Life is but a thought: Nan Huaijin's 15 Life Wisdom Lessons

Chapter 10 Children of Nature, Nurture the Heart of Nature (2)
However, with the growth of time, our innocence has been worn away bit by bit, until there is nothing left in the end. We have long stopped paying attention to the beauty of nature, and what we are thinking about is how to live better than others and how to live tomorrow. How to win the project, how to settle the negotiations the day after tomorrow... We lost our curiosity and only seek benefits. We no longer know how many legs an ant has, but clearly calculate how many handles your opponent has in your hands.However, after losing their innocence, everyone began to be afraid of losing their curiosity. They began to look for innocence and curiosity. Only when they lost it did they realize the value.

True innocence is only left in the hearts of those who persist. They still look at everything in the world with a pure heart.When he faces the society, he can respect the rules and act according to the rules of the society, but he will not be confused by the prosperity and vanity of the society and reduce his inner purity. He will create his career with his vigorous curiosity and will not study every detail carefully benefits and significance of the matter.Therefore, naive people are more likely to succeed, because they will not focus their lives on material fame and fortune, they can stay curious and focus on doing what they like, only in this way can they be closer to success.

Once upon a time there was an old man who had no children, so he adopted a child.But the old man never talked about the principles and various etiquettes with the child, he just let him grow up naturally and healthily.

One day, a traveling scholar passed by here, so he stayed at the old man's house. Seeing that the child didn't understand anything, even the rules of walking and eating, he felt unhappy at the moment, so he taught the child.

The child felt very curious and clever, and soon remembered what the scholar taught.In the evening, when the child saw the old man coming back from outside, he respectfully walked up to him to say hello.The old man asked the child in surprise: "How do you know this?" The child replied: "The scholar who lives here taught me today."

The old man immediately came to the scholar's room and said furiously: "Scholar, you travel around to study, what knowledge do you travel? I used to suffer from etiquette and rules, so I don't want my children to suffer from it. I worked hard for several years, and finally let him He grew up naturally and kept his innocent and lovely heart. Who knew that he was destroyed by you in just a few hours today! You are not welcome in my family! Pack up and leave immediately!" It was already evening, and it was still raining lightly, But the old man did not calm down, and drove the scholar out of the house with a cane.

The child should grow up happily according to the natural nature, but the scholar taught him the secular etiquette, let him learn some red tape, and killed the child's innocence and wildness.

If the world can retain the innocence of a child, live naturally, and not be bound by the rules of the world, that is also a great joy.Hold on to your natural wildness and keep a little more innocence and interest in your heart, so that we will always have sincerity and love for life, which is the most correct attitude towards life.

Take it easy and don't complain about the sky, live sincerely and let nature go
Life in this world cannot be smooth sailing all the time, there are successes and failures; there are joys and disappointments.If we always take the ups and downs in life too seriously, then life will never be calm for us, and there will never be laughter.

"Shangshu" said: "God has the virtue of loving life." Mr. Nan Huaijin joked: "According to this point of view, if God really hears this sentence from ordinary people, he will only laugh at our stupidity. 'When man thinks, God laughs'."

Mr. Nan Huaijin said that all things in the world are born naturally and exist naturally.The life or death of all things is a very natural thing. Heaven and earth neither think that giving birth to all things is a good deed, nor do they think that killing all things is a bad deed.Because from another point of view, the heaven and the earth not only produce all things that grow and nourish all kinds, but at the same time, they also produce all things that seem to be opposite and poison all kinds.

There were two young monks in the temple who were arguing endlessly over a trivial matter. They each felt that they were right, and neither could convince the other. After seeing his angry appearance, let the little monk listening to the scriptures stand aside first, and after he listened to the description of the little monk's anger, he only said lightly: "You are right." So the little monk was very happy, Satisfied, he went back to show off to another young monk.

The other young monk was naturally unconvinced, and ran to the master to comment. After listening to the master, the master also said to him lightly: "You are right." After the young monk left arrogantly, the little monk who had been standing aside finally Unable to hold back, he asked the master: "You usually teach us to be honest and not lie, but just now you said that the two brothers are right. Isn't this against the principles you taught us in the past?" After finishing, he didn't look angry at all. Instead, he smiled and said to the little monk, "You are right." After thinking for a while, the little monk suddenly realized, and immediately thanked the master for his teaching.

In fact, according to everyone's standpoint, they themselves are right, but they are stubborn in sticking to their own opinions and unable to put themselves in the shoes of others, which will inevitably lead to conflicts and disputes.However, in the eyes of heaven and earth, there are no absolute boundaries and clear distinctions between right and wrong. Heaven and earth will just watch everything in the world with a cold eye, and it will let things develop naturally without interfering.

There is an old saying: "The heaven and the earth are not benevolent, and all things are regarded as dogs." The heaven and the earth have no heart, but all things are born equally, and all things cannot be independent and return to the heaven and the earth.In other words, heaven and earth will not help all things grow because of special benevolence, but will only let them fend for themselves.Because from the perspective of heaven and earth, all things and nature have their laws, and will eventually be destroyed by "straw dogs", so there is no need to change their life trajectory, which will affect their normal development instead, it is better to let them fend for themselves It is the king of survival.

There is a saying among the Indians: "God gave everyone a glass of water, this is life, and whether the glass is gorgeous or not represents the rich or poor, and life ends when the water is drunk." The water in everyone's cup is the same, clear and transparent, colorless and tasteless.But when drinking, everyone has the right to add some seasonings, and what to add to the cup is entirely up to you.However, under the attraction of desire and substance, some people add salt, some sugar, some coffee powder, some tea bags, some even chili water and white vinegar, but no matter what you add, in the end you must After drinking it, only you will know the taste of it.And the cup has a limited capacity, you can only add part, if you add too much, the water will overflow.It can be seen from this that we should put aside fame and wealth, live a real life, not blame others, and repay nature with sincerity. Only in this way can we obtain simple happiness and not be troubled by troubles.

Life in this world cannot be smooth sailing all the time, there are successes and failures; there are joys and disappointments.If we always take the ups and downs in life too seriously, then life will never be calm for us, and there will never be laughter.It is essential for life to have a normal mind and to maintain a mind that is always pursuing exploration.

The simplicity after the flashy is the most valuable
Only by maintaining a simple and authentic heart can life be kept healthy and youthful forever.Instead of complaining about being tired every day, it is better to empty your mind, return yourself to nature, and restore the original nature of life.

In the eyes of many people, expensive and rare are synonymous with precious. After all, rare things are precious, so what is so precious about ordinary things?In fact, otherwise, the simplicity after being ordinary is often the most precious thing in the world.What is simplicity?According to the literal meaning, it means simple and honest.Simplicity is often presented in a natural state in life. We always describe a person as innocent, natural, and simple, which means that this person is straightforward and honest, with no clutter in his heart.In fact, like Chen Yinke, Hu Shi, Feng Youlan, Ji Xianlin... the older generation of cultural figures including Mr. Nan Huaijin, they all have a common characteristic, humility, simplicity and pragmatism.They always keep their original aspirations and face the whole world with the most authentic state.

Mr. Nan Huaijin once explained simplicity in this way: "From the perspective of the current philosophy of life, it means that a person returns from splendor to mediocrity. From an artistic point of view, it is like a painting. The entire picture is full, and most of them have no art. It is also like decorating a house, you must leave a proper space, which is the same reason. One should not be too obsessed with splendor, the real life is plain and plain. When you come here, your hands are empty, so you should hold your fists tightly; and When people die, their hands are often spread out, without taking away wealth and fame...Understanding this truth, people will look down on many things. A happy life depends entirely on the simplicity of your heart, not how much you have on the outside wealth."

In today's world, many people will compare themselves with others because of their inner desire to conquer and vanity. Even if they have insufficient financial resources and abilities, they still want to "puff their faces and pretend to be fat" to appear glamorous and lavish in front of others.After a lot of tossing, although I finally got the envious eyes of others, I got nothing except the glamorous and envious eyes I had in public.After returning home, facing the empty house, and taking off the flashy mask, only I can understand the loneliness and loneliness in my heart. In fact, our life is not as good as others imagined.

There was once a philosopher. One day, a friend gave him a high-end nightgown with excellent texture and exquisite workmanship. He looked at it over and over again for a long time, and he liked it very much.But when he was walking up and down the house in his luxurious nightgown, he suddenly saw the carpet, and felt that the stitches of the carpet were terribly thick, and when he looked at the nightgown with delicate stitches, he couldn't help shaking his head, how could a carpet of this grade Will it match my dressing gown?So the carpet was replaced the next day.Turning around again, he saw that the bookcase was dilapidated, and the nightgown on his body was exquisitely made. He thought, I have the quality to wear this nightgown, so how can I let the bookcase lag behind?So I bought a new mahogany bookcase.Unknowingly, the philosopher updated all the furniture in the study one by one. When he sat on the sofa in the study, he finally sighed with satisfaction, feeling that the study had finally caught up with the quality of the nightgown.But the more he thought about it, the more he was wrong. He had never felt that there was anything wrong with the study before, but he changed the study completely because of a nightgown. Didn't he feel threatened by a nightgown?
The philosopher in the story changed his entire study because of a nightgown. He was inadvertently coerced by a high-end nightgown, while most people in life were inadvertently coerced by materialism and vanity I am busy chasing things outside of me without knowing it.If being coerced by material vanity is a kind of pain, then living according to other people's standards and visions is even more sad.Life is short, and there are more sufferings and less joys. If you are still working hard for vanity and can't live completely and truly, then this kind of life is meaningless.

You ask how to do it is the right way?In fact, it is very simple, as long as there are eight words: get rid of the glitz and return to simplicity.The truly enlightened people do not pursue fame and fame. They put their pursuit in the ordinary life and in the details of every day.

So how can we return to simplicity?Only by removing the external decorations can the original simple state be restored, which can also be said to be returning to the original.The purpose of Taoism and Taoism is to cultivate oneself and restore the original state of mind. Taoism calls it "returning to the basics and returning to the true".Taoism believes that human nature is good at the beginning, and the nature of human nature is simple and pure, which is close to the nature of "Tao".Therefore, children are the most innocent, but as they grow older, all kinds of desires arise, coupled with the temptation of the environment, they lose their original simplicity and nature, which runs counter to the Taoist theory of cultivation.Therefore, only by discarding the external flashy substances and purifying the soul can we restore the original simplicity and innocence and understand the preciousness of the world.

Only by maintaining a simple and authentic heart can life be kept healthy and youthful forever.Instead of complaining about being tired every day, it is better to empty your mind, return yourself to nature, and restore the original nature of life.

(End of this chapter)