My beautiful boss and I

I lit a cigarette, took two puffs, looked at the sea, thought about what I had just said, and was silent.

"Xiaoyi, why does life have karma?" Lao Li said, without looking at me, he lowered his eyes and looked at the waves and rocks at his feet.

"This I don't know. I don't know. " I said, I can't help scratching my scalp.

Lao Li slowly raised his head, looked at the endless sea in front of him in a confused way, and murmured, "I've been thinking about this question recently, but I can't find the answer For so many years, I have never seriously thought about this problem, but now, I still don't know why There are so many reasons in life. I have to think hard about this one. "

Lao Li's voice was full of disappointment. Listening to his words, my heart suddenly became confused and confused. Yes, I can't find the answer to this question. What will there be karma in life? Why?

"Xiaoyi, where are we sitting now? Where is the east side of the sea?" Lao Li said suddenly.

"Yes Korean Peninsula North Korea and South Korea. " I said.

"Well, yes, it's the Korean Peninsula, it's North Korea and South Korea They used to be one country, but now they are two Although they have become two, they are still one nation. People of one nation are connected by blood and still have the opportunity to go from one side to the other. " Lao Li said.

"Yes, yes." I think of the North Korean defector I met when I received the South Korean group Kim Kyung TAE and his party. I said, "for example, there are many North Korean defectors running from the north to the south."

"Defectors." Lao Li's body suddenly trembled and murmured, "isn't it So From the north to the South That's why we're here

I was puzzled and looked at Lao Li: "Uncle Li, what do you mean by what you said?"

Lao Li's body trembled again. He looked at me and tried to smile: "nothing, nothing. I'm just talking about it."

I also smile inexplicably.

Lao Li seemed unable to sit still and stood up: "Xiaoyi I'm going back to my medicine. "

Lao Li began to take medicine. I don't know what's wrong with him.

I also stood up: "OK, Uncle Li, you go back, take care of your body, I wish you and your aunt good health."

"Thank you..." Lao Li looked at me kindly: "you are a good child You are a very positive and sunny young man. "

I was a little ashamed in my heart, and I laughed.

"Once upon a time, I was as young as you However, in my youth, I did a lot of evil, but I didn't have such a healthy attitude as you When I was young, I had to bear the responsibility all my life Life is karma. When you come out, you always have to pay back I know that there is karma in life, but I don't know why there is karma

"Maybe this is the root of the tragedy of my life Sometimes, there is no need to trace the root of some things, but there are some things that need to be understood. If you don't understand them, you will be confused for a lifetime, and you will be punished. "

Lao Li's words made me confused. It seems that there is a huge knot in Lao Li's heart, a huge tangle, a huge bitter fruit, but he can't share it with others, so he has to think hard and taste it.

With that, Lao Li slowly turned around and left.

Looking at the figure of Lao Li leaving, I suddenly feel that Lao Li is a lot older.

He's really old, really.

I don't know if his heart is still young, but his people are really old.

Watching Lao Li disappear in my sight, I can't help thinking about the problem he left me. Yes, why must there be karma in life? Why is this question so important to Lao Li at this time? Is this also important to me at this time?

I think hard, but I can't understand it.

So I went to Lao Li, my godfather, who had not paid much attention to me recently.

Lao Li didn't say a word to me this time.

"Are you interested in Buddhism?" Lao Li asked me.

"It's superstitious. I never believe in evil!" Let me just say it.

"Wrong - Buddhism is not superstition, but an idea." Lao Li said.

"Thought." I repeat.

"Yes, thought." Lao Li said: "there is a saying in Buddhism: if you want to know the cause of the past, you must be the recipient; if you want to know the future, you must be the author. Buddhism believes that there are three generations of life: the past and the present, and the past and the present

"Is our human society really so circular?" I have some doubts.

Lao Li smiles: "Xiao Ke, listen to me Let's look at a person's growth first. A person has to go through the period of birth, infancy, adolescence, middle age, old age and death. Life is the cause, death is the result, there is life there is death, this is no one can escape the causal relationship.

"Even if it is said that some people become immortals, Buddhas and Taoists after their death, they will become immortals, Buddhas and Taoists, not adults. Even if there is a saying that someone is reincarnated and becomes an adult after death, reincarnation is necessary. Reincarnation is not cause and effect, but reincarnation. Therefore, no one can escape causality in one's life. ""What about life and things in one's life?" I said.

"It's still full of causality," Lao Li said. "If people eat without exercise and eat too much, they are easy to get sick; if the weather is cold and they wear too little, they also need to see a doctor; if people are lazy to walk, they will not be strong; if people sleep poorly, they will be weak. This is the causality of people themselves. If it extends to the relationship between people, the so-called good is rewarded with good and evil is rewarded with evil, it is mainly the relationship between emotion and morality. Because in today's society, the law governs a lot of things and balances a lot of relationships.

"The relationship between emotion and morality between people is interactive. There is a positive and negative proportion between the depth of emotion and the height of morality. It is easy to understand the positive proportional relationship, but it is difficult for many people to understand and accept the negative proportional relationship. For example, you are good to someone, but someone is not good to you, or even harm you.

"It doesn't seem to be causal. In fact, it is also consistent with causality. Because the relationship between people is not only two-way, but also multi-directional. If you are good to someone. Someone is not good to you, or even harm you, then, someone will be punished by others.

"This is the truth that there is a heaven outside and there are people outside. Perhaps no one has received retribution either. That's because people have three generations of causality. Good and evil are rewarded in the end, but they only fight for early or late. That's the truth. "

"You are talking about the causality between people. Then, is there causality between people and material?" I asked Lao Li.

"Of course Lao Li replied.

"Why?" I said.

"Because life can't do without economy, life can't do without money." Lao Li said.

I looked at Lao Li in amazement.

"Our traditional culture is not rich for three generations, which reflects the causal relationship. When people are in poverty, they will strive for strength. When they are rich, in the second generation, because they live a rich life, they basically forget to work hard, and then they will go back to poverty in the third generation. " Lao Li said.

I couldn't help nodding.

"In addition to the modern version of economic causality, for example, a local economy has developed, but the environment is getting worse and worse because of pollution, even seriously endangering people's living life. At present, many so-called economically developed areas, especially towns and townships, have achieved rich economic results before and are now suffering from pollution. Air pollution, dyspnea, water pollution, no water to eat, land pollution, almost a century of harm

"Well, it's karma, too." I said.

"Finally, the economic causality of a country. At present, we are in the midst of the global financial crisis. The United States is the birthplace of the global financial crisis. Why did the United States become the birthplace of the global financial crisis? Because the U.S. economy has penetrated into the whole world, it has moved the whole body.

"Then, why did the financial crisis happen in the United States? Because the United States is a debtor country, they are not rich, but rich, because they have rich people. Once the economic chain of debtor countries breaks, it is the time of financial crisis. Therefore, we say that capitalist countries have a cycle of financial crisis, which means that causality is reflected at a certain time. " Said Lao Li.

I looked at Lao Li with admiration: "I'm convinced that you have studied international economic issues."

"Really?" Lao Li said.

"Well..." I nodded.

"Five bodies to the ground?" Lao Li said.

"Almost." I said.

"Call dad -"

"Lao Li -"

"disobedient?"

"Well..."

"I won't play with you if I don't obey you!"

"No, you have to play with me!"

"You're cheating."

"Yes."

"Spanking --"

"OK --" I turned and cocked up.

Lao Li raised his hand and really hit him. Then he began to laugh, and so did I.

Then I asked Lao Li, "do you think the causality of life only exists among ordinary people?"

Lao Li said: "no one can escape this, even the biggest character For example, the ancient emperors. "

"Oh..."

"I'll tell you about the causality of the emperor's life," Lao Li said. "Throughout the history of China, basically, the history of the emperor's life alternation. Although the ancient emperor said that he was the son of heaven, he was actually the son of man. He was just a part of the people with the power of the state. Since the unification of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty, our history has changed from one generation to the present. The establishment of each dynasty was basically due to the personal factors of the former emperors. Therefore, the fate of the Chinese emperor is the fate of the country and the historical outline of Chinese history. "

"Yes." I nodded.

"In fact, our contemporary history still has the characteristics of causality. In the early days of the liberation, our officials were basically illiterate or semi illiterate, and they did not have their own independent thoughts. That's why we had the economic and political disasters of the 1960s and 1970s. After the reform and opening up, when our officials had diplomas, the economy developed and the politics became much clearer."But having a diploma doesn't mean that officials have a culture, so while developing the economy, the environment is getting worse and worse, and they have to pay a heavy price. Now that officials have a culture, they have lost the legal system and the people's supervision, so there are so many corrupt officials that almost no official is corrupt. So, if we can't rectify it in the future, what will be the consequences? " Lao Li had an air of concern for the country and the people.

I can't help thinking