Thousands of years of culture have brought us not only chanting emotions, but also immortal wisdom and philosophical thinking. In The Analects of Confucius, Zi Gong asked Confucius, and everyone in the village said that this man was good. What about this guy? Confucius said that he was not necessarily good. Confucius said an intriguing sentence, "fellow villagers are not good, and those who are not good will be evil." In the eyes of Confucius, "goodness" is a moral standard and a standard of etiquette and music. Thousands of years ago, Confucius crossed the long wind of history, and even everyone's gossip evaluation was not correct. The real standard is "goodness", which is our inner conscience, morality and inner strength. And isn't this the "eye of the sky" that we are striving for?
Lend me a pair of eyes! Let me see the world clearly. Only by truly using one's inner conscience and correct moral standards and values to look at things and understand the world can we have the strength to transcend the chaotic world, cross the layers of fog, fight against the false and decadent illusions in the world, reach the essence of life and return to the tranquility at the beginning of life.
I have seen a tearful war stories: there was a Frenchman in a German prison camp during World War II. He works for the Germans and carries the bodies every day. He even dragged people who were not dead to the crematorium. The French cursed him in the most vicious language and called him a traitor. Then, at the end of World War II, people were surprised to find that he actually put many people who were not dead on the road and let them escape from the clutches of the Nazis and regain their freedom. The French people feel guilty about their previous ignorance, and that unknown person has become their eternal hero.
Lend me a pair of discerning eyes Life may have too much dust to cover our clear eyes. At this time, we need to look at the world with our heart, just like the French call him dog blood, and then feel guilty and moved. Only by perceiving the world with conscience, morality and mind can we be worthy of heroic feats and reach the truth.
There are so many illusions and hypocrisy in life that we can't recognize them. Just like the farmer who has been in prison for decades because of misjudgment, just like a glamorous and respectable corrupt official on the stage. The eyes of the masses are not necessarily discerning, but as long as our hearts, our moral strength and our conscience are right, then our eyes are discerning. Ye Zhi said, "There are too many tears in this world for you to understand." But as long as we have a pair of discerning eyes, the world will show us what it is. And our hearts will be as quiet and detached as at the beginning of life!
Lend me a pair of eyes!