Chapter 525: Confucius asked Lao Tzu

, "Sir's Taoism, I still can't get through!" Please sir explain! ”

"If you have any questions, just ask! Don't get me wrong! ”

"After listening to Mr.'s Taoism, I always feel that I am in a fog!"

"Where? Makes you feel like you're in the clouds? ”

"Me?" Confucius paused and said: "Mr. said: To be a man in the world, you should have no quarrel with the world, you should go with the flow, and you should be selfless and dedicated. The reason why heaven and earth are long and long is because of selflessness. Because of selflessness, can selfishness be achieved? Isn't it? And the gentleman said! A gentleman should imitate heaven and earth, and be selfless, so that he can become his own selfishness? Is a gentleman still selfish? If you are selfless, why be selfish? ”

"Good question!" Lao Tzu replied loudly: "Because! Everything in heaven and earth is selfish! ”

"Since? Self? Selfish? Confucius was even more puzzled.

"Selflessness is the means, selfishness is the end!"

"What? What the? "Confucius is even more blind!

If all things are selfless, then how can they be one? What about being yourself? Isn't it? ”

Lao Tzu explained: "So! Selfishness is for life! To survive! For yourself! You can only be you if you exist! Do you know what that means?

You have your personality and unique image, which distinguishes you from others, and you become Confucius. Others also have someone else's personality, temper and their own external image, so! He became who he was, who he was different from.

It's the same with all things! The sun has the peculiarity of the sun, and what it gives to others is sunlight. The earth also has its peculiarities, it carries all things. Trees also have their own differences, because of their differences, it is different from other trees, they have their own names.

Animals also have their own uniqueness, they are different from other animals, so they are divided into cows, horses, pigs, sheep, wolves, tigers, and so on.

Do you understand this interpretation? Everything has its selfish side, different from the side of other things, so! They become themselves.

Why are people and all things selfish and selfless?

Because! Selflessness is the means, in order to achieve selfish ends! What is the purpose of selfishness? It's survival!

Not selfish! Can't give birth!

Think about it? Isn't that the case? If all you know is selflessness? Only know that you give and don't know how to ask for it, and you will die. Especially in this troubled world, you will die soon.

For example! You only know selflessness, you only know labor, and you dedicate the fruits of your labor to others. So? What do you eat? What do you live on? ……”

"This?"

"So! Selflessness is in the service of selfishness, in order to achieve selfish ends! ”

"This?"

"When I talk about 'going with the flow', I am speaking from the perspective and height of heaven and earth, and from the height of the Tao. What methods do humans use to govern society? We don't have a better way, do we? Why don't we imitate all things in heaven and earth?

Heaven and earth have no intelligence! Everything goes with the flow! Isn't it? Let alone! Humans are intelligent, aren't they? When humans have intelligence, they should be better off than everything else, right? The result? but it is not as good as all things. Even! It's not even as good as a brute! Sometimes, human beings are more cruel than animals! Don't you think?

When I say 'go with the flow', I mean to imitate nature, and human beings should be like all things in heaven and earth, spontaneously, without any traces of man-made! But! It's not absolutely 'indisputable', especially in today's society, if we are absolutely indisputable, we will soon die! Isn't it?

In order to survive, we have to fight. In order to live, we all have to fight and fight! People who have learned Taoism do not think that people are always going to die and stop working hard. To live! We're going to work hard! In order to live, we have to fight!

I'm talking about selflessness! Just a means of survival! Only by being selfless can we get along with others! Get along better with him! A selfish person, no one wants to get along with him.

Only selflessness! We can have more friends and more people around us. Selflessness is the means, selfishness is the end! We are all selfless in order to achieve the selfish goals of all of us.

What is the purpose of selfishness? The purpose of selfishness is to survive! It's to live.

When our selflessness fails to achieve the purpose of our survival, we will not be selfless anymore! Because! We want to survive, we have to be selfish!

When we can't achieve the goal of survival, whether we are selfless or selfish, we have to fight! Everything that affects our existence, all people, everything! We're going to wipe them out! Moreover! Wipe it out completely. We can only survive if we eliminate everything that affects our survival.

Since you can't survive, if you don't fight, you die, and if you fight, why? Are we not fighting? That's my Taoism! What else do you not understand! You continue to ask. ”

"Oh?" Hearing Lao Tzu's explanation, Confucius let out a long "oh".

"When Mr. said that he imitated nature and imitated the way of heaven, he meant that on a large level, he meant the guiding ideology of life! No! It should be the guiding ideology of mankind! When human beings do not have a better way to manage and govern society, they should follow the way of heaven and nature! Isn't it? ……”

"Yes!"

"Sir, mean! Everything in heaven and earth and everything else is selfish, and if you are not selfish, you cannot be yourself. The essence of selfishness! It's about survival! Only selfishness can achieve oneself. Only selfishness can survive ......"

"Yes!"

"Sir, mean! Selflessness is the means, selfishness is the end! Selflessness is to achieve selfish ends! Only our selfless dedication can unite the people around us! Only when everyone is selfless can we achieve the goal of everyone being selfish!

Because our personal abilities are limited! I am capable in this area and limited in other areas. So! If I want to survive better, I have to give selflessly and do my best. The same is true for others, who are capable in one area and incapable in others. We are all united and selfless, and finally! Achieve their own selfish goals! Our selfish purpose is to survive......"

"That's called each to his best!"

"Yes, yes, yes! To each his best! Everyone did their best, selflessly dedicated, and finally! In order to achieve selfish goals and live better! ……”

"The children can be taught!" Lao Tzu couldn't help but admire.

"Thank you, sir!" Confucius kowtowed, and said, "I thought it would! Sir's Taoism only teaches us to be foolish with selfless dedication! It turned out that it wasn't! Originally! The purpose of selflessness is to be selfish! ”

"Hehehe......"

"See! The purpose of selflessness is to be selfish, and the purpose of selfishness is to survive! Everything in heaven and earth is just for survival! Survive! Survive? Why to survive? Mr? How do you know that everything is meant to survive? Where does the theory of survival come from......"

(End of chapter)