It's not Bai Gui's pretending to be compared, it's that he really doesn't fully understand the "three hidden" of Taoism.

It was meant to be! Taoism gives people the impression of "escaping" and passively escaping from the world. That being the case! Why is it so hidden? You don't know what to do: mixed in the government and don't do practical things to eat? Or rather! Inaction as an official?

"To interpret the hidden of Taoism, we must first interpret the Tao of Taoism. I remember to explain to you earlier what the Tao is. I think! Yang Zhu has already told you about it back then, right? What is the Tao. Right now! Repeat! ……”

An old man took the trouble to speak. The other three were all listening carefully while watching Baekyu's expression change.

"The Tao is the source of all things in the world, and man, like all things, comes from the Tao. What is Tao? The Tao is change, evolution! It can also be said! The Tao is the original substance. What is the first substance, any thing, is the first thing. And then! From this substance evolves into a new substance...... This is the Word.

And then there are the people! Human beings, like all things, come from evolution and change. So! There is a basis for the source of human life. Man comes from the Tao, from evolution, from the first substance.

If we solve the problem of the origin of people, we will come to the problem of interpreting life! The source of man is from the Tao, from evolution. It can be seen from this that man, like all things, is just a process of life. From this extends the meaning of life: life is just a process of life, and life is just living for the sake of living.

Stretch further down! How do people behave in society?

If we simply understand that life is just a process of life, then! Our lives become meaningless. But we can't understand it that way! If we understand it in this way, we will equate people with things without taking into account the social nature of people! So! It is wrong to understand it this way!

People are people! People are different from things! All things are the same, they all have their own attributes, they are not the same. Not all things are one. Isn't it?

Because it is a human being, it is necessary to take into account the social nature of human beings and the role of human beings in society.

From a human point of view, although life is only a life process, our life is a long time! We have to live from birth until we die, for decades! Isn't it?

The content of life, as if we just said it before, isn't it? No more repeats! We have infancy, adolescence, adolescence, youth, middle age, prime of life and old age. Isn't it? We have different parts of our lives at different times, don't we? So! Life has meaning! Isn't it?

And also! We have to live, and escape is not the way and the way! Isn't it? Your escape is just a way to survive! Your active life is also a way to survive. Isn't it? To survive! We're just looking for ways to survive, aren't we? Therefore! There is the Taoist 'Three Hidden'! ”

"Oh?" Bai Gyu nodded, as if he understood. But! There is still no coherent understanding.

"Meaning! No matter where you hide, it's just to survive! In order to complete the process of this life! Man, like all things, is just a process of life, just to live! ”

"Explain it this way!" Another Taoist hermit explained: "The little hermit is hidden in the wilderness, but also to live. Hidden in the city, it is also to live. And the great hidden in the court is also to live. It's all about living, just feel! Live in this place and get more at ease with yourself! Got it? You? ”

"That?" Bai Gui still didn't understand and asked, "Why do you have to hide in the court?" Can't you change places? ”

"Didn't I just say that? No matter where you live, or you live in seclusion, you just feel that living in this environment is more suitable for you. As for why he wants to be an official above the court incognito, it may be because he is a nobleman, or! Have the talent to be an official. So! It is logical to hide in the court and the government. That's why he's so hidden! ”

"And you! What about the great hidden in the world? You? Can you tell us why you are hidden from the world? Another Taoist hermit took the opportunity to ask.

"yes? White officials? Why are you hidden in the world? Another Taoist hermit asked in a coaxing manner.

"Me?" Bai Gui was asked, but he couldn't answer for a while.

"Taoism is passive avoidance, inaction, etc., all of which are high-level black, underworld doctrines and elevate their own doctrines. The result is this! There is a problem with the doctrine and thinking of blackmailing others, and it exposes a problem with their own moral character. Isn't it? There is a problem with your moral character, and there is also a problem with your doctrine and thoughts. Isn't it?

Taoists believe that human beings, like all things, are just a process of life. We are all here to live for the sake of living, to complete the process of this life. So! We can't be passive and avoid the world, and we can't do nothing. Opposite! It may also be positive.

As a true authentic, you can live as much as you can help survive. Sometimes! We are positive! Sometimes! We are doing nothing! Sometimes! We're going to escape the world! Not consistently, not set in stone! Got it? ”

"White officials! Let's just talk about you! Aren't you hidden? Isn't it hidden in the world? You say you're not hidden, you're a businessman! So! Others also say that he is not a big hidden in the court, he is just an official. And the hidden people say! He is an ordinary person, and he is not hidden! Isn't it? ”

"From the Taoist point of view, ideologically, you are hidden! It's the Great Hide! Hidden in the world! And from a social point of view, you are a businessman, and you are very rich in the world! Isn't it? Can you understand it this way? ”

"But me?" Baekyu still wanted to explain, but in the end he didn't say it.

"But what?"

"But you're doing good deeds in the service of the people? Isn't it? ”

"That's why! Praise you for being a big hidden? You are hiding, invisible, and secluded in the world, serving the people, aren't you? You are the typical Great Hide! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! Those who are hidden above the court, they are the same? They will definitely not do anything that is sorry for the people. They will do what is good for the people, and they will not do what is good for the people or what is harmful to the people. Don't? You must understand it this way: To be an official, you must be an official who is beneficial to the people?

In order to be an official, in order to do something beneficial to the people, he even disregarded his own life? So? You are a white official in the world, why do you want to be an invisible person? Since you are serving the people, you will make your identity public? Isn't it?

The same way! If you reveal your identity, you may be killed! Isn't it? So! You have to be invisible! Hidden in the world! ……”

(End of chapter)