothing to do, and it is not practical unless you have "black temples and black fingers"? But "the sun is like fire", how can "the prince and grandson" know how to "shake the fan"?

Yes, yes, you are a novel writer to intervene in the economy again!

But don't you think there's something wrong here?

Tell me, what's the problem?

Okay ... I have to be honest: I don't know.

Aren't you always honest and considerate? Please ask me.

In my experience, let's keep asking questions. Don't fool yourself. Don't stand firm, but be firm and honest. Keep asking questions like this until there is nothing left to ask. ...