Xiruo, Xia Yimo and Xia Xinghe were all waiting for Ye Feng to tell the standard answer, but this time the three of them were going to be disappointed.
Ye Feng smiled and said: "Actually, everything you said is right.
"When an individual interferes with another individual, he will indeed bear part of the other party's cause and effect. What was originally carried by one person becomes carried by two people. This is true, but the problem lies in the point of 'two people carry it together'. Individuals and There are differences between individuals, and differences will inevitably lead to conflicts. Such conflicts caused by differences cannot be resolved and can only be alleviated through coordination. For example, take the conflict between men and women. After all, you can't kill one of them.
"The way to coordinate conflicts is to find common ground and seek common ground while reserving differences. And "two people carry it together" is that common ground. We in the outside world call it 'fetters'. And it is precisely because of the existence of fetters that there are differences between individuals. They have more and more common ground, thereby strengthening mutual connections and ultimately forming a collective.
"So I just asked you, "Should I intervene in the cause and effect of others and interfere in the fate of others?" The essence is about collective and individual issues.
"First of all, we have to make it clear that if collectives and individuals are discussed separately, it will make no sense. Because collectives or individuals alone do not belong to the category of humans, but to the category of animal instinct.
"For example, wolves are social animals. After locking prey, they will attack in groups. Before the leader wolf gives the order, the wolves will each take their place and perform their duties. Their howls will rise and fall in response to each other, and they will cooperate in a tacit understanding. Order and not chaos. When the leading wolf raises his head and calls out, the main attacker will move forward bravely, the feint attacker will avoid the real situation and move back, and the backup player will roar sharply to enhance his power.
"A lone wolf is not powerful, but when the wolf appears as a collective force in front of the attack target, it shows powerful attack power. But the wolf is not a human, it just follows the animal instinct. Because the wolf is weak individually, it can only form in order to survive. Collectively, it has no right to choose. Therefore, tigers that are relatively strong individually act individually and rarely hunt in groups. As we often say, "One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers."
Suddenly Xia Xinghe joked: "Unless there is a male and a female,"
Ye Feng looked at Xia Xinghe in surprise and confusion, and then Xia Xinghe was kicked out by Xia Yimo and Xiruo. After all, when the teacher was talking about the most important part, you actually interrupted.
Xia Yimo quickly apologized and said, "Teacher Ye, I'm sorry, my family's misfortune has caused you to suffer."
Ye Feng smiled, waved his hand, and continued:
"So if the two concepts of collective and individual are separated, it is just animal behavior and has nothing to do with human nature, so there is no meaning and value in discussion. But when the two are combined and there is choice, it will become unique to human beings. Some concepts. For example, emphasizing the development of individualization in the process of collectivization and seeking cooperation and common development in the process of individualization are human behaviors.
"Individually, people are weak, so even if no one emphasizes or organizes them, groups will appear. Throughout the history of mankind, hunting groups for survival first appeared, and then society gradually emerged. With people in the ordinary sense, the inevitable existence of the collective is the reason why the Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism of our ancestors all emphasized individual cultivation without exception. Even cultivation takes the path of strengthening the individual.
"In their view, collectiveness is inevitable, a quality that does not need to be emphasized and can be inherited from birth. Therefore, they believe that people are born to help each other build bonds, and even the human heart is inherently good, but They are just blinded by desire. Therefore, they feel that they only need to constantly emphasize the importance of individualization to ensure that people's collective nature and individuality are combined, so that people are still human beings. It must be said that they are all true 'Great love'. But that is also where their limitations lie.
"Because they still underestimate the human nature of the human heart, which can go to extremes. The inevitability of collective existence they firmly believe in is based on human beings' pursuit of "survival". As everyone knows, human beings are also pursuing the same instinct. "Self-destruction" means seeking death. So from the starting point, half is missing, so the "inevitable existence" of the collective is a bit like wishful thinking.
"Simply put, the reason why people are human is that they must emphasize both the individual and the collective. And our ancestors, including the thoughts and cultivation systems passed down by them, all have this fundamental flaw. So you will find that monks In the later stages of cultivation, it is difficult to look like a normal person
"Even if Confucianism is a little more sober and shouts the slogan of 'cultivate oneself, harmonize one's family, govern the country and bring peace to the world', they still put the individual first. And the so-called common people in the world are also divided into three, six or nine grades. To be exaggerated, People who are crazy will not even regard the people of the world as human beings, but as animals, cattle and horses. Taoism and Buddhism are also difficult to describe.
"So as for interfering with other people's fate and cause and effect, you can just do it yourself and follow your heart.
But what I want to say is, as I said before, the Confucianism of moderation is engraved in the bones. It is because of the moderate uncertainty, and uncertainty means saying nothing and being unable to do anything. What I just said was actually nonsense.
"So I will tell you something certain, something useful.
"That is, when dealing with the relationship between the collective and the individual, in other words, when it comes to not interfering with the cause and effect of others, there is an absolutely certain principle, that is, 'human life is the most important'. Simply put, if It involves human life, and we must not ignore it. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country.
"Actually, to be honest, 'do not save others'" and "the rise and fall of the country have nothing to do with me" can be used as perfect excuses by "not interfering with other people's cause and effect". After all, who told you that "others" are just one or two people? of? Can’t it be one nation and one country?
"Of course the choice is still in your hands. You can choose to die or not save me. But remember, if you really make that choice, you are not allowed to claim to be my student, Ye Feng, when you go out in the future. Otherwise, I will clean up the door and seal it myself."
At this moment, Ye Feng looked at Xia Yimo and Xia Xinghe coldly. After a long time, he sighed and said solemnly:
"This is my only rigid requirement for students. Those who ignore life and treat other people's lives as trivial are not qualified to be my disciples.
"I've finished my terms. It's just the first class now. Strictly speaking, you two are not my students at this moment, so it's still too late to withdraw. At that time, the matter of studying abroad will be over."
However, Xia Yimo and Xia Xinghe immediately stood up and bowed respectfully to Ye Feng.
