"Meditations"
It was my grandfather who taught me the philosophy of life of self-cultivation and morality. It was my mother who made me develop the habit of observing filial piety and being charitable. Not only can you not do evil, but you can also not have evil thoughts. In life, we should abide by the style of diligence and frugality, and should not be tainted with luxury and vanity. Our local chief taught me not to get involved in the fight between the blue and green factions, let alone become either party in a hand-to-hand duel. The headmaster also taught me that I should develop the good habit of working hard without thinking about rewards; I should try my best to do everything myself; I should not get involved in other people's disputes and entanglements; I should sneer at rumors. Suppose someone offends me with words or actions, but as long as they show sincerity in turning conflicts into friendship, I am still willing to accept the olive branch they offer generously. When I wake up every morning, I will say to myself: Today, I may encounter all kinds of people, including those who are very bitchy, ungrateful, contemptuous, full of nonsense, shady and unsociable. people. The reason why these people contract such bad habits is because they do not distinguish between good and evil, and do not know right from wrong. But I myself know the true nature of good, evil, beauty and ugliness; even those who have done wrong things are not very different from me in nature. They are connected by blood with us, and we are equally equal. of wisdom and a similar degree of faith. ? I am willing to laugh away my grudges. No matter who I become in the end, I am just a breathing body, and of course there is a dominant will. It is better to believe in books than to have no books at all; don’t have distracting thoughts, distraction is inevitable; but if you are already dying and dying at this time, then there is no need to care about your own skinny bag; it is just a connection made of blood and bones. , and of course there are things like nerves, veins and arteries. Listen carefully to your own breathing and see what its nature is?
It is just the air that goes in and out, and will: you can understand it this way. If you are already an experienced old man, then you will not become a slave of will, but on the contrary, You will not act like a puppet controlled by others and do evil things that go against society. Don't complain endlessly about the current situation. It is also unacceptable to be afraid to face the future. But don’t go astray in the process. Because in life, people who are exhausted by their own hard work are no different from those who are not doing their jobs properly, because they do not have a constant goal to guide each of their actions. In a word, these people's thoughts are aimless. Keep your brain thinking at all times. No matter what you do, you must show a mature and unadorned noble temperament, and you must have charity, freedom and justice in your heart. You should get rid of other disturbing thoughts. Add to yourself the belief that everything you do is your last, and unload your indifference and deep distaste for rational action, as well as hypocrisy, selfishness, and dissatisfaction with what you get. Put aside your complaints, only in this way can you get true relief.
You must realize that in fact, as long as a person grasps what he has, even just a little bit, he can live a life of inner tranquility. Isn’t that what God is like; because God has never been Never ask for anything in return from those who understand these principles.
Think about it, not long ago, you had no body, nothingness, and the people and things you see now did not exist. Because, under the control of nature, everything undergoes change, rotation and death, constantly appearing in sequence for other things.
Thoughts are all your thoughts, and these thoughts are within your power to control. So, when you make a decision, clear those thoughts, just like sailing around the headland
It is an opportunity for your soul to be transcended and sublimated again. Everyone is given a long enough life, but your fire of life is about to be extinguished. If your soul does not take care of yourself for the last time, you can only hand over your luck to others while you are still alive.
Have you ever experienced anything outside your body that made you think in a confusing way? Let yourself find time to learn new and positive things, and don't get stuck deeper and deeper in unsolved knots.
But don’t go astray in the process. Because in life, people who are exhausted by their own hard work are no different from those who are not doing their jobs properly, because they do not have a constant goal to guide each of their actions. In a word, these people's thoughts are aimless.
No matter what single activity, if it terminates at the right time, it cannot be said to be unfortunate, because it has stopped; and the person who performed this activity has not suffered misfortune, because The activity itself has ceased. Likewise, if the whole of these actions, that is, our life as a whole, also stops at the right time, it is not a misfortune because it has stopped. A person who has been abused will no longer have any pain if this unfortunate experience ends at the right time.
Moreover, nature determines the proper time and end, and the end of old age is sometimes determined by the unique nature of man. But the reason why the entire universe can maintain youth and perfection through the changes of other things is entirely Determined by the nature of the universe.
But it is always good and always timely. Even if life ends, it is not evil for everyone. Because this is by no means a shame, because it is independent, not dependent on will, and does not oppose the general interest; this is still a good thing, because it is completely timely and beneficial to the universe, and has something to do with the universe. Consistent relationship. For in him things move in the same way as the Divine, and with the same aims as the Divine.
Improper behavior is ungodly. Because when the nature of the universe created these rational animals, it hoped that they could be interdependent, help each other for mutual benefit, and not harm each other. Anyone who does this must violate the original intention of the Creator, which is ungodly. Liars are also guilty of disrespecting the gods. Because the nature of the universe is the same nature of all things; all things are inextricably connected. Furthermore, this universal nature exists in the name of truth and is the cause of all real things.
Therefore, a deliberate liar will of course disrupt the order of the world because of his lying behavior, that is, an unintentional liar that is deceptive, and because what he says is not consistent with the nature of the universe. He should also bear the crime of disrespect. After all, he still violated the nature of the world and put himself in a position opposite to the truth. Because he had already obtained this power from the nature of the universe, but he later neglected this ability to distinguish right from wrong. In addition, those who only covet pleasure and do not experience pain cannot escape the crime of disrespect. Because such people must always be dissatisfied with the requirements of the nature of the universe, thinking that the nature of the universe is not properly distributed according to the respective needs of good and evil people. Many evil people often enjoy happiness and have things that can bring happiness; and many good people But he is in pain and cannot get rid of the things that cause pain. Additionally, people who are afraid of pain sometimes fear what will eventually happen.
It is also obviously disrespectful for a happy person to refrain from unjust behavior. Now come to those things which are equally favored by the nature of the universe. Unless they were two equally favored things, they would not have been created. Those who will follow nature will regard these things as equals.
Then, since pain and joy, life and death, honor and disgrace are all treated equally by the nature of the universe, it is an obvious disrespect for anyone to think that they are not equally favored. What I am saying is that the nature of the universe has made equal arrangements for them, but I do not mean that these arrangements are exactly the same for those created by the Creator, nor do they occur particularly regularly. This movement starts from a certain beginning of things, gives things a specific order, and at the same time gives birth to certain specific dominant principles, and these principles will determine the conditions of existence.
It is the most blessed destiny a person can have to never lie, cheat, be extravagant or arrogant when he passes away. But there is a famous saying: When a person has done this, ending his own life is the next best voyage. Are you really determined to give in to evil? Don’t you have any experience in how to guide yourself out of the sea of ??suffering? Because the loss of sanity is tantamount to the arrival of a plague, and is more serious than the pollution and deterioration of the air around us. Because, even if it is a certain kind of plague, it is only a plague of animals at most; while the "plague" of loss of rationality happens to people and affects their lives.