People in today's world are confused because they look at things with an idealistic attitude, so they don't know what is small and what is big, and they can't tell which things are important and which things are not.
In fact, this sentence seems to be easy to understand, but it is not entirely true, especially those who often fail in their life journey and those who have no courage to "act" do not understand this truth. On the contrary, countless people who have succeeded or succeeded know this truth. This sentence of Lv Buwei was circulated in 2000, leaving four words as the golden sentence of swearing. Some people even take this sentence as their mantra, which is often used to teach their relatives, friends and future generations. These four words are "careless"!
Many people think that the old people call themselves "ignorant" as "not sensible", but "not sensible" does not mean this. For example, most young people nowadays like electronic products, especially smart phones and games. Once the new mobile phone is on the market, I feel itchy and want to borrow money or loan to buy it. They are addicted to mobile games while dieting, but they are always perfunctory in their studies and work. There is no doubt that this is a typical problem of not being able to distinguish priorities.
The most important thing for young people is to learn knowledge and make money. The former is not only for students, but also for those who enter social universities. If they don't learn new knowledge, they can't keep up with the development of the times. The essence of mobile phone is communication, not showing off. Moreover, most people who show off with it are people who don't have much money. Rich people show off with mobile phone cases worth tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. For young people, this vanity really deserves to be scolded by the elders with a phrase "I don't know the weight."
As for the attitude towards money, this is definitely the primary realistic goal pursued by young people in modern times. Nowadays, the material wealth of this era is more and more dazzling, and commodities are filled with almost all fields. This is an era when it is really difficult to move without money. It doesn't matter that young people have no money for the time being, but it does matter once they have no money in middle age. This "so-called" is still very big. Therefore, young people must remember Lv Buwei's words and distinguish which is more important in real life. Don't think that spending a little money here and a little money there will lead to a small result, and they don't care. You should know that it is ok to accumulate feathers and sink a boat, not to mention your limited purse. Finally, I would like to remind you that money is obviously secondary to health and study. If you don't know the weight, you will put the cart before the horse.
By "confused people", Lv Buwei doesn't mean the busy world today. Everyone is busy chasing things outside the province in the world of mortals and gives up their inner pursuit, giving up the value of family friendship and pursuing the common name of small profits. For two thousand years, people have remembered Lv Buwei's words of "I don't know the weight", but few people know its meaning. It is only a superficial understanding, and its connotation may require people to make an inner examination to understand the real "weight" in life.
(Text: History of Painting)