Chapter 1015: Zengzi's "University"

Le Ge pointed out that the biggest shortcoming of Confucius's doctrine and thought is that it does not take into account the basis of real life.

Confucius said that the idea is forward-looking, but it is unrealistic. Human beings are going to develop in this direction, and they really need to have this kind of high quality. But! That's later, and it doesn't solve the immediate existential problem.

Can you be civilized and polite to the brutes in the face of brutes?

In troubled times, morality is degraded, and many people are no different from animals in order to live. So! Confucius's method of self-cultivation is not applicable. Rather, ideals that are unrealistic and detached from the basis of real life.

Survival comes first, then development.

Teaching people how to survive in troubled times, in any era and environment, and then teaching people how to live better is more realistic, not detached from reality.

Imagine a better future first, and then set relevant conditions to restrain yourself, the result will only make the world bound by the conditions set by yourself, and be controlled by others everywhere in real life, and be passive everywhere. Obviously! This theoretical basis, foothold, and starting point is wrong and puts the cart before the horse.

The correct doctrine of thinking should be: on the basis of the real life environment conditions, first let yourself survive, and then step by step to seek development, to develop to a better life. Instead: first fantasize about a better life prospect, and then set various conditions to bind yourself.

Confucius's doctrine and ideological theory is: if we all cultivate our self-cultivation and become a high-quality person, a sage and a gentleman, then how beautiful the world will be and how beautiful it will be in the future. This in itself is detached from the basis of real life and is an unrealistic fantasy.

What if someone else isn't what you think they are? People don't want to cultivate themselves, they don't want to be a high-quality person, not to be a sage and a gentleman? What can you do with others? Can you morally kidnap?

And also! What if others don't follow your ideas and ideas? You alone in the world are sages and gentlemen. So! The future outcome of the world is not the result you imagined, and it will not be as beautiful as you imagined. The world will only remain the way it is now. So! If you are a sage and a gentleman alone, are you very disadvantaged and very incapable of living?

You know: beasts and tigers don't know that you are a sage, they will hurt you and eat you.

Living in troubled times is like walking into a primeval forest, surrounded by ferocious beasts that will eat you at any moment.

Don't give others a big hat and say anything about others, just you are a sage and a gentleman! You don't want moral kidnapping! You don't live well, you still morally kidnap how others are, how morally corrupted, your unhappy life is caused by others. Don't? It's not because you can't be flexible and can't survive?

Opposite! Those powerful people, they take advantage of the conditions you have set, that is, the conditions for you to cultivate yourself and become a high-quality, high-moral person, to restrain you and ask you to do that. And they! There are exceptions. Outcome! Your self-cultivation is the kind of high-quality person, you have bound yourself, and there is no way to take those who are in power. People just find a reason to clean you up, and you watch others have a good time.

If you are not stupid, you will understand sooner or later that the set of reasons for your faith is wrong and the most easily exploited.

One word! Only survival science combined with the foundation of real life is a serious philosophy of life. Survival comes first, and only then do you try to develop, so that you can realize the so-and-so doctrine you envisioned.

No matter what you believe in is a certain doctrine or thought, no matter whether your belief or thought is correct or wrong, only you have absolute power and can realize and practice.

Power is the foundation of your dreams! Correctness is the foundation of your longevity! You have power and live up to your ideals, but! It doesn't have to be long-lasting. So! Correctness is the foundation of your longevity!

The changes of history and the change of dynasties are all due to the failure to keep pace with the times, and when the wrong trend of thought is not discovered and stopped in time, the world will be chaotic and everything will have to start again: the powerful have stepped onto the stage of history, and justice is making the final struggle. When power and justice are perfectly combined, there is a heyday in history. When erroneous ideas reappear, troubled times are about to begin......

After Lege explained the shortcomings of Confucius's doctrine and thought, the two rested for a while and began to read Zengzi's "University".

If in the past, Lege had attacked Confucius's doctrine and ideas so much, Zengzi would have been furious. But today's Zengzi seems to have lost his fighting spirit in the past. Opposite! Whatever Uncle Lego says, he will respond.

But! Lege is not an unfounded accusation. Today's Zengzi's thinking has changed a lot. So! He agreed with and accepted Uncle Legole's view. Therefore! He's not so emotional anymore.

And also! Today's Zeng Zi is already a little old man, and he is mature and stable in his thoughts and temper. Even if something happens, he can deal with it calmly.

"Shall we get started?" Le Ge stretched out his hand and gestured and said.

Zeng Zi hurriedly took out the bamboo slip from his arms and handed it over with both hands.

"Uncle Le! To give! ”

"Hmm!" Le Ge looked at Zeng Zi and nodded, stretched out a hand to take it. Untie the hemp rope on the bamboo slip, open the bamboo slip and look at it. But! Before I could read a few lines, I put down the bamboo slip.

"My eyes are bad, and I can't read the words clearly. There are so many words on it, I don't even remember. And also! I don't remember a lot of what you said! Lege said.

In fact! Not really. Opposite! His eyes are good. It's just that! There were some words on it that he didn't recognize. And also! There are many allusions in Zengzi's articles, which he doesn't know.

"This? Uncle Le! Zeng Zi suddenly looked depressed.

"It's still the same old rules! You read! I'm listening! If there is something you don't understand, you can interpret it to me! ”

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Zi responded.

"So! Here we go! Lege stretched out his hand and gestured.

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Zi responded. Forthwith! I picked up the bamboo slip and read it:

The way of the university is in Mingmingde, in being close to the people, and in stopping at perfection.

Le Ge interrupted: "Let's interpret it! ”

Zeng Shen explained: "University, in simple terms, is the study of adults, and adults refer to adults. University studies are the knowledge that adults must learn. What do adults learn? Adults mainly learn the way of being a person and promoting the way of being a person. The purpose of university is to change oneself and others! Change the ignorance of oneself and others, and let mankind follow the path of civilization. ”

"What do you mean by Ming Mingde?" Lege asked.

Zeng Shen said: "Ming Mingde is: to clarify, understand, and promote the correct virtue. What is virtue? Virtue is the code of conduct of human beings. And! It is the right code of conduct! ”

"What does it mean to be close to the people?" Lege asked again.

Zeng Shen explained: "It means to be close to the people and live in peace with the people around you. How to make the world live in peace is the study of the university! ”

"What about the best? And what does that mean? ”

"Back to Uncle Le's words! That's what I said before. Meaning: how to achieve the best state. Meaning: how to do it best! Other words! How can we make peace between the world and mankind? How to reach the highest level! That's what it means. ”

"Oh?" Le Ge nodded and said, "This is the general outline of "University"! ”

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Zi responded.