Meditation I

Chapter 8

Please respect the best things in the universe, because these things guide all things in the world and make them play their respective roles; you must also respect the best things in yourself with the same attitude, the reason is the same as before the same.

Follow the arrangement of the nature of the universe
In the morning, if you are still lying in bed and do not want to get up, then please think this way - I want to get up and work for the cause of mankind.What I want to do now is for the world I exist in, and it also meets the purpose of my coming to this world, so how can I be dissatisfied?Could it be that the purpose of my coming to this world is to be able to be in a warm bed? ——Although this makes you feel more satisfied. —Don't you live for pleasure and do not want to make a difference?Even a dwarf plant, a bird, ants, spiders, and bees all work together to put their little universe in order, don't you see that?Would you not work hard for the cause of humanity, and fight according to your natural nature? — but there is no doubt that we also need proper rest.Sleep is absolutely necessary, but only when nature has set a time limit for it.

In the same way, nature also sets certain limits for what people eat, but you have exceeded these limits, that is, crossed the bottom line of the greatest extent; and your behavior is just the opposite, you have not done what you could have done.So, you don't actually love yourself.If you really love yourself, then you should love your nature and the will that comes with it.People who love their natural talent so much are so exhausted at work that they can't even find time for a bath and a meal; and you don't even value your own nature as much as those sideshow performers do for their juggling career, Dancers pay attention to the art of dance, money lovers pay attention to money, and vanity lovers pay attention to vanity itself.Those people, once they develop a passion for something, can do everything they can to perfect the things they care about without eating or sleeping.Is it that, in your mind, what is good for society is not worth your hard work at all?
Isn't it easy to restore your inner peace in an instant by simply forgetting the unpleasant memories that bother you?
For every word and deed that is in line with the natural nature, make a judgment whether it is suitable for you; don't deviate from your original right path because of other people's relationship or other people's verbal condemnation.However, if a thing is really worth saying or doing, then please don't think twice about whether it is in line with who you are.People with special codes of conduct will of course behave differently from ordinary people; but you don't care what it is, you just need to follow your nature and the natural law shared by everyone, and your own nature and everyone The common law of nature is actually two paths leading to the same goal.

I continued to examine what was born of nature until the moment when I rested in the earth, when my exhaled breath was reconstituted into the element that I inhaled every day; until I fell on the earth, and the earth The land that gave birth to my father's spirit, my mother's blood, and my nurse's milk; and of course, this land has given me food and water for so many years, when I have trampled and abused it for my own purposes When this piece of land, it just endured it silently.

You say that people simply cannot appreciate your sharp wit. ——It is true.But as with many other things, I cannot say that I am not born according to the laws of nature.It's better to show the good qualities within your ability: sincere and sincere, solemn and solemn, hard-working, not greedy for pleasure, law-abiding, plain and simple, kind, frank and straightforward, not seeking luxury, doing great virtues instead of small favors.Don't you see that you can display so many good qualities at once?You can't use the lack of ability or incompetence naturally given to you as an excuse to escape, otherwise why would you actively bow down to the false name?Or, do you insist on the excuse that the angels made your body deformed, so you are always complaining, stingy, sycophantic, and you also cause trouble for your poor body, try to please others, grandstanding, and irritated mind?In the name of the gods please don't: but you may have given up these bad habits long ago.Even if your understanding is really dull and dull, you must work hard to overcome this deficiency.Although you can't ignore its existence, you can't take pleasure in it either.

After a person serves others, one kind of person will choose to record this matter in his own account book and draw a sum he paid for others; the second kind of person chooses not to do the aforementioned bookkeeping behavior, Instead, he regards that person as his creditor in his heart, and is fully aware of his actions.And the third kind of person, in a sense, doesn't even know what he's done.He is like a vine that bears grapes and asks for nothing in return after bearing fruit.From the gallop of the horse, the stalking of the dog, and the brewing of honey by the bee, a man should learn the hidden ways of doing good, and after one good deed goes on to another, just as the vine continues the next year. like grapes. ——Is it true that people who do good deeds cannot be seen by others? ——The answer is yes. — but one thing must be done, and that is to observe what everybody is doing.Because it is a characteristic of a social animal to recognize that he is performing various tasks in a social way, and in fact wants his companions to see his specific tasks and behaviors. —What you say may be completely true, but you still don't know what you mean by what you're saying now.Just for that, you become one of the three types of people I mentioned above.Even they are led astray by something plausible.However, if you are willing to penetrate the profound implications of the foregoing, then do not be afraid to miss any social behavior.

The people of Athens were praying: Ah, my great Zeus!Rain, dew, rain, rain, dew, on my plowed fields of Athens, and on the parched plains. —but actually, we either don't need to pray at all, or we pray in this simple but noble way.

When Esculap⑦prescribes to people, he may require the patient to exercise on horseback, take a cold bath or even walk barefoot at the same time. We should understand and accept this; similarly, if the universe makes a person Disease, mutilation, or any other similar regret, we must fully understand these too.Because, in the first example, the prescription given by the God of Medicine means that the things he uses are to help the patient recover as soon as possible; while in the second example, it means that it happened to (or suitable for) a certain person Everything about him is most suitable for his destiny.This is what we mean when we say that things suit us perfectly.When artisans stack the stones of a wall or a pyramid in some combination, they also say that these stones are the most suitable.For there is always a proper and harmonious whole.Since the universe is a whole composed of different individuals, the causal necessity (that is, fate) of all things is also formed from this, just like the mechanism of the composition of the universe.Even those who are extremely ignorant can understand what I mean.For it is said that it (referring to necessity, fate) brings it to the man. —and so it was given to him, as a sick man receives a prescription.Let us accept fate as we accept Esculap's prescription.

Although there are many contents in his prescription that people can't agree with, but for the sake of health, we still accept it.Let all things become more perfect and complete, because the common nature ranks them among the good.You, too, follow the good example and see health as something of its own kind.You have to accept everything that happens naturally, even if something is not pleasing on the surface, it is where nature leads, and leads to the harmonious health of the universe and the prosperity and happiness of Zeus (referring to the universe).If it is of no benefit to the universe as a whole, then God will not bring anything to the people of the world.Whatever the nature of a thing is, it does not lead in any direction that is not in accordance with the purpose of the things it governs.There are two reasons why you can stop complaining about what's happening to you: one, it's made for you, it's made for you, it's mysteriously connected to you, From the original cause woven by the threads of your destiny; and secondly, even that which befell each man separately, is a cause of happiness and fulfillment to the power that governs the universe, and is also its continuation. the reason.Because, if you forcibly cut off some parts in the horizontal whole or a certain element in the vertical continuum, it will cause damage to the integrity of the whole.When you are dissatisfied, you can carry out this behavior within your own power, and this method is tantamount to disrupting all existing order in a sense.

Even if you still fail in everything you do under the condition of fully following the correct rules, don't be cynical, don't be discouraged, and don't hold resentment; it doesn't matter if you fail, just start over from the beginning, as long as you Do most things that are consistent with human nature, and then you can be very satisfied.You should also love those things that you give back to nature; don't convert to philosophy and treat it like a master.You should wash your eyes with a little sponge and egg, as those who suffer from eye inflammation, or apply some ointment, or moisten them with water to reduce the inflammation.Because these practices will make you not go against common sense, and find a moment of inner peace in reason.You have to remember that what philosophy pursues is exactly what your nature pursues; however, some things you do may be contrary to your nature. — A possible objection is, why isn't what I'm doing commendable? —But isn't that exactly why happiness misleads us?Think again, are tolerance, freedom, simplicity, calmness, piety, etc. all no longer popular?Is there anything more agreeable than wisdom, when you consider the causes of safety and well-being of all things which depend on the power of understanding and cognition?

For most philosophers, even the Stoics, everything is inscrutable.Our established views may be overturned at any time. Is there anyone who has never changed?Take your mind to all kinds of things, and think how fleeting and worthless they are, whether they are filthy wretches, or whores, or robbers.Consider also the moral character of the people you live with. You cannot stand even the most agreeable of them, and it is very difficult not to blame someone you cannot stand at all.In this dark, filthy, and ever-changing material world and time torrent, is there anything worthy of our high praise and diligent pursuit?I can't imagine.But on the contrary, acting according to your own nature, waiting for your body to dissolve naturally and not getting angry because of time delays, etc., are the missions that everyone must complete.Let's seek peace of mind in the following rules: first, nothing that has happened to me can deviate from the nature of the universe; second, I will try my best not to do things that violate the gods and spirits in my heart, Because no one can force me to do this.

What should I let my soul do?Whenever and wherever I have to ask myself this question and ask what do I have in this part called the governing principle?What kind of thing is the soul I have now?Is it a child, a handsome young man, a weak woman, or a tyrant, a domestic animal, or even a wild beast?

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