Mr. Liu looked at me in surprise, "I didn't expect Xiao Feng to have studied Chinese culture?"
Mr. An looked at Mr. Liu in surprise. I guess he was surprised that the old man called me "Xiao Feng". I immediately said humbly: "Old man, I can't say much about my research, but I have read some books on this subject.
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An Lao said: "You continue to talk."
In fact, I deliberately used the most representative things in Chinese culture to answer An Lao's question. Mr. Liu studied literature and history, and An Lao and he are old friends, so he must have done some research in this area.
Therefore, I think only this kind of thing can impress him.
Immediately, I pondered for a moment and then continued: "In Chapter 4 of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu said, 'The Tao rushes, but when you use it, it may not be full. The Yuanxi is like the origin of all things, and it is full of misunderstandings.
"With its light, with its dust; Chen Xi may exist. I don't know whose son it is, the ancestor of Xiang Emperor".
In this chapter, Lao Tzu explains the origin of all things, the mind that cannot be born, and the causes of the ideal state of society, "If you do nothing, everything will be cured." He explains the Tao in both pros and cons.
It means to comply with the laws of nature, imitate nature, and behave in a responsible and pragmatic manner.
Mao Zedong's way of being a man is: magnanimous, principled, showing leader's demeanor, and caring and warm at all times, which makes people moved and admired. Whether it is with superiors or the masses, political opponents or allies, or in the name of private individuals or organizations.
Deal with others in a clean and tidy manner, be strict and kind to each other.
Zeng Guofan's way of being a man is: use copper as a mirror to correct your clothes; use ancient times as a mirror to know the rise and fall; use people as a mirror to know gains and losses. Of course, as far as Zeng Guofan's entire ideological and cultural system is concerned, its fundamental purpose is '
"Wei Dao" means serving the feudal class.
But no matter what, it is of great practical significance for us to introduce its valuable spirit into our modern political, economic and cultural tide, and to introduce its reasonable ethics and morals and family thoughts into modern families and interpersonal relationships. It is especially worth mentioning.
What I mention is that if we savor it carefully, it is not difficult to find that the essence of Zeng Guofan's cultural thoughts is more practical in promoting social and political stability, economic development, interpersonal harmony, and thus building a harmonious society.
However, what is the current development trend of human behavior? How should we view this trend? I think that as a human being, we should be virtuous people. When dealing with personal and social issues, we must first understand that nationalism is not dependent on other people. We
One must be conscious of one's mission and have the obligation to fulfill it. Based on this concept, only true democracy can be achieved.
It is a wrong attitude to only uphold one's own rights and ignore the rights of others. What is said is not only beneficial to the spirit, but also to the social and moral concepts. Human life is based on morality and extends to others. Such comprehensive promotion will inevitably create a
A stable and peaceful society. Secondly, recognizing oneself is the first step in being a human being. I believe that recognizing oneself can unleash one's potential. Otherwise, you will just imitate others, and in the end you will only end up with a broken reputation.
We must constantly push ourselves to exert our best even if we are empty. And when our own power merges into the possession of a spirit, it oppresses the other party, allowing others to respond accordingly. It is our own strength that is connected with the other party. Again,
Mutual communication is the lubricant of being a human being. I believe that smart people know how to appreciate what others have done instead of criticizing others. The performance of subordinates should be evaluated with at least four points for shortcomings and six points for advantages. This is how to understand
A good commander appreciates his subordinates. Everyone has advantages and disadvantages. It is hard to find a perfect person, and there is no one who is useless.
Therefore, when a leader observes his subordinates, he will find that there are all kinds of people with all kinds of advantages and disadvantages. Not only bosses, but each of us should be like this. We all need to cultivate a tolerant mind, tolerate and understand each other, and not be stubborn.
If everyone does this, everyone will be able to live happily and harmoniously, and their emotions with others will be deepened. Everyone can fully develop, realize their potential, and make their career and life more satisfying. Fourth, moderation
The Tao is actually a strategy for life.
I believe that advocating the golden mean means advocating treating others with sincerity, tolerance, and courtesy, without being partial to others, nor making compromises or abandoning principles. We need to put social interests first and observe and deal with problems comprehensively and far-sightedly.
If we can understand the true meaning of knowing ourselves and knowing the enemy, even if we are enemies, we are also teachers. If we understand both the other party and ourselves, then perhaps we will be able to have a correct understanding and evaluation of the value of our existence.
Finally, challenging suffering is the driving force of life. Even if you are comfortable and peaceful in life, you must be alert, because disaster may be approaching at any time. At work, you must also be down-to-earth, concentrate, and have clear goals and objectives, as well as a strong will
The desire to win and succeed. This is the basic way we behave as human beings. Only by doing this can we reach the highest level of human beings."
Mr. An kept nodding his head, and then asked me: "I heard that you are studying medicine?"
I was a little stunned because I didn't expect him to ask such a question out of the blue. I nodded, "Yes."
But I immediately understood why he asked me that, because he then asked me again: "Then where did you learn the knowledge just now?"
I replied: "The main thing is to read the book by yourself and then understand it yourself."
He nodded, "That's right. Then tell me, how can we reach the highest level as a human being?"
I replied: "It is very difficult for a person to achieve the highest state of being a human being, but we should pursue that state, not only by ourselves, but also by allowing more people to pursue the highest state of being a human being.
Realm. In the final analysis, this is to be 'people-oriented', so that all social strata can live in harmony and achieve social stability and a systematic system.
In ancient times, what was mainly advocated was Confucius's way of being a human being, the ideal of Confucius' humanities, that is: the personality of a gentleman is the direction for the moral cultivation of scholars, which has a secluded nature for most people in society.
.What kind of person should a person, an ordinary person living in an average daily life, be?
This is the main connotation of Confucius’ way of being a human being. Among the traditional interpersonal relationships, the most important aspects include husband and wife, father and son, elder and younger, friends, and monarch and minister. Regarding the handling of these five principle relationships, Mencius called them human relations and human nature.
He said: If a person has good food, warm clothes, comfortable living, and no education, he will be close to animals. The sage is worried about it and makes him a master and disciple. He teaches human relations, father and son have relatives, monarchs and ministers are polite, husbands and wives are distinguished, elders and children are different.
In order, friends have trust. This is what later generations of Confucians call human relations. It can be seen that the so-called human relations or moral principles of Confucianism are actually the natural way for people to be human, which unfolds in specific interpersonal relationships.
Confucius also advocated that there are three ways to be a human being: first, the way of filial piety, second, the way of friends knowing, and third, the way of loyalty to the emperor. In summary, although Confucius’ way of being a person mainly covers three aspects: family relationship, friend relationship and relationship between monarch and ministers, he
It involves the backbone of traditional patriarchal social relations and is a norm of feudal ethics.
Although Confucius's teachings on how to be a human being have their historical limitations, many of their ideas still have positive significance and still have modern value. Again, it is particularly important to point out that although they were internally corrupted by the feudal politics of later generations, they
Many positive thoughts have been obscured and distorted. I believe that through modern interpretation, these thoughts can become important ideological resources trusted by modern people. Modern thoughts that are different from Confucius' thoughts are the power of life and death. Life is originally nothing.
'Ye Wu' has' means there is no 'come' and no 'go'.
A person's pain comes from everything he owns, which is just a pile of dirt. This lingering desire to have it is the essence of this piece of dirt, so all sadness and pain are born from what a person has.
Desire, so the way we should be human is to reduce our desires, thereby reducing our own pain.
In addition, the great significance of the way to be a human being is that each of us can take responsibility for ourselves. As long as each of us can be ourselves, then our world, our society, and our world will become a beautiful place.
A harmonious and happy paradise. In addition, we should adopt the law of 'moderateness' in social life. We should not only oppose the old-fashioned and stubborn old ideas, but also oppose the unhealthy trend of following the trend and blindly pursuing fashion.
The best ideal state to pursue and adapt to the development trend of the times and the appropriate things.
This is particularly important in the contemporary world. When Confucianism promotes the idea of human ethics, it specifically falls within the norms of etiquette. It is true that following etiquette is a virtue according to common sense, but it is too much to regard etiquette as a dogma that has not changed through the ages.
This is ridiculous, because etiquette is constantly changing with the development of the times.
In the way of being a human being, we must imitate the great men who know etiquette, knowledge, responsibility, and filial piety, and use them as examples to shape ourselves. "Is it unfaithful to plan for others, not trustworthy in making friends, or not passed on?", 'I
In order to reach the highest level of human conduct, we should resolutely abandon those who are unfaithful and unfilial, and be ashamed of them. We should eliminate evil and promote good, and be loyal, righteous, and filial...
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While I was talking, I had been secretly observing Mr. An and Mr. An. The old man kept nodding, but Mr. An seemed to be a little lost. When I said this, he suddenly reacted and said immediately:
"Well, that makes sense. You continue."
In fact, I got a little excited when I spoke, and then continued: "I believe that the highest state of being a human being is to truly achieve the word 'loyalty and forgiveness'. When you achieve it, you will become a benevolent person. But what is loyalty and forgiveness?"
What? According to the interpretation of the Analects of Confucius, loyalty means establishing oneself in order to establish others, and trying to achieve others in order to achieve others; forgiveness means not doing to others what you don’t want others to do to you. The so-called loyalty means not only considering yourself when things happen, but also putting yourself in others’ shoes and thoughts.
helping others.
The so-called forgiveness is to adopt a tolerant attitude towards others. Don't force others to do things you don't want to do, and don't force others to do things you don't want to get. A cultivated person is different from an uneducated person.
The point is that if a cultivated person thinks about it, what will happen to him? Are he willing or unwilling? If he is willing, he should also help the people who should be helped, and will not only care about himself and not help others; if he does not
If you are willing, you will not blame others and make others suffer. You also need to have ideals. Most people say that you should be a good person. From the "Analects of Confucius", being a gentleman is a very high ideal.
Confucius once said, "I can't see it, but I can see the gentleman. It's hard to see it.", "I can't see the good man, but it's hard to see the person who has perseverance." In addition, Confucius also talked about the level of moral character.
They are classified, namely: saint, gentleman, good person, and perseverant. Although the moral qualities of these four kinds of people are different, they are all worthy of praise. But what kind of moral qualities should a gentleman have?
First of all, a gentleman is committed to his roots, and the Tao is born from his roots. Filial piety and brotherhood are the foundation of responsibility! A gentleman must respect himself. Confucius said, "A gentleman does not seek an easy life, but should put learning first.", "A gentleman eats food."
He has no desire to be full and has no desire to live in peace. He is sensitive to things but cautious in speaking. He is Taoist and upright. He can be said to be eager to learn. A gentleman is not a craftsman or a tool. He should have lofty ambitions and be able to take on various tasks required by society.
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Therefore, one needs to take a gentleman as his ideal, and to become a gentleman, one must strengthen self-cultivation and improve one's own moral character. Secondly, a gentleman has strict requirements on himself and always adheres to "righteousness" towards others; thirdly, a gentleman is magnanimous and also has both quality and elegance. Finally,
A gentleman should have a spiritual realm that is beyond ordinary people and care deeply. A gentleman should also 'know destiny' and 'fear heaven'. He should know that he has a mission from God in this world and strive for it throughout his life. This is what a gentleman should do.
If you have some consciousness, I think, as long as you achieve these few points, why worry about not being a gentleman, and why worry about not having ideals?"
It wasn't until I reached this point that I felt that my answer sheet was complete. Then I smiled and said: "Two seniors, these are my very immature ideas, which made you laugh."
Mr. Liu went to look at Mr. An, with a smile on his face, "What do you think?"
An Lao sighed and said: "I just heard that our new mayor of Shangjiang City has a background and is very capable. But I always thought that the things you did were just the same old tricks for new officials to take office. Today I can be considered a
I have seen it, and it turns out that although Mayor Feng is young, he is very thoughtful." At this point, he kept shaking his head and said: "It seems that I am really old, how could I understand these things when I was your age.
It’s true that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, so I can’t accept it.”
I hurriedly said humbly: "Mr. An, please don't say that. In fact, what I just said are just theoretical things, and I am still far from meeting such a requirement."
He still shook his head and said: "I don't have a good temper. The main reason is that these officials now only care about gaining power and making money for themselves. How can they be public servants of the people? They are simply masters who are riding on the heads of the people.
They! None of them do anything practical and use the country’s money to achieve political achievements for themselves. I get angry when I see this!”
Mr. Liu smiled and said: "They say there are many angry young people nowadays. I think you are just an angry old man."
Mr. An immediately laughed. Then he came to ask me: "Mayor Feng, I have a question for you: Why did the Veteran Cadre Bureau report to the city government on the reconstruction of the Veteran Cadre Activity Center?
Suppressed?"
I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart: He really brought up this matter to me, and it was so direct. (To be continued)