Chapter 178: Individual, Family, Society
Zhuangzi went on to say to King Wei Hui: "We Taoists have dissected human nature, so that people can see a true self. We Taoists have not only seen ourselves clearly, but also everyone clearly. Only when we know ourselves and what everyone really thinks in their hearts can we know how to deal with people and how to interact with others. Only when we first understand ourselves and understand the essence of human nature can we talk about how to govern this society......"
When he heard "how to govern this society", King Wei Hui sat up straight, reached for the knife placed in the tray again, and began to shave the roast beef again. He chewed slowly while listening intently to Zhuangzi's sermon.
Eloquence is practiced, and it is not false at all. After nearly a year of preaching to Wei Ying and Qin Xiaogong, Zhuangzi has accumulated rich experience in speaking. Now Zhuangzi also has the demeanor of Yang Zhu when he speaks of Taoism.
"Actually! We Taoists do not mean to divide the country into parts and divide them into individuals, which is not what we mean. Nations are made up of individuals, aren't they? What's so scary? Isn't it? Isn't it the same that makes up a country? ”
King Wei Hui listened, glanced at Zhuangzi, and nodded, waiting for the following.
Zhuangzi picked up the teacup, took a sip, and began to talk again.
Pang Juan, who was sitting on the upper side, saw Zhuangzi's self-righteous appearance, and the fire of jealousy came up all of a sudden. But! Seeing that King Wei Hui was very interested in Zhuangzi's speech, he had to suppress the anger in his heart and sit there awkwardly. Bai Du Yixia performed a new chapter of the Song Hall to cut the mouth of the L section
"As a king, if he does not understand himself, his courtiers, the people of his country, and the basic situation of his country, he will not be able to govern his country well, and he will not be able to govern his people and his courtiers. So! It is necessary to understand yourself first, to understand the nature of human nature, and then! in order to manage the country in a targeted manner, manage his courtiers, and manage his own people......"
Hearing this, King Wei Hui's face changed again and became unhappy.
Pang Juan saw that King Wei Hui's face was ugly, and he gloated again. He glanced at Zhuangzi with his eyes from time to time, and scolded in his heart: You kid, you are still talking, don't you look at King Wei angry? Are you looking for death? Nima Di! If you are killed by King Wei, it is your own fault, and it has nothing to do with me, Pang Juan! Don't be like Sun Bin when the time comes, and rely on labor and management.
After Zhuangzi made clear the importance of knowing oneself and recognizing the true face of others, he returned to the topic and began to talk about governing the country.
"Human nature is selfish, people are not for themselves, heaven and earth will be destroyed! But? For people with brains, they know that it is difficult to survive in this world by relying on their individual abilities alone. First of all! We humans can't get past nature, can we? And also! We can't get past our enemies.
So! For smart people, they don't need others to teach, to point fingers at education, to organize and unify, they will all unite spontaneously.
The enemies of humanity were not aliens of humanity at first, but the natural environment, then ferocious beasts, and then aliens of humanity itself.
That? What about us humans?
Thereupon! Intelligently, humanity cooperates!
The first cooperation of humanity was not a state! In the beginning, there was no state, not even tribes! Even! It's not even a family! In that era of free mating and the strong being king, after the man took possession of the woman, he didn't care about anything. The strongest of men has nothing to do but possess women! There is no need to be responsible for women! Because! Men are naturally good physique and domineering! You can do whatever you want......"
Hearing this, King Wei Hui smiled.
Pang Juan rolled his eyes, thought about it carefully, and felt that it was really like that. So! He snickered inwardly, too.
Zhuangzi continued: "And what about women? They want to have children! How do they conceive their children? Not only do they have to work on their own, they have another advantage, they are the needs of men, and men need women to meet their needs. So! There are many men who will have a crush on them and secretly help them.
And what about the tough men? They are the men who are responsible for driving away the women who come to harass, seduce/seduce him. Outcome! His ability is limited, he still can't do it, and he is still being exploited. At last! What about this tough man? He's become smarter, he doesn't occupy so many women and territory anymore, he shrinks his territory, and he shrinks his territory.
At last! As far as he could.
This unit is the smallest unit, maybe? This is home, right? Men, women and their children make up a family. This is the most primitive home, a home that has evolved over thousands of years, or tens of thousands, or many years.
Men often neglect to protect the family, their women and their children. Fight! It seems to be all that becomes a man! Not only do they have to fight with other men, they also have to fight with nature, and they often die in battle before they are old.
And their women and children survived. At this time, their women had to support not only themselves, but also their children. There are responsible women who do this, and there are irresponsible women who don't do that, and the death of the child has nothing to do with them.
Afterward! Responsible women find that their sons and daughters are obedient, especially their sons, who are not only obedient but also strong. Thereupon! They form a family relationship centered around them. This is the matriarchal society of ancient times, and it has a history! ”
Speaking of this, Zhuangzi paused, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
King Wei Hui looked at Zhuangzi and nodded again. Although Zhuangzi has nothing to do with governing the country, this story sounds very interesting! Men keep fighting for women, for power, and as a result! I was taken advantage of by other men. One person's abilities are limited, and eventually, the territory gets smaller and smaller. Interesting! This is not the same as us kings, who have the ability to have a large territory, and if they have no ability, they can only cede the land and pay compensation.
Nima Di! This woman? You guys? You guys?
King Wei Hui scolded in his heart: Why are you shameless? Labor and management are fighting in front, why don't you guard the women's road for labor and management? You guys? You guys? How come you have been coaxed by those men who talk flatteringly?
Hey! Zhuangzi! You're funny! Hey!
Thinking of this, King Wei Hui smiled!
After drinking tea, Zhuangzi looked at King Wei Hui and Pang Juan, and saw that the two seemed to be still listening, so he began to talk again.
"And then? Clever men have discovered that their own individual abilities alone cannot defend against nature and beasts and the aliens of the human kind, only unity! Together, we can defend ourselves against the enemy! So! There were later tribes. The tribe members will choose a wise man who is recognized as capable to be the leader and lead the group against the enemy.
The tribe was the first nation. Underneath the tribe are families, and families are made up of individual people! After the tribe, there was the tribal alliance! After that, there is the ...... of the state"
Listening to this, King Wei Hui became impatient again, interrupted Zhuangzi's words, and said, "These! My husband seems to have taught me both! I'm not interested! Let's talk about how to govern the country, right? ”
Zhuangzi said with a smile: "From the history of mankind, it can be seen that all people want to live, and living is the common idea of all people. Being alive is the premise, and only by surviving can they have what they want! There is hope for them. A person cannot decide his life, since he was born as a human being, he wants to live and complete the process of this life.
In fact! It's pitiful to be a human being! If you know that life is so difficult, it is better not to be a human being. But? We can't decide what our lives will come by, right? No one can decide their own life, right?
So! Take things as they come! Then let's fight for it!
So! As a king, you must first ensure that your people survive, and then! Fulfill their wishes. That's the only way! They will be willing to follow you and be your people.
And the reason why the Qin State has always existed and not perished is because the king of the Qin State has led his people to fight all the time, looking for a chance to live. So! The people of Qin don't want to die when they start a war! They are brave in order to fight for a chance to live! ……”