Don’t be too poisonous to the concubine of the Wu family who was born in Wu

Chapter 3556 615. Flowers in the Mirror and Moon in the Water (Yahe and Tan Furong lecture on the meaning of "desire")

What is the difference between lotus and hibiscus?

Of course there is a difference——

The lotus is also known as water hibiscus, while the latter is hibiscus.

Different families and genera: hibiscus flowers belong to the genus Hibiscus of the family Malvaceae, order Malvaceae; lotus flowers belong to the genus Nelumbinus of the order Ranunculales;
  Different shapes: hibiscus is a terrestrial plant, with a height of about 2-5 meters; lotus is an aquatic plant, with its flowers held high above the water;
  Different habits: hibiscus can only be planted on the ground, and its flowering period is from autumn to early winter. It is not afraid of frost, so it is also called a "frost-resistant flower"; lotus cannot grow without water and has a large demand for water, and its flowering period is from the summer solstice. In early autumn, it grows solitary on the top of the pedicel, with many petals. The underground stem is long and thick, with long nodes, and the leaf shield is round.

Hibiscus is a good name. It has noble character, resists the cold winter, and grows on the land. When there are many flowers, it is also the most obvious one.

Unlike the lotus, which floats in the water, although it is noble, it is far away from events, giving people an impression of being lonely and cold.

A name may really determine a person's life...

Yahe looked at this little fox whose life experience was similar to his own, but whose fate was very different from his own, and was filled with emotion.

"I'm not laughing anymore - tell me, the purpose of your coming here is..."

"I heard what you said last time and I think it makes sense. Can we really judge the situation from this flower?"

Yahe smiled happily, knowing that this little fox was a curious baby and wanted to know everything.

"Viewing physiognomy from flowers is only one aspect, and I consider issues more from the opposite side of human nature. As long as you can think about the problem from the other person's perspective, you can know what the other person wants."

"Oh? Is it really that magical?"

"Yes~ Human life is nothing more than this. In the final analysis, it is the process of pursuing desires."

"The process of pursuing desire? Desire..."

Seeing the curious look on Tan Furong's face, Yahe lowered his head and chuckled, then began to flirt with her——

Desire is human nature, the fundamental reason that drives people to take action, and the root of good and evil in human nature. Whether it is "good" or "evil" in human nature, it all ultimately comes down to desire.

Man is directly a natural being. As a natural being, and as a living natural being, on the one hand, man has natural power and vitality, and is an active natural being; these powers exist in man as talents, talents, and desires; on the other hand, as a natural being, man A physical, physical, sensual, and objective being, like animals and plants, is a passive, conditioned, and limited being. That is to say, the object of his desire is an object that does not depend on him. and exist outside him; but these objects are the objects of his needs; they are indispensable and important objects that express and confirm his essential power.

In fact, desire is not unique to humans. All living things have varying degrees of desire, such as the desire to survive, the desire to grow, and the desire to reproduce. These are the most primitive, fundamental, and instinctive desires. Animals, in particular, have appetites just like humans. , sexual desire, security desire, freedom desire, emotional desire and belonging desire, etc. However, because of the existence of human nature, human desires have higher-level attributes and are essentially different from animal desires. People all have seven emotions and six desires. Among them, the "six desires" are the discussion, induction and summary of human desires, and many different views have emerged. Among them, there are six desires summarized according to human physiological needs: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind; there are also desires for survival, desire for knowledge, desire for expression, desire for performance, and desire for expression summarized from the perspective of human nature. Comfort and lust.

The formulation of six desires has positive significance for understanding human characteristics, but it has limitations in terms of desires and cannot completely summarize all human behaviors.

Low-level desires can be obtained through indulgence; high-level desires can be obtained through self-discipline; top-level desires can only be obtained through suffering.

All physiological needs can be understood as low-level desires, because low-level desires are the foundation and instinct of our survival. Having enough to eat, warm clothes, and a place to live allows us to survive. These are low-level desires.

Only by achieving lower-level desires can you realize higher-level desires. In other words, lower desires serve as the basis for higher desires. Many people may work hard for most of their lives only to satisfy low-level desires, and they can indulge themselves in low-level desires. Some people may not be able to realize such low-level desires in their entire lives.

The second high-level desire is that compared to the physical satisfaction of low-level desires, high-level desires pay more attention to spiritual needs. One thing to be clear here is that desire is never-ending. After people satisfy their lower desires, the demands of the spiritual world also follow. There is a common saying that is very suitable to explain this truth - "when you are full and warm, you think about lust". Of course, this is just an analogy, and it does not mean that high-level desires are "lust".

Freedom is when your soul can command your body. In fact, high-level desires are very simple. People control their low-level desires through self-discipline, so that those who seem to be high-level can achieve what they want to be. It is no longer low-level desires that drive our bodies forward in life, but we achieve the purpose of controlling our own bodies by controlling low-level desires.

This requires strong willpower, self-control, and self-discipline, because the driving ability of low-level desires is powerful. When people achieve high-level desires, they will find that they are free and no longer controlled by physical desires. Procrastination, laziness, and laxity will not trouble them. You can also control low-level temptations such as food, money, beauty, etc. self.

Your heart is satisfied and you no longer feel spiritual emptiness. Even low-level material desires seem insignificant to you.

What is top desire? To be honest, I read a lot of explanations, but I didn't find one that convinced me. Because the low-level and high-level desires described above almost cover the life of ordinary people, and they may not even be pursued in a lifetime.

I have thought about it for a long time, and I think the most consistent top-level desire is "desire without me." The so-called "without my desire" means that this desire is what I expect, but it has nothing to do with my personal interests. Of the low-level and high-level desires mentioned earlier, the former satisfies our physical needs, while the latter satisfies our spiritual demands.

There is "I" in both of them, and "I" is the subject of both. Now that my spirit and material are satisfied, what are the top desires? There are only desires that are beyond me and have nothing to do with my interests.

For example, those great people who are willing to sacrifice their own lives for the sake of a great cause to achieve the great cause of human development, their desires are top desires.

Because others have abandoned themselves and sacrificed themselves to achieve their desires. Is there any higher desire than this?
  All desires are part of us. Don’t be afraid of the appearance of desires. We must learn to face desires, learn to use morality and self-discipline to control bad desires, and achieve good desires through hard work.

All desires come with a price.

Low-level desires require our physical strength, high-level desires require our mental strength, and top-level desires require our own sacrifice...

(End of this chapter)