8. Resisting temptation is the best way to protect yourself

Whether children or adults, without a sense of self-protection, it is easy to fall into the trap of temptation and do things that are deceived and regretted.

With the establishment and continuous development of the market economic system, the principles of the supremacy of interests, equivalent exchange, and competition in market activities have gradually penetrated into all levels of social life. Some people with ulterior motives and other intentions often want to use all kinds of despicable means to try by all means to win over and corrupt some leading cadres for their own use.

Lai Changxing, the leader of the Yuanhua smuggling syndicate, who once caused a sensation throughout the country, has an "incisive exposition" on the smuggling case he has created that shocked China and the rest of the world: No matter how many systems and regulations are good, he is not afraid, and what he is most afraid of is that leading cadres have no hobbies. - As long as you have a "hobby", you don't have to worry about having no way to drag you into the water and use it for it; Zhou Zhenhua, the "iron buddy" who sent money and gifts many times and lured him with beauty, made Hu Changqing embark on the road of no return, and also made a clever confession to his relationship with Hu Changqing: "Swimming fish are greedy, and anglers lure them; Everyone is a fish, and I will catch it" - Zhou Zhenhua's "experience of fishing officials" not only makes people see through the insatiable "true face of Lushan" of corrupt officials, but also exposes the behavior of illegal profiteers. The corrupt official Li Jizhou has a deep understanding of the pain brought by those businessmen and "friends": "Messing with businessmen and bosses, especially those unscrupulous businessmen with ulterior motives, will always attack you by all means and by any means, and if you are not careful, you will fall into their trap." "The question is what we do in the face of temptation.

There is such a story: in the country of Anda in India, there was a young novice, and every day he and his master went out to beg for food. Although he was young, he had noble aspirations, he was able to live an indifferent life, his precepts were pure, and his majesty was solemn. Once, when Master was not at home, he went to beg for food alone. He went to the street where he passed every day, and saw a girl standing by the door, who was waiting for him to come and beg for food, as was the custom of the day. Today, he came to this house again, and it happened that the little girl's parents were not at home. The girl is usually respectful to Xiao Shami, but because Xiao Shami's appearance is handsome and abnormal, she gradually fell in love with Jingsheng, and she has been in love with Xiao Shami alone for a long time. When her parents were not at home, and the girl was bold, and her feelings were out of control, she first politely invited the little novice into the house, and then she launched a love offensive against the little novice, she teased him with sweet words, and then touched him with her hands, trying to tempt him into her arms. After the pure-hearted little novice knew the girl's intentions, "my heart is still the same", and he was not shaken by the appearance of the flower and the moon, he thought that he was a disciple of the Buddha who had already received the ten precepts of the novice, and he could not destroy the vows for the sake of the Dharma. He ignored her, but he couldn't ignore her. In the end, the girl was so entangled, that she locked the little novice in the room and wouldn't let him come out. He wanted to scold her harshly and make her lose her thoughts. But the young novice was afraid of hurting her self-esteem, and he thought, for the sake of apologetics, for the sake of keeping the vows, and in order not to embarrass her without scolding, he might as well die! When the little novice saw a razor on the table, he picked it up and killed himself.

To the girl's surprise, she saw that the little novice had committed suicide and died, and her face was discolored, and her lust was extinguished. She panicked and didn't know what to do. Both remorseful and sad.

Soon after, her parents returned, and the girl was very distressed and felt very sorry for the little novice. She told the truth to her parents, and when her parents heard it, they admired the virtue of the little novice and felt that his death was too unjust and a pity. Although it was their own daughter who committed the crime, they still went to report it to the government. At that time, the law of India had such a provision: if a person commits a crime, he can use money to atone for his sin and be exempted from punishment. Her parents sent the money to the government to report it, and the king was very moved to learn about it, and he thought that Xiao Shami's noble personality really needed to be praised, so that he would not bury and live up to his practice.

Then the king said to the girl's parents, and asked her to go to the four gates in disguise. The parents informed the girl of this, and the girl agreed to the king's request in order to show her repentance to the little novice. She said that she was very sorry for the little novice, that her bad behavior had killed the pure practitioner, and that if she could do something good for him and for Buddhism, she would be happy to do it no matter how difficult it was.

The girl dressed up very beautifully, and paraded through the streets of the four city gates, so that people knew that such a beautiful and touching girl could not impress the young and young novice, who had not studied the Tao for a long time, and made people respect the virtue of the little novice even more.

When we abandon all kinds of distractions in the world and maintain a state of "emptiness", we are enjoying the peace of mind and cultivating happiness for ourselves. The wise monk Huineng said: "Bodhi will not be troubled and suffering, and his state of mind can remain quiet and peaceful. ”

We don't have to be monks, but we are ultimately wise and rational, and we have to take responsibility for our actions in the face of these temptations and understand what it will bring us. Eve could not resist the temptation of the apple and was expelled from the Garden of Eden; Helen's beauty brought the Iliad ten years of war. Temptation is not the same as opportunity, temptation is always an ethereal fantasy, virtual and real, it cannot be grasped, like colorful soap bubbles in the sun, it is better to blow lightly and let it leave you. When it doesn't exist, it comes and goes, and it fends for itself, leaving a beautiful phantom in my heart, and sometimes when I think about it, there will be a hint of sweetness and sourness.

But how to resist temptation can be difficult, and sometimes you don't want to ruin your friendship, you don't want to affect your partnership, you don't want to hurt your peace. What to do? Here's a look at some of the wise ways people have resisted temptation:

(1) If you want to escape the entanglement of the other party, you can choose to date at noon. Breaking up after a meal becomes a natural thing, and in broad daylight, pornography has no atmosphere to create.

(2) If it's just the two of you in a room, it's better to find a reason like opening the door unintentionally, and if there is no secret space, you can't be ambiguous.

(3) When your hand is held defenselessly, you have to quickly downplay her hint in an easy-going tone, for example, you can smile and open your finger and say, "So you can read palmistry, how is it, my luck is good?"

(4) If it is inevitable to face her alone, then break the romantic atmosphere. For example, try to keep talking as much as possible, take the initiative to bring up some topics, and the more lively the conversation, the better. The two are relatively speechless, so it is easy to give each other a feeling of affection and put themselves in an embarrassing situation.

(5) If you find out that the other person is interested in you, it is best to let her know that it is impossible in a seemingly unintentional way before she even speaks. It not only maintains the self-esteem of the other party, but also maintains your friendship.

(6) In the middle of the night, a girl took the initiative to enter your room, if you don't love her, you can't take responsibility for her future, and you don't want to break her heart, you can let her stay, you just walk away by yourself.

(7) You appreciate each other, but you can't be together, you might as well find an opportunity to take a stand and position your relationship in a suitable position, which will bring a long-term detached tacit understanding to both parties.

As long as you are always self-introspective, self-vigilant, self-exhortation, self-encouragement, without the slightest ambiguity, adhere to your own principles, and would rather sacrifice some personal interests than do things that are illegal, illegal, or contrary to your will, then you will always have your happy family and sincere friends, and your family and friends will be proud of you.