Chapter 49 Taoism

I gave Yanzao's wife twenty yuan.He happily accepted it, and of course there were many kind words in his mouth: "Yanzao often talks about you." "How can you be so moral?" etc. Daoxue, in Maqiao's vocabulary, means politeness, morality, and great principles, which means seriousness and a bit wordy.Generally speaking, there is nothing pejorative about this word. If one considers how much hypocrisy Confucian orthodoxy has packaged over the years, then this word cannot be said to be a comfortable word to outsiders.It seems that people's benevolent deeds, such as the twenty yuan, are not out of sincerity in the heart, not out of the nature of temperament, but just the result of cultural training and cultural constraints, which can't help but make people feel a little frustrated. In addition to "Taoism", is it possible to have sincere sympathy and intimacy between people?Maqiao people use "Taoism" to replace such similar words as kindness, kindness, and enthusiasm. Is it impossible to get rid of their deep doubts about human nature?How many benefactors can be frightened and ashamed by this suspicion?