Chapter 519: You Confuse Theory with Reality
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"Mr. Lao Tzu? I? Am I wrong? Seeing that Lao Tzu just looked at him and smiled, Confucius wondered again: Did he say something wrong?
"You're not wrong!" Lao Tzu laughed.
"Didn't you say that wrong?"
"But you are confusing theory with reality!"
"Theory and reality?" Confucius was even more puzzled.
"I'm talking about theory! And you! Let's compare it directly to reality. And! The comparison has come to the reality at this stage. No! It should be what you understand to come from real life. β
"Me?"
"Hehehe!" Lao Tzu smiled and stroked his beard. And then! Look at Confucius.
"Me?"
Seeing that Confucius still didn't understand, Lao Tzu said.
"I'm talking about Taoist theory, but! It is not a theory made up nonsense, but a summary based on historical facts. You're right! According to the theory I just mentioned, there should have been no state at that time. But! The state existed a long time ago, didn't it? Think about it, don't you? β
"Yes!" Confucius nodded.
But? He still didn't understand what Lao Tzu meant when he said this: theoretically, the state did not exist at that time. And in current life, the state has long existed.
This, this, this? What is the relationship between the two?
"This period of time though the country is the place of existence, sometimes! It can also play a role! For example! When the new forces affect the national security, the state at this time is in play again, and the rulers use the state as an institution to suppress the new forces.
Because! It doesn't matter if your new forces are not conducive to the survival of the people, but! influenced the position of the rulers. If you take control of state power, it means that they are stepping down. Even! It's the worry of life.
At this time, it will depend on which force is more conducive to the survival of the people. If! If the new forces are more conducive to the survival of the people, then the old forces will quickly perish. Resistance was also ineffective, because the people were on the side of the nascent forces.
The new forces are the forces that people spontaneously combine.
And what you said earlier is that the forces formed by people spontaneously are selfish, obviously biased, and do not get to the point.
Selfishness is selfishness, and how can it become selfish if it is not selfish. The reason why heaven and earth are long and long is because of selflessness! But! The final result is that because of the selflessness of heaven and earth, it has achieved its selfishness.
Selfishness is for survival, for one's own survival, isn't it? It's because of the limited ability and strength of the individual that I go to form a group, isn't it?
Right now! Here's the problem! Listen up! What if a group of selfish people, whose members are all concerned with their own selfishness, without a common purpose β all of them have a selfish purpose, all of them are concerned with themselves? This selfish team will soon perish, and they can't get along, can they?
So! Your worries are unnecessary! In troubled times, there will only be more, countless combinations of selfishness. They are grouped together in order to survive. But! In the end, only those groups that serve the common selfish purpose of all can survive. You know what I mean? β
"This?"
"There are many selfish groups that are not scary, they will eventually perish. For example! Two or three or more people in groups make a living by stealing or robbing. They are also able to come together and live in peace. But! If one of them wants to take the lion's share and get an extra share, there will be an uneven distribution of dirt and civil unrest. At last! The internal members killed each other, and in the end, the team collapsed.
You don't need to give many examples of the same, you can think for yourself. I mean! Only a team for the common good of everyone can survive for a long time, and can fight against those princes and kings who do not serve the people.
This team for the common benefit of everyone may be a new force, or! It is one of the new forces. At last! Whoever can get the approval of the majority of the people will be able to achieve the final victory of this new force.
You know what I mean? So! The forces formed by the spontaneous combination of individuals are the forces supported by the people, and their leaders can become princes and kings.
I don't need to read it too much! You should know the origin of the Son of Heaven! You? Right now? What's the doubt? β
"Theory? How can I confuse theory with reality? I? I still don't get it? This one? Confucius still didn't understand Lao Tzu's interpretation, and he still didn't connect it. Which is the theory? Which is reality?
"Think about it slowly! I'm afraid it's too quick for you to change your mind all at once. You are a person with deep preconceptions, and it is more difficult than ordinary people to change! β¦β¦β
"Me?" Confucius was not convinced.
"What else do you want me to say? You! Kongqiu! No! Confucius! Saint of the future! You! Where are your preconceptions now? Do you know? β¦β¦β
"Where?" Confucius interrupted unconvinced.
"Where! It's that you don't think of yourself as a normal person! β
"Me?" When Confucius heard this, he almost jumped up.
I thought to myself: how am I not a normal person? I? I'm normal!
"You didn't think of yourself as a human being! Didn't think of yourself as a normal person, but! You think of yourself as a taxi! In the words of Fang Cornerstone, your Tier 1 concept is too heavy! β¦β¦β
"Fang? Square cornerstone? Eldest brother? β
"That's right! Your big brother! He's your big brother! Hehehe......"
"Big brother said me?"
"It's not! Hehehe! Lao Tzu smiled: "Your eldest brother didn't say anything bad about you, I hope you don't have too much heart!" Your eldest brother just said the words 'step 1'. And think that your level 1 concept is too heavy, that's my understanding!
You! Don't look at the problem from the standpoint of a normal person! You look at things from the standpoint of being a sergeant. As a person with the status of a non-commissioned person, he must participate in the management of society. So! You would rather suffer yourself, but you also have to cater to social management and abide by the weekly etiquette.
And if you stand in the position of human beings and human nature, you will not look at things this way. From the standpoint and perspective of people and human nature, people must protect themselves first! Survive! is the purpose of life! Man, like all things, came into this world to complete the process of this life......"
"People? Life? Is life just about completing this life process? Confucius interrupted disagreeingly.
"Life! Isn't it to complete the process of this life? β
"This?"
"Hehehe! Mr. Confucius! If you want to become a saint in the future, you have to study hard! β
"Me?"
"You don't even know what a human being is? How do you talk about governing society? β
"Me?"
"And what do you say? What is Human? What is the difference between people and things? What do people live for? What do people live for? Say! β
"Me?" Confucius was asked, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
"That's it for today! You just sit here and think! Don't look at the weekly ceremony! Zhou Li can't save this world. Chang Hong should be here, he came to me to listen to music! β¦β¦β