Later generations wondered why Zhuangzi didn't rule the world before the feather ascension and after cultivating the real human body, instead of waiting until after the feather ascension?

Zhuangzi cultivated into a real human body at such a young age, and with an ageless body, he could dominate the world. In that case, the war would have ended long ago, and mankind would have lived happily ever after, wouldn't it?

Oh, yes! Why bother? What are you going to do now to find the host body, and use your influence to influence others and the king, so as to change the world and save the people?

In fact! Zhuangzi had such thoughts.

There is another main reason why Zhuangzi did not do this. That is, his cultivation of the Heart Realm Exercises at that time was not enough, and he had not yet cultivated the art of clones. So! He can't use his doppelganger to be a king and a son of heaven.

At that time, if he had done that, he would have to be distracted to protect his family. Although he was a real human body, his ability at that time was unable to protect his family and save the world.

If you don't have enough ability, you can only give up.

There is a more important reason, that is, he was too young at that time, his life experience was not enough, and he had not yet experienced the full life.

A person who has not experienced a full life cannot know the true thoughts of people, and it is impossible to know the true inner thoughts and feelings of people of all ages.

The day does not understand the darkness of the night, this is the truth.

No matter how smart a child is, they will not understand the minds of adults. A teenager cannot understand the psychology and feelings of men and women in love. A person who is not married cannot understand and feel the loneliness of a person who has lost a sexual partner.

A person who has the experience of being sexual1 cannot know the loneliness of a person who has lost a sexual partner32. "A full man doesn't know that a hungry man is hungry", which is what it means.

A single person who has not started a family will never know what it feels like and feel to be in the family.

A person who has not married and had children as a parent will never feel the bitterness and happiness of his parents and elders. Similarly! They also never know how to honor their parents and elders. The so-called "raising children to know the kindness of parents" is what it means. Only when you become parents and how much love you give to your children can you know how much love our parents have given to us.

No need to give examples one by one, anyway! Life is something you need to experience! A person who has no experience and no rich experience cannot become a philosopher.

Just like the psychological counselor in modern society, it is impossible for a person who has not experienced psychological trauma to become the best psychological counselor. Even if they have a state-recognized qualification, it only proves that they have theoretical knowledge, and they are unable to feel the inner struggle of the counselor.

A person who has a smooth sailing career will never understand Lao Zhuang's philosophy. So! Those scholars and philosophers who write books and speak will never understand Lao Zhuang's philosophy. Because! They have not experienced suffering, they have not experienced the true feelings of human nature, the struggle of human nature.

The so-called "when you are proud of life, you believe in Confucianism." When you are disappointed in life, you believe in Lao Zhuang", that's what happened. When you are proud of life, the things you see are one-sided. And when life is frustrated, we can see the truth of human nature.

What is the so-called: behind the surface, is the truth?

Zhuangzi didn't do that because he felt that he had not experienced his full life. So! To continue to live, to live to old age, to live to death, to experience the whole life.

And also! The law of the mind does not allow a real human body to do this on earth. If Zhuangzi blindly does that, the old antiques in the heart will stand up and stop you.

The law of the mind is also the natural law of heaven and earth, just like the sunrise and sunset, no one can change it. No matter how great your ability is, you can't make the sun rise in the west. Unless! You "point to the east for the west" and deceive yourself.

Zhuangzi came out of the heart and returned to the world, and the world was already unified at this time. Qin Shi Huang defeated the Six Kingdoms and ruled the world.

The fighting methods of the heart realm are actually a contest imagined by the world.

In fact! In real language, in the language of materialism, it is a contest in the ideological circles.

The mind is a virtual, imaginary world that does not exist, and is a three-dimensional animation that simulates real life.

And in the real world, it is a great contest in the world of human thought.

In the face of force and the will of the people, everyone is looking forward to the unification of the world. Because! Only the unification of the world can end this centuries-long "Warring States Era".

In fact! From the Spring and Autumn period, there was a constant war.

Hoping for peace and ending war is the aspiration of the people.

In fact! The state of Qin is very strong, but it is not absolutely powerful. If the kings of the other vassal states were able, they would have been able to continue to maintain the situation of the "Warring States Period" and let the "Warring States Period" continue for the future. But the other vassal states did not have the capable monarch, and they did not have the ability to resist the Qin state.

The main reason is that in the ideological circles, everyone is reluctant to fight anymore. Seeing that the Qin State has become stronger, and! The people of the Qin State lived a stable life and lived a "happy" life. People are no longer willing to fight for the king, and they are not willing to make fearless sacrifices. Therefore! The army is no longer combat-ready.

What the world thinks of as a "happy life" is relative. It is compared with his current life and the life of the people of Qin.

It must be stated here! How did people's minds suddenly change?

In the language of literature, it is because of the "heart world". Because the characters in the heart world fight in the heart world, whoever wins will rule the world. Outcome! In this fight, the Taoists won completely. Yang Zhu, Yu Huali and Zhuangzi and others have already changed the pattern before they can make a move.

Yang Zhu once said: Use soldiers in troubled times, use methods to govern the world, use Confucianism in prosperous times, and Taoism to govern the heart.

In fact! Whether you use a soldier or a Legalist, or a Confucian, or a hundred schools of thought, you must first cure your mind, and Taoist thought is not in conflict with the hundred schools of thought. But! If you do not accept Taoist thought, reject Taoist thought, and insist on going your own way, you must elevate your identity, and your doctrine and thinking will be problematic.

Because! A person who doesn't understand life, doesn't know what he lives for, what he lives for, and if you insist on finding a reason for yourself to live, you are living blindly and wrongly.

So! You have to understand life, you have to understand what people live for, what they live for. And then! to live. That's the only way! Only then can we enjoy life.

Use soldiers in troubled times, use the law to govern the world, use Confucianism in prosperous times, and Taoism to govern the heart.

Qin Shi Huang used force to unify the world, which is "using troops in troubled times". After dominating the world, what we are faced with is "governing the world". Only by a legal society can we defend the country. At this time, the country was still unstable, still very poor, very chaotic, and had not yet reached its prime. So! Confucianism says that there is no market.

At this time, some people who were influenced by Confucianism jumped out in a hurry to promote their Confucianism. Outcome! Nature is not possible.

The new country has just been founded, and all kinds of people with various theories and ideas want to come out and mix a bite to eat. And at this time, the root of the book burning pit was buried.

If we want to stabilize the country and not follow the old path of the past, we must unify our thinking. No! There must be a leading idea, and the main theme must be sung.

So! Book burning is an inevitable consequence.

On the surface, it seems like that's what happened. Not really! To use the language of literature, all this is the result of the competition for influence among the characters in the mental world. Whoever has the most influence will have the upper hand in his doctrine and ideas.

The burning of books and the pit of Confucianism is a victory of Taoist thought, and the final victory of Zhuangzi and others in the competition for influence.