Seeing that Zhuangzi really agreed and went to their lacquer garden to be a town official, the official stood up again and kowtowed to Zhuangzi on the ground.
No matter how Zhuangzi helped him, he didn't get up, so he kowtowed three times seriously.
This guy kowtows and is addicted "What do you say, what are you kowtowing, you are grateful to me in your heart, alas, it is true" Seeing that the official sent him to kowtow, Zhuangzi shook his head and complained.
Taoism does not pay attention to the superficial form, but pays attention to the truth of the heart "Where" the official got up and smirked, and said, "I don't kowtow, I am grateful to you in my heart, how do you know?"
"You appreciate it, I must know what I mean Besides, kowtowing doesn't necessarily mean that you are really grateful to me, who knows what you think in your heart Others came to me, tom Besides, what do I want your gratitude, what can gratitude bring me," Zhuangzi said with a smile.
The official also smiled: "Yes, it is necessary to be consistent with what you think in your heart and your appearance, so as to prove whether you are really grateful, I am really grateful, I am grateful to you on behalf of the people of Qiyuan, I am grateful to you in my heart, and I am grateful to you in the form of kowtowing, and the two are combined."
Zhuangzi shook his head and said with a smile: "What others think in their hearts, only after communication and contact and understanding this person, we can know what he thinks in his heart."
For those who don't understand, we have no way of knowing what others think And the behaviors and forms that are made on the surface are not necessarily real.
Who knows what others think in their hearts or a set behind the surface, whether they pretend to be a good person on the surface, very kind, but vicious in their hearts, how do you know without interacting, whether he is pretending to be a good person on the surface, being very kind is to confuse others to be fooled, it is a means, and selfishness is their goal That's why Master said that selflessness is the means, selfishness is the purpose, selflessness, kindness, and how good you are to others, all of which are the means to deal with the world, and the real goal is for yourself."
"Yes, yes, yes" The official thought that Zhuangzi was talking about him again, and hurriedly explained: "I am sincere, I kowtow to you, I am grateful, I come to invite you on behalf of the people of Qiyuan, it is all sincere, I am not selfish, I have no selfishness, I am selfless, I am for the well-being of the people of Qiyuan."
"I know you're sincere, and you're right, but you're also selfish."
"How can I be selfish," the official was anxious again.
"Your selfishness for the well-being of the people of Qiyuan is your selfishness, why is it not selfishness, this is selfishness" "I'm not selfish, I'm selfless" "Selfishness is not a derogatory term" "How is selfishness not a derogatory term?"
Zhuangzi smiled: "Why don't you all want to admit that you are selfish, why do you all tell lies, because you think selfishness is a derogatory term and dare not admit it" "This, this, this" "Everything is selfish, human nature is selfish, so society is also selfish.
Each of us is selfish, and our family is a selfish combination, otherwise we cannot be combined into a family, and we will not have the concept of home if we are different from other families.
Our family is a selfish combination, otherwise we cannot be combined into a family and distinguish ourselves from other families, and there is no concept of family.
The people in this place are different from people in other places, so they have formed their own customs.
If you don't be selfish, it's the same as the customs of people in other places, isn't it?
Our Song Kingdom is also selfish, otherwise our Song Kingdom would not exist because of its existence and proves its selfishness Our Great Zhou Dynasty is also selfish, otherwise our Great Zhou Dynasty would have merged with the surrounding countries, and the Great Zhou Dynasty would not exist.
It is precisely because of its selfishness that it exists independently from other countries" "I, I, I, how can I be selfish, I" The official still didn't figure it out, and felt that he came to Zhuangzi for the happy life of the people of Qiyuan, where was the slightest selfishness to listen to what Zhuangzi said, and he couldn't refute Zhuangzi and said: His "happy life for the people of Qiyuan" is his selfishness You are selfish and selfish for the sake of yourself, and you are selfish and selfish for the sake of your family, clan, country, and others.
So selfishness is not a pejorative term, a person is selfish, a person is selfish, and there is no shame.
The key is to see what you are being selfish for It is a person's duty to be selfish for yourself, as long as you do not affect the bottom line of others' survival.
Only when a person is so selfish that he does not care about the life and death of others can that kind of selfishness be unacceptable.
It is also your duty as a member of the family to be selfish for your family.
As long as you don't affect the bottom line of other people's survival.
Only when a person is so selfish that he does not care about the life and death of others can that kind of selfishness be unacceptable.
It is also your duty as a family and team member to be selfish for your family and team.
As long as you don't affect the bottom line of other people's survival.
Only when a person is so selfish that he does not care about the life and death of others can that kind of selfishness be unacceptable.
It is your duty as a member of your country to be selfish for your country.
As long as you don't affect the bottom line of other people's survival.
Only when a person is so selfish that he does not care about the life and death of others can that kind of selfishness be unacceptable.
So being selfish is not a derogatory term Under Zhuangzi's repeated interpretation, the official laughed, feeling that his selfishness was not shameful After talking about selfishness, Zhuangzi gave some explanations on "loyalty" and "faithfulness".
Think: The practice of officials kneeling to death is the most stupid practice "I'm stupid, how stupid am I, to be a man, I have to be honest and say the words that spilled out of the water, I said kneel to death, I will kneel to death, I will definitely do this, no, I haven't knelt to death, and I have knelt for a few hours, you won't come back, I suspect that you didn't leave at all, you must be hiding somewhere, secretly watching me.
I wasn't impressed by my integrity."
Zhuangzi suddenly felt that his head was big for a while "I told you, I ran for dozens of miles, at least more than fifty miles, and I just came back, I want to see if you are still kneeling there."
"It's not yet, it's not yet," the official said proudly, "You are also a person who pays attention to integrity" "I talk about integrity," Zhuangzi laughed angrily.
"I am an honest person, but I have never been honest with strangers, and I will not easily trust the integrity of strangers" "This society needs integrity, only we are honest, and tomorrow will be better" "Integrity is needed, but the bad guys just use your integrity to achieve their goals, you blindly advocate integrity without telling the world that integrity will be used by bad people, what do you mean you treat others as fools, we want to advocate integrity, but also tell the world, don't fall for the bad guys, be used by the bad guys Integrity."
We must promote the positive, promote positive energy, the main theme, but also expose the false and ugly, when we listen to too much positive propaganda and feel how beautiful the society is, when we step out of the classroom and step into the society, we will find that behind the surface is a real world, and the life we experience is the real life in the world.
Classic summary: Behind the surface is the real world, and the life we experience is the real life in the world
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