Heipao laughed and said: "Yes, that's it. What Liu Yu can't defeat after all is the greed and selfishness in human nature. Even the low-level people he wants to help and liberate cannot follow him.
Similarly, when they are living a good life, they want to share it with others so that others can live a better life, because they will subconsciously think that if others come up and live a good life, they will inevitably infringe on their own interests.
It’s human nature to make yourself miserable.”
The ancestor quietly listened to the black robe and the cloak looking at each other and laughing. It seemed that these two great gods were mocking Liu Yu's utopian policies together, and there was a sense of joy in others' misfortune. For a long time, the two people laughed.
After they calmed down, they all seemed to notice something was wrong when they looked at the cold expression on their ancestor's face. The black-robed brows frowned slightly: "Did the disciple make a mistake again? Please tell me clearly from my ancestor."
The ancestor sighed softly: "It is normal for you to have this idea, because for thousands of years, people in the world have thought like this. The essence of selfishness lies in fear. The fear of losing what you have. Subconsciously, you think that others
They all come to possess their own things and make themselves miserable. Therefore, most of all things in nature are
They are so unique, especially the powerful beasts, because they are strong enough and can often survive without the help of other people of the same kind, so they are unwilling to share with others, so they are selfish, so they obviously have more
Human beings have much stronger physical conditions, but they were finally defeated by hordes of humans."
Doupeng's face changed: "The ancestor taught us that humans can defeat other beasts, elves, and demons because humans are numerous and in groups. Moreover, although humans are not individually strong, they are weaker than
Beasts, not to mention demons, can be exploited
Tools can make various weapons and traps, and can kill large beasts. This is why humans can become the strongest rulers in the world besides ghosts and gods. Ancestor, is this what you mean?
Human unity and strength are the most powerful weapons?"
The black robe said unconvinced: "Venerable Doupeng, I think this is just because humans have to gather together and form groups when they are weak and have difficulty surviving. Not only humans, but also many animals gather in this way.
Groups of animals, from ants to monkeys, all gather together, not because they are strong, but because they are too weak to survive and collectively fight against powerful natural enemies. Real beasts such as tigers and leopards,
Bears, bears, and the like often live in small families, with a few living together instead of in groups. Once there are no strong external enemies, the animals in a group will also fight with each other. For example, a group of monkeys will have to fight each other.
When a monkey king comes out, this is the nature of all creatures in the world. When encountering strong enemies, they will stick together to survive, and in times of peace, they will fight for power and gain. The latter is the mainstream, because selfishness is the fundamental characteristic written into the bones of all species, not just humans!"
The ancestor smiled slightly and even clapped softly: "The black-robed Venerable said it very well. Yes, this is the commonality of all living things, whether it is the beasts in the world, humans, gods in the world, or underground
Ghosts and demons all have to prioritize themselves, but you still seem to ignore it, or deliberately avoid it.
Point, that is, you said that selfishness is the fundamental characteristic of human beings and is greater than anything else. Only in the face of survival will you temporarily give in. But what is survival? If you win against a tiger and a bear once, does surviving once mean survival?
?Then there won’t be any other ferocious beasts next time? If we caught the prey today and roasted it, what will we eat tomorrow?”
The black robe's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said thoughtfully: "What the ancestor means is that this kind of survival is long-term and lasting, not temporary? Therefore, in order to form a group and a tribe for a long time,
, they will always stay together and won’t be separated?”
The ancestor said calmly: "As gods, you cannot think about these things too simply like ordinary people or noble families. The reason why human beings have changed from individuals to collectives and gathered together is not because of a sudden
are threatened by external forces, but because
In this world, if you want to survive, you must have a stable source of food. Even if there are no ferocious beasts, tigers and wolves from the outside to attack them, they still need to eat enough to survive every day. This is production. Hunting and fishing are production, and picking is
The collection of fruits is production, such as cattle, sheep, horses and pigs,
Including dogs and chickens, they are all animals that have been defeated, hunted, and even tamed by humans. They are not directly killed and eaten, but raised and slaughtered for food later. These are the processes of production as humans constantly fight for survival.
, turning the beasts from the outside world into domestic animals
Animals, similarly, among all kinds of grasses and fruits, grains can be distinguished, which can be planted and grown into crops for subsequent consumption by humans. Grains can be stored and eaten after two or three years. This is also the case for human beings in and
The production experience gained from hundreds of millions of years of God’s struggle for survival.”
"So, human beings live, to put it bluntly, for production. Only production can survive, not simple fighting and killing. And a single human being cannot complete this kind of production, even the earliest hunting and gathering.
You have to work in groups, because there is strength in numbers, and it is also the fundamental reason why human beings exist as a group."
The black robe nodded: "What the ancestor said makes sense, but you can't explain why the so-called selfishness gained the upper hand later. According to your statement, the ancient ancestors were in such difficult and arduous situations.
Over the years, we have been able to stick together to survive and unite as one. Why did we become selfish later on, wanting to get something for nothing, and wanting to dominate others?"
The ancestor smiled slightly: "You mentioned selfishness, which is very good. The so-called selflessness does not mean that there is no selfishness, but that there are no things left. The fruits collected and the prey hunted were very rare in the early ancient times.
, maybe one day's reward is not enough to feed all the members of the tribe, so they can only eat the first meal but not the next meal, and eat whatever they have at the end of the day.
, all things are distributed equally, regardless of the old, the weak, the rich or the lowly, so that everyone will feel fair, because everyone has contributed, and the rewards are the same. If the distribution is unfair, even if the person who works more will get more, and the person who works less will get less.
If you get it, it will make the members of the tribe feel dissatisfied, and then they will feel separated. Once they are divided, no one will be able to survive." (End of this chapter)