Chapter 11: Courage
At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, most of the time for the open class was already in the middle of the day.
There was a group of middle-aged men sitting in the first row of the classroom, to some extent, this is also the characteristic of Su Ye's classroom, there are too many students who come to class, and they can't arrange the teachers who are listening to the class in the back seat, so they simply arrange it directly to the front.
On the podium, Su Ye continued to share, "China has three theories, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, corresponding to three paths to birth and entry into the WTO, Confucianism talks about doing nothing, Taoism talks about doing nothing and doing nothing, Buddhism talks about doing nothing without the heart, combining these three becomes the study of the mind, in the last lesson we also mentioned that the origin of the study of the mind can be traced back to Mencius, and in the process of the birth of the study of the mind, there is a very important stage, Zen Buddhism, which is also the result of the sinicization of Buddhism. What is the purpose of Zen Buddhism? It is precisely outside the teaching, not to set up words, to point directly to the hearts of the people, and to become a Buddha by seeing nature......"
Jiang Baizhi was also sitting in the front, but not in the first row. To be honest, today's lesson was a bit esoteric to her, and it sounded a bit overwhelming to her. But looking at the uncles in the first row smiling from time to time, and the students around her didn't have the slightest sound of small words, she knew how good Su Ye should have said.
As a friend, she has the honor of being with you!
In Su Ye's loud voice, time passed quickly, and soon it was half past eleven. After Su Ye finished today's lesson, he clapped his hands, "Next is our after-class divergent thinking time, after realizing the Dharma, Huineng said that the Dharma is in the world, and it is not separated from the world." Leaving the world to find Bodhi is just like asking for a rabbit's horns. Zen Buddhism emphasizes a born mind to enter the world to practice, and regards the troubles and difficulties in the world as bodhi. We who live in Hongchen have a lot of difficulties to overcome, and sometimes the outcome may be predestined. So I would like to ask the question, does the ending of the story matter? You can spend five minutes thinking about who is inspired and can raise their hands to speak. ”
After speaking, some people in the classroom bowed their heads and pondered, and some people discussed with their classmates. And Su Ye looked at the person in the crowd meaningfully.
Today she is dressed very differently, with a camel-colored coat, her hair is simply pulled with a green headband, her skin is fairer, and she is extraordinarily young.
Jiang Baizhi naturally also noticed Su Ye's gaze, and quietly made an OK gesture, just kidding, the teacher passed the question in advance yesterday, she thought about it for a whole day, and she definitely wouldn't drop the chain.
Su Ye smiled slightly, counting it as a response. The essence of this question is not to discuss the ending of the story or the process is important, looking at the essence through the phenomenon, Su Ye wants to know more is whether he has the courage to start a story.
Bravery, in this day and age, is a very scarce virtue......
Su Ye wants to understand Jiang Baizhi, not only to understand her preferences, what she likes to eat, what she likes to drink, but also deeper things, such as courage, love outlook, marriage outlook, etc., after all, the identity between the two and the situations they may face in the future are different from ordinary couples.
The love of adults will not be the hot-headedness of young people, but the enthusiasm and persistence after reason, if Jiang Baizhi is not suitable, Su Ye would rather hide the love in his heart forever and never open it.
Maybe others will think that he thinks too much, love should not be brave to say it, cherish the moment, but Su Ye is not such a person, he wants to have a heart, and the white head is not separated.
The raised hands of the students in the audience made Su Ye sober up from his contemplation, and he motioned for the students to answer.
"Professor, I think the ending of the story is more important, not all of us can do things with the intention of being born, in fact, we have a goal in everything we do, we study to get a good university, and we apply to get a good job. And the goal, or the outcome of the work, will also motivate us to work harder, and the outcome has an extraordinary meaning for us......"
As soon as this student sat down, someone stood up and spoke, "I think the process is more important, take death as an example, each of us will die, this cannot be changed, is it because we must die and do nothing?" If this were the case, human civilization would have died long ago. But when we enjoy life, discover beauty in the process, pass on knowledge, and invent and create, even if we still die, the meaning of life is completely different......"
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One student after another spoke to make the atmosphere hot, Jiang Baizhi was obviously ready, and she didn't know why she was still a little panicked.
Until Su Ye pointed to herself who raised her hand, she felt that her heart jumped to her throat in an instant.
But the moment she stood up, she was extraordinarily calm.
Among the classmates, there was nothing unusual, only Su Ye's expectant eyes and Xin Yi's teasing gaze in the first row were a little strange.
"Teacher Su, as you said, we will inevitably have difficulties and troubles in the world, so in my opinion, this question is not about the process and the end, but about courage."
"Oh, this classmate jumped out of the question, I don't know what you think?"
At this moment, no one knew how excited Su Ye's heart was, so excited that his voice that was deliberately controlled by him trembled a little.
The person you like just understands you, there should be nothing happier than this, right?
"When I was young, I thought that each of us had courage, but as we grew older, we gradually understood that many things are powerless to change, but are they really impossible to change? I think it's just because we lost our courage. Many times, even if we do it, the vast majority of us will lose, rarely win, we will be confused, and we will be suppressed. But this process is enough to be a bright light in the darkness of our lives...... So for Mr. Su's question, if I need to give an option, I will choose the process. ”
Su Ye was the first to applaud, and the audience also applauded, this is a great answer, people who don't feel it may not have it yet, but those who have experience will be a good comfort.
"Very good speech, I see Director Xin applauding very hard, do you want to stand up and make a statement?"
In the applause of the surroundings, Xin Yi pointed at Su Ye angrily, what can I do with the little junior brother, of course I am spoiled.
"The speech of this female classmate just now is really good, I have a feeling, and I thought of a passage from "To Kill a Mockingbird" and sent it to all students.
Being brave is when you know you're going to lose before you even start, but you still have to do it, and you have to follow it through no matter what, you rarely win, but sometimes. Even if I know that a good ending will not come to me every time, I still choose to love and persevere, and I will be suppressed by the confusion along the way and can't raise my head, but there will always be a moment of light that belongs to me. I didn't see the finish line for a long, long time, but the wind blew the bells, which was enough to confirm those unknown traces. ”
The audience applauded thunderously.......