Chapter 19 Utilitarianism and Enlightenment
Director Ma listened to the praise and said, "Xiao Yan, when there are no outsiders, you can call me Lao Ma, and it is okay to call me Xiangdong." ”
"Okay." Yan Zixiu readily agreed.
The two of them sat in a green car and bought a sleeper. Yan Zixiu has never sat in a sleeper, first, he has little money, and second, he seems to have heard that if he has money, he may not be qualified to buy it. In short, I felt that I had no chance with myself, so I didn't ask how to buy a sleeper. This time it's a business trip, and it's with the leader.
He looked at the section of the hard-seat carriage, which was still so crowded. Some people really can't squeeze in, so they find an open window, stuff the luggage in first, and then beg the people above to pull and the people below to push, and just climb in through the window.
Yan Zixiu also climbed through the window and knew what it felt. In my impression, the hard-seat carriage has always been full of people, especially when there are many people, everyone is crowded without touching the ground, and people are like canned sardines. He even slept under a hard seat. He thought to himself, when will everyone be able to ride the train in a spacious and open space?
The first time I sat in a sleeper, I also felt novel. Look at this, look at that. When you get into the sleeper car, you have to hand over the ticket to the conductor and change it to a bed card. Before getting off the train in this way, the conductor will remind passengers in advance according to which cards have not been changed, so as not to oversleep. This is a treatment that is not available in hard-seat cars. Sometimes the hard-seat carriage even forgets to report the station, and you overdo it, and you can only consider yourself unlucky.
Their tickets are 9 carriages, 10 middle berths and 10 lower berths, which are hard sleepers. Look at the space, the lower bunk is the most comfortable, you can lie down and sit, the middle bunk space is poor, you have to sit up with your head down, and the upper bunk can't sit up with your head down. Yan Zixiu is young, so he is naturally selected to shop. He took the two men's water glasses out of the box and stuffed them into the luggage rack. The old horse picked up the water cup and said to go get some boiling water.
The lower bunk opposite was a middle-aged man, tall and thin, looking a little cynical, and took the initiative to talk to Yan Zixiu: "Young man, where are you going?" "As soon as I opened my mouth, I could hear that it was a standard Beijing accent.
"Uncle, let's go to the capital."
"Don't call you uncle, just call you big brother. I'm not that old. ”
Although Yan Zixiu felt that he was a little more serious, he didn't think it was wrong: "Okay, big brother." What ...... are you? ”
"I'm on a business trip and I'm back to the capital. What do you call it, young man? "Middle-aged man.
"Yan Zi Xiu, solemn Yan, children's Zi, rest Xiu. This is Ma Xiangdong, Ma Da Ge. Yan Zixiu pointed to the old horse who came back from fetching water.
"My name is Tian Fu. The fields of the fields, the rich and the rich. Tian Fu replied, and nodded at the old horse; Look at both of you are cultural people. Let me tell you, this capital is not only a political center, but also a cultural center. This historical precipitation is very heavy. The history books say that there is Tanzhe Temple first, and then there is Youzhou City. Youzhou is the current capital. The capital resembles an eight-armed Nezha, and Yao Guangxiao ...... back then, "Tian Fu has been talking endlessly."
Yan Zixiu thought to himself, this person is a chatterbox, right? Is there a usual lack of listeners, who to talk to and whom? It's really vernacular. Besides, it would be a bit ridiculous to say that the history is thick in the Yingtian area. According to Lin Yutang's research, with Yingtian as the center and a radius of 150 miles, more than 90% of China's celebrities before the Spring and Autumn Period have been active here. Therefore, Yingtian's history is one of the best in the country. (I can speak vernacular, it means to be able to speak.) )
Tian Fu saw that these two people were a little lacking in interest, so he changed the topic: "You two are both cultural people, I want to ask, what is your opinion on good and evil for good?" ”
The two of them looked at each other and understood that this person was asking for advice, and he must be waiting to tell his own truth. Lao Ma said, "I want to hear your opinion." ”
Tian Fu came to the end: "This good has good and evil is rewarded, in fact, no one can say clearly." Some say they have seen retribution, others say they can't. But I have an opinion, I think, that in fact, good is rewarded for good, and bad is rewarded for evil. If you do a good deed, your heart will definitely be happy, and this is good news. If you do something bad, you may be happy for a while, but sooner or later your mood will be affected and tormented. This is evil and bad retribution. ”
Yan Zixiu felt that this Mr. Tian's thinking was also unique. Most people think that newspapers are external reports, such as repaying debts, giving up wealth and blessings, respecting everyone and so on. Mr. Tian thought about the return of his heart, and he was indeed a wonderful person. He said to Tian Fu: "Your idea is very peculiar and reasonable. The old horse also nodded.
Tian Fu was quite happy, and felt that his ideological achievements had been sold, and said, "Brother Yan, what do you think?" ”
Yan Zixiu's level of insight and understanding increased with worry-free, and replied: "The internal retribution of good and evil, what Brother Tian said is very instructive. Foreign newspapers, I think there are also them. The retribution of good and evil cannot only be seen for a while, the so-called is not that the time has not come, but that time and space need to be lengthened and broadened in order to see clearly. Ordinary people only look at the partial, superficial and short-term, of course, sometimes they can see it, sometimes they can't see it, so they get together to litigate, argue endlessly, and are not convinced by each other. On the other hand, the reason why people talk about the retribution of good and evil is actually to make society more harmonious and friendly. For example, some people are afraid of the consequences of evil, and they will change their behavior when they see disasters, and if such people do not know the retribution of good and evil, they will be unscrupulous, and even do all kinds of evil. Some people like to be happy, and such people will only be motivated to do good deeds if they see the benefits, whether they are inside or outside. ”
Tian Fu was a little surprised, he didn't expect that there were such insightful people in this small place. Lao Ma asked Yan Zixiu: "Then what is your motivation?" ”
Yan Zixiu said: "I used to have times when I was afraid of evil consequences, and I also had times when I pursued happiness. I think both of these motivations are normal and understandable. But now I have a feeling that I don't want to be so careful, and I can't think about what is good for me and what is bad for me anymore. As soon as I settle accounts like this, I feel uncomfortable, and my thoughts are not clear. I just want to do everything right now, as long as it's good for everybody. I thought so, and it was very pleasant. ”
Tian and Ma were both a little surprised. Tian Fu was a little unconvinced, and asked: "Then you only think about what is good for everyone, what about yourself?" Don't you think about it? I don't believe in such selfless people. ”
Yan Zixiu smiled: "Aren't I among everyone?" Why set up a so-called altruistic model of selflessness that reluctantly sacrifices oneself to give to others? ”
Tian Fu stretched out his thumb: "High theory!" ”
Lao Ma was originally worried that Tian Fu would speak too straightly, and Yan Zixiu couldn't stand it. Unexpectedly, Yan Zixiu was not only not affected, but persuaded Tian Fu. He said with emotion: "It is the first time I have heard such a clear statement, and my heart feels very happy and open. It is undeniable that the retribution of good and evil not only has an objective existence, but also has the function of persuading the good and warning the evil to the society. But not everyone wants to be driven by utilitarianism. Maybe somewhere in this world, there are still people who are struggling to explore and struggle within: is it selfishness, or is it sacrificing oneself for others? Just take care of yourself, disdain. Sacrifice yourself, and feel that something is wrong. I'm in the midst of all of them. Xiao Yan said this very well. It's also great not to have a sense of gain or loss. If this insight spreads, it should make many people suddenly open up and live a free and easy life. ”
"It's not a high theory, it's just a natural experience." Yan Zixiu smiled and waved his hand. The three of them talked and laughed and talked about it, and felt that time passed quickly. Tian Fu left his address and invited the two to play at home if they were free, and the two agreed, and also left contact information. Yan Zixiu also took the initiative to give Tian Fu two water spirit pears, which made Lao Ma feel a little reluctant to see it.
When they arrived in the capital, Yan Zixiu and Lao Ma took a bus to the Beijing Testing Center. The two sat at the back of the bus, and Lao Ma asked, "Xiao Yan, what do you think of the capital?" ”
Yan Zixiu held on to the box, afraid that he would slide and bump into others when he braked, and replied: "The road is wider and the building is higher than ours." ”
Lao Ma was a little surprised, he used to come to the capital, and he felt that the road was so wide and the building was so high, how could he feel that Xiao Yan was very calm? He didn't know what Yan Zixiu saw in the Immortal Mansion, where the world could compare with what happened. This is also Yan Zixiu's equanimity is well developed, his mind is peaceful, he can basically adapt to anywhere, and he is more tolerant, and he feels that there is beauty in the world. If you change your small heart, you will long despise the world.
When passing through a station, there were up and down, and two of the ladies, who seemed to be together, sat in the seats in front of them. One has a pale, elongated face; The other has a reddened face and is more rich. Yan Zixiu thought to himself, he hadn't seen two people at the same time with the Hope Qi Technique, so he would try them. I saw that there was a breath of gas on each of the two heads, one was green with red, and the other was red with blue, and they slowly collided together.
Yan Zixiu's heart moved, and he whispered to Lao Ma: "These two people are estimated to raise the bar in a while." Lao Ma's face was full of doubts, does Xiao Yan still look at his face?
Sure enough, I only heard the long-faced lady say: "There are so many people today, it's really a bit crowded." ”
The red-faced lady said, "The bus is not for one person. Serving one person, that's rental. That one is not crowded, there is a lot of money. Lao He, you don't want to spend more money, you still want to come out to play, and you are afraid of crowding, so you will take it. Hehe. "It turns out that the long-faced lady's surname is He. is so young, but his name is Lao He, it is estimated that the two are very familiar.
Ms. He: "Sun Shuping, don't you raise the bar?" "It turns out that the red-faced lady's name is Sun Shuping, probably this sound.
Sun Shuping: "I'm not raising the bar, I'm seeking truth from facts." While speaking, the bus passed by a square and saw a lot of beautiful flower beds in the square, Sun Shuping said, "Oh, it's so beautiful." ”
Ms. He: "It's not beautiful or good-looking, why are you doing here?" Dog tail flowers, jasmine flowers, there are at the door of the house, let's squeeze the car and run so far, don't we just look at this beautiful? Isn't it just for a pleasant mood and a pleasure to the eye? ”
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The old horse was shocked and asked Yan Zixiu: "How do you know that the two of them want to raise the bar?" Do you know them? Are you colluding? Impossible. ”