Chapter 26 fourteenth

a sea wave An Like was familiar with the world surrounded by Sand De, and saw all kinds of people.But recently, I often see people who are silent and meditating.Some sat on the cliff in a daze, looking at the sea and meditating; An Like felt a strange sense of sadness on the faces of the silently meditating people.If they are poets or painters, it may be said that they are after something infinite.But they are all dirty laborers and old people, of course it is because of some troubles.So, An Like asked his uncle one day: "Uncle, on cliffs, slopes, and beaches, I often see people who squat silently and meditate for half a day. They probably spend their time like this because there is no place for a butterfly mouth."

My uncle said with a thoughtful expression: "No, it's not because there's no place to live. Labor alone is not enough for people. Sometimes you have to think aimlessly, or stare blankly at the sea. "I have sailed overseas many times, and I have been to many countries. I have seen people who are meditating everywhere, no matter in Africa, Europe, Australia, or Asia. Some are sitting on the cliff and looking at the sea, and some are benevolent. Standing under a tree by the lake. Among them are old, young, unlearned, and poets. "No matter who you are, you can't be free from thoughts. No, rather than thinking, it's better to forget that you are pursuing something infinite. This is called meditation in Japan. On the pastures, in the vineyards, in the forest, you often There are people who meditate, but the sea is something that seduces people to the infinite."

"Uncle, why is the monotonous sea so attractive to people?" An Like asked. "There is a reason," my uncle explained. "The sea is boundless and always shaking, and this is enough to attract people. Just look at the sea, and the sense of infinity that cannot be touched by the hand will captivate us." This feeling is what people yearn for. Because people have a heart that transcends this world and pursues an eternal and infinite world..." An Like felt incredible and was attracted by his uncle's words. Uncle continued: "People have a big requirement. People can't be satisfied with the present. They have yearning and fear of infinity. In other words, people can't be satisfied with a lifetime, and they want to seek value beyond human beings. This value has become an ideal and a religion. , so that the hearts of the people will be converted."

"Uncle, what is religion? Although I have been baptized, I don't understand religion. There are many kinds of religions. Why do people create so many religions?" Amway couldn't help asking such a thing. "Well, there are all kinds of religions, just like there are all kinds of languages ​​in the world. People's languages ​​vary from country to country. But people use different languages ​​to speak the same truth and pursue the same ideal. Well. Whether it is Christianity, Buddhism, or Islam, although the forms are different, in fact, the purpose of singing hymns, praying, or chanting in churches or monasteries is to go to the same heaven.

"The sea is also a temple. In front of the sea, no one can't help but throw away the idea of ​​arrogance, and feel empty and devout. Because the other side of the sea seems to be lived by the mother of all things, and it seems that the sea is the last place of human beings. For the sake of my hometown. "If you collect the poems about the sea from all over the world, it will become a rich collection of poems. There are outstanding and great poems, and there are also sentimental things that ignorant children call out in awe and praise. Because in front of the sea , Everyone has become a poet.

"Ah, I don't want to say such things anymore. I can't help but feel lonely after talking about it. You still have to learn practical things in life. "Looking from this window, you can see not only the waves of the sea. Looking down at the open space, you can also see the waves of people coming and going. You see, the waves of this person never stop all day long. From now on, with life Let's talk about the wave as the topic." two waves of life On the topic of "waves of life", my uncle said something like this: "Looking from this window, from the open space to the street, tens of thousands of people come and go in a day. Among them are all kinds of people, some are handsome, some are promising, some are tall, some are short,... and so on. There were those who were happy, those who were laughing, those who were angry, and those who were mourning. The noise of these many people was blowing with the wind like the sound of the waves in Morimura.

"Every one of them is different. You see, the shaggy-headed mother pulled her daughter with curly hair like a bird's nest, and then there appeared a white-headed old man and a bald man next to them. They each have their own Thoughts, each has its own hope, each has its own joys and sorrows. Look carefully, don’t you think it’s like the confluence of waves and miscellaneous currents? In this sea of ​​people, each molecule is really different; but under the sun, it is They are all waiting for their companions. "But, behold, there are many stories, many tragedies and comedies in the process from the lovely little girl walking there to the wrinkled old lady next to her. Although I say this , now at the age of seventy, the old dreams of the cradle days cannot be recalled even if I try to. Seventy years! Seventy years have I swam in the waves of life.

"People who walk on the street are also swimming in the waves of life. Some of them drowned halfway because they were tired from swimming, and some were exhausted from swimming all their lives. Attacked, unjustly lost their lives. "In this way, everyone is swimming in the waves of life, while creating their own value. Some have been hit by sorrow and cannot lift their heads again; some are able to rush out from under the raging waves and continue swimming skillfully From this point of view, people seem to swim in the waves of life in order to create their own value. "What kind of talent is the most valuable? Is the person who has read through thousands of books the most valuable? No, just reading books cannot break through the waves of life. The knowledge gained from books is like luggage. If A mind so full of such things that it cannot swim lightly in the waves of living life.

"To swim in the waves of life, the most important thing is to have a healthy body. It is a lifelong knowledge to make one's body strong. The second most important thing is to live with one's own will. There are people who don't need themselves in the world. The will, the person who lives his life like a slave. The third important thing is the value of morality. If there is no morality, it cannot be ruled out that the fierce waves of life have been swimming forward. Among the human forces, the strongest is the power of morality. Strength. The health of the body is a kind of strength, and the life of the will is also a kind of strength, but the greatest is the moral strength. No matter how good the body is, how strong the will is, if a person has no moral strength, as soon as he meets the world Evil liquid will have hand and foot spasms, and can't swim left and right. There are many people like this in the world. How pitiful! In addition, there is another thing that can generate human value, which is thinking. Those who cannot think are idiots, and idiots are big Immoral. Idiots do not have the right will, they just blindly do wrong actions. When people encounter what they have to do, they have to think, and if they want to overcome the difficulties in the world that strikes, they also have to think. Think for yourself , and then use the will to stick to what you think. People are not like this, and they can never get living knowledge. Knowledge obtained from hearsay or books is by no means a living force in the real practical competition in the world. Do you understand? External wisdom cannot produce human value."

Three know people "But, Anrico, there are more important things. I said something about the value of people just now, but we should say that this person is great, this person is a little crazy, this person is a cowardly guy, this person Is it a genius... to judge the value of people?" said the uncle. "Yes, there are people in the world who look like little fools but are really wise, and there are also people who look like little wise but are really stupid." An Like replied. "Yes, yes." The uncle went on happily: "Yes, yes. One cannot judge his value with a single sentence. Well, if the person is baptized, he is a true Christian believer; The man greeted him very courteously, and he was a good man. Such a hasty judgment would lead to a serious mistake.

"So, for people, knowing its value is a kind of living knowledge. Without this living knowledge, the result will be deceived by the world, or even cause others to suffer. "To make a shop grow, the owner must know the clerks. "A magistrate must know the defendant in order to judge justly. "To be a teacher, to guide the students well, one must know the students well. "To command an army, a general must know the soldiers. "To govern a country, a politician must know the hearts of the people. "Alexander the Great knew his subordinates well, so he was never betrayed by his subordinates, which was a great achievement. Cilias Xichai finally fell into misfortune because he did not know the nature of his subordinates. "Napoleon was able to dominate Europe for a while not only because he was good at war, but also because he knew people. "However, there are often people in the world who don't know people, causing all kinds of misfortunes and big problems, and unable to show their true value. "How do British merchants value people in terms of money. Can people be valued by how much money they have?" The uncle raised a question and temporarily stopped talking. "Money and wealth cannot judge the value of a person." An Like replied. "Why?" Uncle asked back. "Although there is no money, there are many noble people. Grillerti is so poor that he can't give the boatman who rescued him. But he is worthy of being a great man who rescued Italy. No matter how rich you are, if you do unrighteous things, you can't This kind of guy is not qualified to save one person." An Like replied. "Ah, you are right. But it is a big deal to say that money is not necessary. If you can't earn money through labor and live independently, you become a subservient person. People who cannot live independently must have some kind of defect : Either not working hard, or wasting too much money, or lack of credit... I can't be sure what the reason is, but there must be some kind of shortcoming. "Having said that, you can't use money to judge the value of a person. So what should be used to judge the value of a person?" "Didn't my uncle teach me just now?" An Like said. "Well, what have I taught you?" "You said that the value of a person lies in the use of a healthy body, one's own will, morality, and thoughtful life." "Well, I have said this before. To know the value of a person, one must see through their health, spirit, and talents. But with people, no matter who they are, it is easy to fall into the problem of deciding whether to like or hate people at the first meeting. The impression produced is sometimes very accurate, but sometimes it is accidentally wrong, so we must be careful. "People like me who are easy to be emotional, sometimes think that others are cute when they meet, and sometimes they think it is a pity when they meet. I have suffered a lot of failures because of this. I thought this is a good person when I met, and immediately judged his value, so And his moral ability is also treated differently. As a result, he suffered a big failure, and his usual kindness turned into hatred, and his friendship became a breakup. On the contrary, when he sees a person who is detestable, he only thinks he is detestable, no matter what advantages he has. I saw it again. I also often have this kind of thing, but after a while, I found that the person who I thought was a pity at first turned out to be a noble, capable and talented person. But I hate myself for mistaking it, and I just missed a good person. . "So, when you evaluate a person, you have to think over and over again, and explore its true value quietly. Whether the person is happy or sad, in good times or in bad times, with a good or bad reputation, don't use these conditions rashly. In order to accurately judge the value of human beings, we should further observe and deduce. Exploring the value of human beings can be used as a living exercise in the study of social research history. "We must delve into the criticism of history and understand the true value of its characters. In history, there are cases where righteous people are buried as unrighteous, there are cases where the credit of meritorious persons is denied, and careerists and unrighteous people are regarded as Do honest things. There is no such thing as a completely ideal person. The ideal person is best established in our hearts. We compare the person in front of us with the ideal person we set up in our hearts, and evaluate them based on their closeness Value only. So we must have complete ideals. "Do you know? Torino is your husband, so he never taught you such a thing. The so-called sir can only teach theory, not close to reality. "When it comes to practical research, there are many kinds. What I'm teaching you today is the study of people. From your age, take good care of your friends and people around you, and take their weaknesses, As well as hidden behaviors of good or evil nature, if you explore carefully, then you will have interest and deep sympathy for people, and you will be on guard against people. Doing this, you will become a sophisticated person. A connoisseur. Anyone who can understand the noble meaning of life can know anything that is not recorded in books. It is a noble thing to know people. There are too few people in the world who can know people, and I feel a little lonely about it. If you want to be qualified as a poet, a philosopher, and a great man, you must have a heart that can be sensitive to people's strengths and goodness. The superficial and good-natured people only know their own interests, ignore the noble place of the human heart, and make life meaningless Interesting things. Knowing people is very important to gain great joy in life. "You haven't experienced what uncle said, right now. But when uncle dies and you become an adult, if you think about it carefully, you will suddenly understand that uncle's job is important, right? I would like to express my gratitude for the advice of my dead uncle, ..."