Seeing his brother's troubled look, Wang Qingxiu knew that he was young and alone, with no one around him to talk to. Watching Wang Xiaolie develop rapidly in the past two years, but the foundation is still unstable. Whether you are satisfied or worried, everyone has their own thoughts.
After pouring tea for Wang Xiaolie, Wang Qingxiu said: "I am the only close relative you have in this world. If you have any troubles, you might as well tell me. I am a woman, and I cannot relieve your worries. Please listen to me. It can be."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Before I came to Xiangyang, I felt that there was nothing in the world that I didn't know. Things in the world are actually very simple. Everyone says that the Jin Army is powerful, but I feel that as long as I have tens of thousands of soldiers, I can defeat them all together." Territory, how difficult is it to defeat the Jin army? After arriving in Xiangyang, the number of soldiers and horses increased to 50,000 in more than a year. With the territory of eight states, I became rich again this year, but I felt that I was wrong before. Many things, obviously I know what I should do, but I just can’t do it. In the past, as long as I charged forward with an army of several hundred people, everyone would do their best. You can understand what everyone is thinking at a glance. Now with 50,000 people, I He knew how to run the army, but found that no one had the same idea as him. He appointed subordinate officials to manage it, but they either had different ideas or were unable to do it. Every day he woke up, full of worries."
Wang Qingxiu listened and said with a smile: "So that's it. Dalang, I think it's because you raised your head too high. When you raise your head high, you always see far away places and often forget the path under your feet. You might as well lower your head, don’t think so much, and walk steadily. Look at what you have now, and try your best to do it. While you are doing it, think about it occasionally, and maybe you won’t have so many worries.”
"Walk with your head down?" Wang Xiaolie pondered after hearing this. Thinking about it carefully, maybe my sister's simple words are right. I always compare this world with the memory of my previous life. I am not satisfied with this world, and it is also flawed. I am about to get sick.
Wang Qingxiu said: "That's right. Although I don't know what worries you, I know that sometimes you should let go. Take a step back and the sky will be brighter. Maybe this is the truth."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Maybe so."
Wang Xiaolie knew that he couldn't take a step back from the things he was facing now. The more difficult it is, the more courageous and diligent we must be and not slack off. The only thing that can let go is the state of mind.
After taking a sip of tea, Wang Xiaolie looked at the moon in the sky and said softly: "Sister, have you ever felt that things in this world are really strange. You have figured out one thing now. After some time, you will understand it. Then you will find that you were wrong about what you thought before. You can do this at home, but not outside. There are many things that you could do in the past, but then you can’t do it anymore - "
Wang Qingxiu smiled and said: "Although you don't understand what you said, I know what it means. But I can tell you about this matter. A few days ago, an old nun came to the nunnery next to him, and he was very knowledgeable. I invited him to his home and listened to him teach the Dharma for several days. There is a sentence I remember, which is: 'All conditioned Dharmas are like bubbles in a dream, like dew or lightning, and should be viewed as such.' This is about things in the world. What do you think? You understand, in fact, what you know is like a dream, but it is actually wrong.”
Wang Xiaolie laughed loudly: "Sister, this is a saying in the Diamond Sutra, and it is not explained in this way. Buddhism talks about dependent origination and emptiness. This sentence means that all laws in the world that arise from causes and conditions are like dreams and bubbles, and are ever-changing. , elusive.”
Wang Qingxiu was not annoyed, and just said: "I don't believe in Buddhism. Can't I understand it myself just by listening to his words? Let me explain it, and I feel that all the conditioned dharma in the world is actually unreliable. Your conditioned dharma, It arises due to one thing at a time, and it will naturally be different as time passes.”
Wang Xiaolie's heart moved, and he suddenly had some enlightenment.
I have always believed that the world is constantly changing, not only the natural world, but also human society. The principles of nature, such as physics, chemistry, etc., are human beings' understanding of nature. Man is not a god, and his understanding of the natural world is of course incomplete and limited. As our understanding deepens, we will continue to improve. For example, Newtonian mechanics opened an era of science, but later came the theory of relativity, and after relativity came quantum theory. Even with the theory of relativity and quantum theory, there are still many unexplained phenomena in nature. As human understanding deepens, these theories are constantly improving and fitting the reality of nature.
This is true in nature, but what about human society? Of course, human society also has rules to follow. But no matter what theory it is or what laws it studies, it cannot truly summarize the reality of human society. It can only be an approximation at best. When we look at human society using approximate theories, as society develops, we either feel that society does not conform to the theory and that some people are always wreaking havoc, or we feel that the theory is often wrong.
In previous lives, people always liked to talk about the truth. The laws of nature that have been applicable since the beginning of the universe. From the beginning of human beings, we can summarize the social laws of human society. Does truth exist? In other words, if the truth exists, can humans understand and grasp it?
Wang Xiaolie frowned, thought for a long time, and finally shook his head.
When talking about truth, people always assume an omniscient and omnipotent being. In other words, suppose God exists. Human beings cannot understand it because human beings have not developed enough. With God, it must exist.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but laugh. Regardless of whether God exists or not, if human beings assume that God exists, don’t they think that they are God in the face of the truth? Are humans gods? Humans are not gods after all.
This question is extremely simple, but it is not easy to understand. It’s not that anyone’s wisdom can’t think of it, but that human society naturally believes that it’s impossible to think like this.
Wang Xiaolie's trouble is that he feels that he has done a lot and achieved a lot. But looking at the real society, although it has achieved results, it is different from what I thought. I further believe that if this continues, many problems will arise. Faced with this, there is actually nothing I can do. People often say that the dragon slayer turns into an evil dragon, which roughly means this.
What's the use of thinking like this? Wang Xiaolie has been living in a fantasy all this time. I always feel that no matter what I do, what results will be obtained and what contradictions will arise based on the theory in my memory.
What conflict arises? If you want to find it, the world is full of contradictions. Even teachers believe that contradiction is the driving force of social development. Why should we care about this? Knowing what you want, studying it carefully and practicing boldly is the way to prevent society from taking detours.
The laws, contradictions, motivations, and even ideals and directions of human society are actually summarized by humans themselves. These terms are created by human imagination to approximate reality. Always remember that an approximation is never a reality. Social laws can never truly describe human society, nor can they guide the direction. The role of social laws is to let people know how to practice them in reality.
After understanding this, Wang Xiaolie breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted off him.
Standing up, Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Qingxiu: "Although my sister doesn't say much, it is just right for my illness. I have been troubled recently and said many things to others, but it is actually my heart. Now I finally understand why I need to say so. More? Just do it!"
