"Nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory", so the world naturally accepts the helpless sigh and sorrow of "human suffering".
Confucius' question of "I don't know how to live and know how to die" is by no means a simple avoidance or a simple inspiration, but a combination of avoidance and guidance. Guiding people to cherish "being alive" and downplay "being dead" just reflects the positive philosophy of saints.
Zhuang Zhou advocated "inaction" because of his "human suffering"; Confucius preached WTO entry because of his "good human nature". The former hopes that all sentient beings will adopt the method of avoidance, and there will be less conflict with everything around them, making people less painful; The latter encourages people to be proactive, change everything around them and make life more joyful.
They expounded their views and thoughts on the macro-theory of life from two completely different angles: life and death, happiness and disaster. But after all, they are all philosophers, and they all have an open-mindedness and measurement, so that ordinary people have such a free and easy mind, and it is impossible to have such profound and extensive dialectical thinking. More people, facing life and death, are always full of unspeakable contradictions, pains and melancholy-both nostalgia for life and fear of death; There are both the hardships of life and the yearning for death; There is both the desire to live forever and the fleeting idea of giving up the West ... Nevertheless, after all, most people can only live in the present. Death, like living, needs courage more. In the face of death, more people are afraid and timid. Although some people die, although some people die. Therefore, most people choose to live.
As a result, people began to look for reasons to live. Start looking for motivation to live.
Fortunately, the saints have prepared extremely good reasons for us. Self is the continuation of ancestors' life, and descendants are the extension of their own blood to the future ... Everyone shoulders the responsibility of inheriting "fragrance", and no one can have the freedom to do or not to do it. "There are three unfilial things, and no posterity is great" is also the motto of saints. Therefore, living has become our responsibility-we have to pass on the fire in our hands with the great trust of our predecessors-so we live in the brilliance of a mission and fantasy, so we must stand at the intersection of history and the future, spurred by the mission, just like Li's "three arrows"; Attracted by glory, just like Kong Ming assisted Dou. We have no power or possibility to stop it!
Whether you die on the battlefield or remonstrate with the court, it is the glory of your ancestors and the glory of future generations; Whether you are humiliated by your legs or begging in the market, it is for the sake of one day, the road is still long; Whether you are an official in the imperial examination or galloping in the shopping mall, it is for the glory of your ancestors and the grace of the ages ... everything is the result of "living". However, the bitterness of living, the humiliation of living, the regret of living, the sadness of living, the helplessness of living ... everything can only be swallowed alone and secretly collected. Therefore, the former people deeply felt Zhuang Zhou's lament-"Why worry about dying when you are born in He Huan?" Pity me, what a worry! "So, there are Zhang Zifang who retired after his success, the emperor shunzhi who became a Buddhist monk, an intermediary who died without being an official, and Ruan Sizong who fell. ...
In this way, our whole nation has been wandering, struggling, thinking and trudging under the shadow of "life is short", "New Year is difficult" and "life is too hard", and it has been difficult to get to today.
"Life is short" is an indisputable fact, and no one can lengthen the time; "It's hard to stay in China for another year", which is an iron law, and no one can start all over again; "Life is full of troubles" is the bitter wine left by predecessors. You can't raise your children with the sufferings of your ancestors! No matter how hard it is, we must go on. No matter how hard it is, you have to get through it. Because, we are not only adhering to the mission of inheriting the past and inheriting the future, but more importantly, we are also shouldering the heavy responsibility of creating the future. We use pens to record the joys and sorrows of our predecessors, but we have to create our own history with our feet and hands.
Remember Zhuang Zhou's lament, don't expect smooth sailing in life; Remember Confucius' warning and be more active in life. Remember that you will always stand in the glory of history and the expectation of the future, and remember that you will always stand at the intersection of suffering and happiness. History and future, inheritance and creation, maintenance and prosperity will always be in your hands, in his hands. Our predecessors can't sigh for us, but future generations can judge us. The evaluation of future generations is our real destiny! Enduring fate is the sacrifice of future generations that you have no time to enjoy.
Life is so stubborn and paranoid with a strong nature. Her fortitude shaped her fairness, but it was this fairness that tempered our will; Life is so sour and beautiful, and the gifts are mixed. Miscellaneous arouses her charm, but it is this charm that attracts our curiosity; Life is so clear and fuzzy, and the face is changeable. Change constitutes her beauty, but it is this beauty that attracts our exploration; Life is such an affectionate and perverse mood. Grumpy told her that she was irrational, but it was this irrationality that made our struggle. ...
We can only enjoy life in happiness and pain. We can't see what kind of life we have in the future glory. Because we only see the flowers of our own lives, we can't and have no right to taste the fruits we cultivate.