"I'm alive!" Confucius replied angrily.

"Since you're still alive, why isn't it interesting?" Lao Tzu muttered to himself.

"No fun! After listening to my husband's words, I felt that life was not interesting. I understood the origin of human beings, human beings are the same as all things, they come from heaven and earth, and human beings, like all things, are just one thing. Sooner or later, people are going to die, and I heard my husband say that sooner or later mankind may also perish.

So! What else is the meaning of life?

Sooner or later is death, late death is also death, sooner or later it is death. So! What's the point of being alive? And also! What's the point of my struggle? And also! In this troubled world, life is so difficult, and living is a pain, it is better to die and end it all......"

"Since you understand it that way, then? Why didn't you die? Lao Tzu asked.

"Me? I'm going to die? Confucius paused for a moment. I thought: Didn't what I just said follow your meaning?

"I'm dead? Why did I die? ”

"Don't you think life is boring, it's better to die?"

"Am I not? After listening to the gentleman's words, I understood it this way. ”

"Then why don't you die?"

"Me? Ahem, ahem! Confucius smirked: "If I think differently, I won't die!" According to the gentleman's thoughts, I am going to die! So! I don't accept it! I change my way of thinking, change my way of living! ”

"What kind of way of thinking and living do you change?" Lao Tzu asked patiently.

"I'm going to try to live! I'm going to work hard! I want to be an official! I want to be a king! I want a house full of children and grandchildren, and the whole world is my children and grandchildren......"

"Your wish has been granted to someone else! Although the world is not the descendants of one person, it is the descendants of some. Reputedly! We are all descendants of Yan and Huang. Of course! Not all of them are descendants of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huangdi, there are many people who are given surnames by Emperor Yan and Emperor Huangdi.

Outcome! And how?

The descendants of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huangdi, that is, these people in our current Great Zhou world! The world is in chaos, the family does not recognize the family, and kills each other! If Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang are still alive? Will they bear it?

If! Now that everyone in the world is the descendant of your Kongqiu, what should you do? Can you bear to see your children and grandchildren like this?

No! Don't take you as an example, in this world today! They are all descendants of King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou, right? At least! The kings of the vassal states, most of whom have the surname Ji, are their descendants. What about their offspring? Not the same cannibalism?

Don't say too far, just talk about the present! Prince Ji Chao and Son of Heaven Ji Kuo, they are all descendants of King Zhou Jing! Isn't it? And how? The Ji Dynasty rebelled and killed his half-brother Ji Meng, the former king of Zhou. And that's not all! He will continue to kill the current Son and seize the throne of the Son of Heaven.

You said? What about your children and grandchildren? The world will be peaceful from now on? Don't tell me that you have to educate them and make them polite. But you? Your current thinking is naïve, what are you going to use to educate your children and grandchildren? ……”

Confucius wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Lao Tzu. Moreover! was told by Lao Tzu again. It seems to be the case! The world is no longer the world of slaves, but the descendants of the wise and martial artists such as Emperor Yan and Emperor Huangdi, and the family of the world.

Don't say that far, just talk about the present! The world in front of him is the descendants of King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou, the princes and kings of the world, most of whom are surnamed Ji. Only some of the princes were heroes during the reign of King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou. On the whole, the world is surnamed Ji.

But? What about the surname Ji? Princes fight, princes and kings fight within their families, brothers fight, even fathers and sons fight, what if the whole world is your family? How would you feel if you saw future generations killing each other? Can you bear to see this?

"Your ideology is wrong, everything behind you is wrong! What's the point of you pursuing children and grandchildren all over the world? Don't? Are you so cruel to watch future generations kill each other? Furthermore! No matter how hard you toss, you can only live enough for a few short decades of your life, and you won't live longer than others......"

"So? What to do? Confucius interrupted.

"What you think of life is like that, it hasn't changed. Just like our ancestors. Why? Can't you accept Taoism and change your way of thinking and living? ”

"Because! Sir's Taoism is not interesting either! Life is not interesting! There's no point in being alive......"

"Why is the life of a Taoist so boring?" Lao Tzu asked rhetorically. "It's just that you're not willing to change, or rather! You are deliberately resistant, unwilling to accept it! ”

"Me?"

"I ask you?" Lao Tzu got serious and asked, "Do you have parents?" ”

"Yes!"

"Are your parents alive?"

"They're all gone!"

"So? Do you have a wife? ”

"Yes!" Confucius replied: "My wife, Qi Guan, is a native of the Song Dynasty! Descendants of Song Guoguan ......"

"Do you have children?" Lao Tzu interrupted.

"Yes! I have a pair of children, my son's name is Kong Carp, and on the day I was born, Lu Gong sent a big carp to my family, so! I named my son Kong Li......"

Lao Tzu interrupted: "You don't have parents now, but! You've had parents, haven't you? You've been loved by your parents. If your parents don't love you, you won't grow up. Isn't it?

And also! You now have a wife and a pair of children. You're going to have grandchildren and nephews, aren't you? You said? Your life is not interesting, and it will not be interesting after receiving Taoism. So? Are you willing to abandon your parents, your wife, and your children to die? ”

Lao Tzu said, looking at Confucius fixedly.

Confucius trembled again, and after a long while, he said with deep feeling: "Isn't what I said angry? Where am I willing to die? How can I die? I'm dead! What about my wife and children? Who will take care of them? ”

"So what do you say? After accepting the Taoist teachings, life is no longer interesting? Is it not interesting to live? ”

"I was wrong! Mr! ”

Only then did Confucius get up and kneel in front of Lao Tzu.

"What I just said was angry! For a while, I couldn't change my mind and accept Taoism! Accept the Taoism of Mr.! ”

Lao Tzu did not let Confucius get up, and continued: "Accept my Taoism, just to improve your life realm. Life! It's still the same life. After receiving my Taoism, how did you live before, and how do you live now? It's just that! The mentality has changed, the mind has changed, the mentality has changed! Our life is just a one-time life process, so! We are no longer chasing superfluous things. Being alive is the purpose and task of our life.

As long as we're alive! Our lives are just as rich. 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, so they stop working hard. To live! We're going to work hard! In order to live, we have to fight! ……”

(End of chapter)