Human nature is good?

It's another spring, and Guanyin is already two years old.

The girl speaks early, and the two-year-old Guanyin has learned to speak a lot. In simple matters, I can have basic communication with adults and ask strange questions all day long.

The child is still young and has not yet reached the age of reading and writing.

In the spring season, Gao Qiuniang usually wants to take Guanyin to the garden to play, so that she can show her nature in nature and know some flowers, birds, fish and insects.

Ding Niangzi and Fengshu and chess led Guanyin to play in the garden.

Gao Qiuniang sat in the Xianyu Pavilion in the west of Chengxin Lake, gossiping with Yuhan and Shuxiang, while paying attention to what Guanyin was playing.

At this time, Guanyin and the four of them were in front of a peach tree by the lake.

The peach blossoms are already in full bloom, and the fragrance of a tree dots the lakeside, adding a lot of color to the garden.

Seeing that Guanyin seemed to be asking for something, Ding Niangzi squatted down and held Guanyin's shoulders with both hands as if she was explaining and persuading.

Guanyin shook her shoulders and swung her arms, as if she disagreed with Ding Niangzi's opinion.

After a stalemate for a while, Ding Niangzi said a few words to Fengshu.

Fengshu walked under the peach tree and folded a peach blossom and sent it to Guanyin.

Guanyin smiled on her face, and then pointed to the peach tree.

Fengshu looked at Ding Niangzi, as if asking for her opinion, and then went to the tree to fold a peach blossom and handed it to Guanyin.

Guanyin, who was holding a peach blossom in one hand, seemed to have her request been satisfied, and she happily ran towards the Xianyu Pavilion with peach branches in both hands.

Ding Niangzi followed closely behind, for fear of accidentally falling.

Running to the pavilion, Ding Niangzi helped her up the steps, Guanyin raised the peach blossom in her hand, and said to Gao Qiuniang: "A-Niang, it looks good." ”

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The two-year-old Guanyin is getting more and more cute.

With a mustache on his head, a fluttering little face, and a pair of talking eyes that are black and white, looking at Gao Qiuniang without blinking, clear and pure.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly to reveal a sweet smile, and his eyes were also smiling.

Gao Qiuniang took Guanyin in her arms, pointed to the peach tree by the lake, and said softly:

"Well, it's good-looking. So do you say that the flowers of the peach tree are beautiful? Or is the peach branch in your hand pretty? ”

Guanyin looked at the peach branch in her hand, then at the peach tree by the lake, and said:

"There are many flowers on the tree, and the tree is beautiful."

Gao Qiuniang continued:

"If everyone goes to break the peach branches, and the peach branches on the tree are gone, will it still look good?"

Guanyin didn't seem to understand what a peach tree without peach branches looked like, and looked at Gao Qiuniang in confusion and didn't know how to answer.

Ding Niangzi said: "Mother, Sanniang is still young, and she will not understand until she is older and reasoning with her." ”

Gao Qiuniang seemed unwilling to give up, and continued to ask: "Did you say that the peach tree looked good before it bloomed?" ”

Guanyin replied: "It's not good-looking, there are no flowers on it." ”

Gao Qiuniang said: "If you fold the peach blossom again, it will not bloom as before, and it will no longer look good." Do you want to make a peach tree look bad? ”

Guanyin said, "I don't want to." ”

Gao Qiuniang took the opportunity to ask: "Then will Ah Wan still break peach branches in the future?" ”

Guanyin replied, "No, it's not broken." ”

Gao Qiuniang showed a knowing smile on her face, as if she had won a big battle, full of a sense of accomplishment, hugged Guanyin tightly, kissed her little face, and boasted:

"Ah Wan is really obedient, she is a good child, and she will not break peach branches in the future."

Then he said to Shuxiang: "You take them to play together, and I will talk to Ding Niangzi." ”

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Shuxiang promised to take Guanyin to play.

Gao Qiuniang pointed to the stone pier opposite the stone case and asked Ding Niangzi to sit down.

Ding Niangzi hurriedly replied: "The slave doesn't dare." ”

Gao Qiuniang smiled and said, "It's okay, it's good to talk when you sit down, let you sit down, you can sit." ”

Ding Niangzi sat down carefully according to her words, and only half of the stone pier was occupied under her.

Seeing that Ding Niangzi was sitting down, Gao Qiuniang said: "Recently, I think that the maid seems to be a little willful, do you have to rely on her for everything?" ”

When Ding Niangzi heard this, she hurriedly stood up again and apologized:

"Damn it, the slave didn't take Sanniang well."

Gao Qiuniang smiled again and said: "Ding Niangzi, don't blame yourself, I don't blame you for this, I know that when you are a subordinate, you don't dare to be stubborn, you don't dare to quarrel, and you don't dare to fight, so you have to get used to her." ”

Seeing that Ding Niangzi was still standing, Gao Qiuniang said, "Sit down." There aren't so many rules today, and everything is sitting and talking. ”

Ding Niangzi sat down again and replied: "Indeed, as the master mother said, when she encounters Sanniang's willfulness, the slave and maid are really helpless. ”

Gao Qiuniang smiled and asked, "Can Mrs. Ding try to reason with Awen?" Just like I just did. ”

Ding Niangzi said: "I originally thought that it was impossible to be reasonable with such a big child, but just now I looked at the housemother's approach, it seems that it is still feasible to be reasonable, and I will be patient in the future." ”

Gao Qiuniang nodded and said: "To reason with the child, you must first let her know good and bad, beautiful and ugly, good and evil, right and wrong, and good and bad." ”

"Praise the good, the beautiful, and the good; Despise the bad, the ugly, and the wicked. ”

"Praise and encouragement when you do it right, even children have a sense of honor, like to listen to good things, like to be praised, let her know what is good in doing so."

"If you do something wrong, discourage her and let her know what the harm will be. Let her have a sense of taking advantage of the advantages and avoiding the disadvantages since she was a child. ”

Ding Niangzi listened carefully, felt that what she said was very reasonable, and said:

"The master doesn't point out, the slave and maid really don't know this, I have a feeling of being stunned when you say this."

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Gao Qiuniang asked again: "What does Ding Niangzi think of Meng Fuzi's statement that 'human nature is inherently good'?" ”

Ding Niangzi said: "The slave maid really hasn't thought carefully about this, but I just think that what Meng Fuzi said must be right." ”

Gao Qiuniang smiled: "I don't think 'human nature is good'. ”

"I think 'human nature is greedy.'"

"Human greed comes from innate desires. People are born with desires, and if they have desires, they have greed. ”

Ding Niangzi was very surprised when she heard Gao Qiuniang say that she did not agree with Mencius, a sage. She wanted to hear what her master had to say. said: "The mistress is right. ”

Gao Qiuniang said: "Have you noticed that the newborn child will cry when he is hungry, cry when he pees, and cry when he is uncomfortable; There are delicious and fun people who will laugh. ”

"He'll crave comfort and contentment."

"Take food and play away from him, and put him down while he is holding him, and he will cry because his desires are not satisfied."

"If he's older, he'll protect food, fight for things, and ask for things."

Ding Niangzi nodded and said: "It's really what the housemother said, it turns out that I have never thought about it when I see it." ”

Gao Qiuniang continued:

"Buddhism says that people have 'six roots': eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind."

"There are 'six roots' and there are 'six desires'."

"I want to feast my eyes, ears, and mouth, I want to eat and drink spicy, I want to be in a gentle country, I want to hug me before and after, and I want to go down in history."

"In order to satisfy the 'six desires', we need to obtain the corresponding material and wealth to achieve it. The desire for material things and wealth leads to greed. ”

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Speaking of which, Gao Qiuniang raised a question:

"You say that throughout the ages, who is not greedy, and the emperor is not greedy? The minister is not greedy? Or are the people in the market not greedy? ”

Ding Niangzi thought about it carefully, this person who is not greedy is really not easy to find out, and she came up with one in a flash of inspiration, and said:

"Are those who sacrifice their lives not greedy?"

Gao Qiuniang said: "This example is good. But those who sacrifice their lives for righteousness are also greedy. ”

"They are greedy for fame and want to go down in history, which is the desire generated by the 'meaning' in the 'six roots'."

"These people are actually bewitched by the so-called books of sages and righteousness, and they are actually pitiful people."

Ding Niangzi listened to what Gao Qiuniang said, thought so, admired it very much, and secretly admired Gao Qiuniang's knowledge and wisdom.

Gao Qiuniang saw that Ding Niangzi showed admiration for her statement, and there was an indescribable pleasure in her heart, which aroused the urge to fully express her thoughts.

This may be one of the desires she herself describes.

Everyone longs to be recognized, respected, and praised, which is also a desire induced by the root of 'meaning'.

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Under the approving gaze of Ding Niangzi, Gao Qiuniang's thoughts were like endless waves of the river, gushing out like a tide, and she could no longer type her own words. She didn't even take into account that many of the things she said were suspected of being rebellious.

Gao Qiuniang continued with her own train of thought.

People are often reluctant to compare themselves to animals, but how are people different from animals, she says?

All are driven by greed and desire.

Wolves have wolves and lead packs of wolves to hunt other animals, humans and animals.

The monkey has a monkey king, has many concubines, and orders the monkeys to be driven by him.

Aren't people like wolves and monkeys?

In order to satisfy one's endless greed, one must possess more resources and wealth.

In order to possess resources and wealth, people steal, rob, fight, and kill.

And those who have resources and wealth, in order to prevent being plundered, will fight back when the enemy comes to invade, and they will also fight and kill until the last breath of the battle.

In life-and-death struggles, the more people always win.

Therefore, the snatchers will form gangs and form groups to strengthen their power.

Defenders will also form groups, and with groups there will be big and small leaders.

With the development of history, these groups evolved into states, under which there were families and families, and those large and small leaders became emperors, official histories, patriarchs, and patriarchs.

Large-scale wars occur between nations over resources and wealth.

There will also be strife within the country, and even develop into war, ranging from rebellion and usurpation, to father-son and brother disputes, petty theft, and adultery.

Conflicts within nations are due to limited resources and wealth, and man's greed is endless and endless.

Everyone wants to have more resources. With more resources and wealth, there will be greater conditions and space for satisfying desires.

The emperors are Qionglou Yuyu, the harem beauties are like clouds, all day long, the mountains and seas are delicious, the silk and bamboo are full of ears, and the clothes are splendid.

The cultivators and tenant farmers did not even have a piece of tiles, so it was difficult to find enough to eat.

The same people, but the wealth they have is very different, how can it not make people covet it?

If the world could do whatever they wanted, wouldn't this country be in the midst of robbery and fighting every day?

So the state made laws and rituals to regulate people's behavior. Those who abide by etiquette and law-abiding are praised by the state, and those who violate etiquette and law are punished, so that people must not have the idea of wrongdoing and dare not violate the rules and regulations.

Under the shackles of law and etiquette, in order to gain more wealth and satisfy personal desires, Yu Guo must serve the king, and Yu Jia must take on the responsibility of safeguarding the interests of the family.

However, even if there are laws and rituals, they still cannot curb the expansion of people's greed.

Turning over the history, up and down for thousands of years, how has the killing stopped?

Tens of millions of young and strong men died on the battlefield, and the white bones could not be harvested.

Dynasties rise and fall, countless families enjoy glory today, but tomorrow the heads of old and young women and children are in different places, exposing corpses on the streets.

In this greedy world, how can we pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages, ensure personal success, and family prosperity? Throughout the ages, I wonder how many people have explored the mystery?

"The secret of this is the education of children."

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After a long speech, Gao Qiuniang finally returned to the topic.

"Educating your children is really about teaching them the skills and skills to compete for power," she said. ”

"At the same time, we must teach them the way to think about problems, so that they can judge the situation and restrain their desires in the struggle for their lives and the fate of their families, otherwise they will not reap the benefits and suffer first."

Ding Niangzi listened quietly.

Gao Qiuniang's every sentence is to the point, exposing the greed of human nature to the fullest.

If you take off people naked, you will be naked in public.

For Gao Qiuniang's insight, Ding Niangzi has already admired her five bodies.

Gao Qiuniang continued: "If there is no way for children to educate, they will lose the skills to survive. Not to mention revitalizing the family, even the family business that the ancestors worked hard to earn can't be kept. ”

"Today, the Supreme has only five sons, and now he is dead and two are gone, and the fundamental reason for this is that there is a problem with education."

Speaking of this, Gao Qiuniang sighed, "Hey, I'm a little critical of national politics." ”

Speaking of this, Gao Qiuniang looked at Ding Niangzi eagerly and said:

"Having said a lot, I actually only have one wish, I hope that Mrs. Ding will help me educate my maid well."

Ding Niangzi replied: "Don't worry, the slave and maid will do their best." ”

Gao Qiuniang said: "I believe in Ding Niangzi. I heard that you have a son and a daughter, how old are they this year. ”

Ding Niangzi replied: "My son is eight years old, and my daughter is just three years old. ”

Gao Qiuniang said: "I have an idea, I will send someone to bring your daughter in a few days, so that the maid also has a playmate, and we can study together when we are older in the future." What do you think? ”

Hearing Gao Qiuniang say this, Ding Niangzi was unexpected, this is something she can't ask for, and she has to kowtow to thank you when she gets up.

Gao Qiuniang hurriedly asked Yuhan to stop her and said, "How can you kowtow casually?" If you want, it's decided. ”

The next day, Gao Qiuniang handed over to the chief manager Xiao Changqing and sent someone to take Ding Niangzi's daughter Xin'er to the mansion.