The ancients have long criticized the corrosive effect of money on people and society. Although people in the modern era are also familiar with the teachings of the ancients, they often turn a deaf ear to these ancient teachings and face those wrong mistakes. Values ??always make people feel confused and depressed, and more importantly, they hinder the progress of the world. Yes, many people sell things that they cannot sell for money, such as conscience, body, etc., but after all, money drives each generation to create, invent, and produce all kinds of material wealth. Regarding this, two thousand years ago, Lu Buwei sees it more thoroughly and speaks more rationally. Let’s focus on it next.
The meaning of this sentence is: People in the world today are confused because they view things with an idealistic attitude. In this way, they do not know what is a small thing and what is a big thing. , and can’t even tell which things are important and which things are not important.
Actually, it seems that this sentence is relatively easy to understand, but the fact is not necessarily true. Especially people who often fail in the journey of life and people who do not have the courage to "act" do not understand this truth. , on the contrary, countless successful or successful people know this truth well. Lu Buwei's words have been circulating for 2000 years, leaving four words in it to become a curse. Some people even use this sentence as their own mantra, and often use it to teach their relatives, friends and future generations. These four words The word is "I don't know the importance"!
Many people think that when elders call themselves "ignorant" they mean "ignorant" in doing things. In fact, "ignorant" does not mean this. For example, most young people today are fond of electronic products, especially smartphones and games. Once a new mobile phone appears on the market, they feel itchy and want to borrow money or loans to buy it. Being addicted to mobile games, but always neglecting study 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 people entering social universities. If you don’t learn new knowledge, you will not be able to keep up with the development of the times. The essence of mobile phones is communication, not for showing off. Moreover, most people who use this thing to show off are people with little money. Rich people use mobile phone cases worth tens or hundreds of thousands. Showing off, to put it bluntly, for young people, this kind of vanity is indeed worthy of the scolding of "ignorance" from the elders.
As for the attitude towards money, this is definitely the primary realistic goal pursued by young people in this era. Material wealth in this era is becoming more and more dazzling, and commodities are flooding almost all fields. This is an era when it is really difficult to make a living without money. It doesn't matter if young people have no money for the time being, but once you reach middle age and have no money again, it will matter, and this "so-called" is very big. Therefore, young people must remember what Lu Buwei said. In real life, they must distinguish what is light and what is heavy. Don't think that spending a little money here and a little money there will end up being small money and you don't care. , you must know that Jiyu can still sink the boat, not to mention your limited wallet? Finally, I would like to remind you that compared to body and study, money is obviously secondary. If you don't know the importance, you will put the cart before the horse.
The "confused ones" mentioned by Lu Buwei are not referring to today's busy people. Everyone is busy chasing things outside the province and abandoning their inner pursuits, abandoning the value of family and friendship to pursue fame and small profits. For two thousand years, people have remembered Lu Buwei's words "I don't know the importance", but few people know its meaning. Which thing is important and which thing is light is just a superficial understanding. I am afraid that its connotation also requires people to have an inner view and understand life. The real "heavy" thing in life is inner fulfillment and meaning.
(Text: History of Painting)