question of heaven
Chapter 4 Bauhinia Blossoms
On the second day, a group of five of them visited Xingxing Yudong and Luchong Scenic Area, and saw a special cauldron called "the best copper pot in the world"; looking at the big banyan tree that several people can hug together, people can't help but It gave birth to endless emotions of vicissitudes of life and time passing by.
In the evening, Wu Xiaoyang returned home, only his mother was at home.He said, "Mom, where's my dad?"
Wu's mother said, "Today is Sunday, maybe I'm out for a social gathering."
"I have a very important matter, and I want to hear your opinions." Wu Xiaoyang said, "Otherwise, I'll call Dad to come back."
Mother Wu said, "What's important? Tell me first."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "When Dad comes back, let's talk together. You can't let me say it twice. I recently met a very powerful teacher, and we went to Chengjiang to do a big event in the past two days."
Mother Wu said, "Who are you guys going to play together?"
Wu Xiaoyang said: "There is the teacher I told you just now, and the other three are his students."
Mother Wu continued: "What do his students do?"
Wu Xiaoyang said: "One is the director of the Municipal Bureau of Culture, the other runs a company selling tea, and the third just graduated and hasn't looked for a job yet."
When Mother Wu heard that they were all decent people, she felt at ease.Said: "Call your dad and ask him to come back early and talk about it together." After Wu Xiaoyang made the call, he went back to his room and took out his things to tidy up.
Before ten o'clock, Wu Qinghua returned home.As soon as he entered the door, he said: "Son, you have something important to ask us. Seeing how happy you are, is it a good thing?"
"I have a very important matter to ask for your opinions." Wu Xiaoyang hurriedly pulled him to the sofa and sat down: "First of all, why did I resign? It was because the previous job was particularly depressing and I was very tired. After resigning, I Eating, drinking and having fun with a few friends all day long. But within a week, I found that that was not the life I wanted at all. The so-called freedom is doing nothing and muddling around. Promising people are worthy of your years of upbringing and teaching me, and they are worthy of myself. Therefore, I stayed away from those people."
He continued: "Just a few days ago, I met a very remarkable elder by chance, who can be said to be a giant in thought. Now I want to worship him as a teacher and be his student. It's a big deal for me, so I want to ask what you guys think?"
Wu's mother said: "This is an apprenticeship as a teacher, and there is no mention of work.
"It is ten thousand times more difficult to ask him to be a teacher than to have a good job." Wu
Xiao Yang said: "As long as you can worship him as a teacher, work is not a problem at all."
Wu Qinghua didn't bother with this question, and said, "Is there such a person? What's his name? I'll ask a friend to ask."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "The teacher's name is very special. It's called Chu Mengxiong, Chu of Chu State, Dream of Dream, and Bear of Polar Bear."
Wu Qinghua seemed to have remembered something, picked up the phone, and walked back to his room.Wu Xiaoyang knew that he must be calling a friend to ask about Teacher Chu, so he waited patiently.After more than ten minutes, Wu Qinghua came out quickly with a smile on his face, and said, "This Teacher Chu, known as the 'Wizard of the Southwest', has participated in many cultural summits in Cangshan, Dali, right? Is this the person?"
Wu Xiaoyang said: "Yes, it seems that you have asked."
Wu Qinghua said very happily: "Son, if you can worship him as a teacher, it will be a blessing to our family."
Wu's mother said: "It's not so exaggerated, isn't it just a student, and I don't have a job."
"You don't know, this is a very extraordinary person." Wu Qinghua looked at her and smiled: "When he went up to Beijing and down to Yunnan, leaders at all levels should give him some face. He is a well-known figure in the Chinese cultural circle. How many high-ranking officials and wealthy families want their children to be his students; and they promise that no matter how high the conditions are, they can agree, but this teacher Chu is unwilling. Now, he is willing to teach Xiao Yang. Do you think it is our family? luck."
Mother Wu was a little surprised, she had never heard of such a thing in half her life.Turning to look at Wu Xiaoyang, he said, "Xiao Yang, is this really the case? There are many people vying to be his student, but he is not willing."
"It's true." Wu Xiaoyang said: "There are often people waiting at the door of his house, and he doesn't even let the door in. I saw a big boss with his son whispering in the teacher's house that as long as the teacher is willing to accept As a student, his son agreed no matter how much money he had or what he asked for, but the teacher didn’t give him any face and refused in person.”
"It doesn't matter whether the student is a student or not, as long as he can help you find a good job." Wu's mother said, "You just said that one of his students is the director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau. Ask him to help you find a job." .”
Wu Qinghua smiled, but didn't answer.He said to Wu Xiaoyang: "There is no obstacle for Teacher Chu to accept you as a student, right?"
"No more." Wu Xiaoyang said: "We have talked many times. He likes me very much. He asked me to ask your opinion, saying that it is respect for you. As long as you agree, there is nothing else."
Wu Qinghua said: "Of course we agreed. We don't have any objections. We are very relieved that you can be his student. I have already inquired about it just now. He is a very decent person."
Early the next morning, Wu Xiaoyang called Chu Xiuxiu: "Brother Chu, I told my parents last night, and they have no objection. Now I want to ask you, what should I do? My dad said whether to Prepare some gifts or something."
Chu Xiuxiu said: "Nothing is needed. Our teacher is a simple person. He doesn't like these formal things. According to him, it's not a pier in the rivers and lakes. Let's make an appointment and have dinner together. That's fine, I'll let you know."
At noon, Chu Xiuxiu called and said: "I just met with the teacher and told you what you wanted. Let's make it this afternoon. Call your second senior sister and Pu Yan, and the five of us will have dinner together." That’s it, no one else needs to call.”
After Wu Xiaoyang made the phone call, he sent Pu Yan a WeChat message saying, "Let's have dinner together this afternoon. I'm going to formally worship Teacher Chu as my teacher. I've made an agreement with Brother Chu and Sister Cheng, and it's just the five of us."
Pu Yan came over with a laughing expression: "See you then."
At two o'clock, Wu Xiaoyang saw that his parents were going out to work.He said: "This afternoon, we made an appointment to have a meal together, so it's considered a teacher."
Wu Qinghua said: "Do you want me to participate to thank you, or buy some gifts?"
"I asked, but there is no need." Wu Xiaoyang said: "The teacher is a very simple person, he doesn't like these things."
Wu Qinghua took out his wallet, handed him 2000 yuan, and said, "That's fine. You can bring our sincerity to him and say that we are very grateful to him. Remember, you have to pay for the meal today. Normally, your EQ is low." , Regardless of human relations, you must pay for the meal today."
Wu Xiaoyang said in a low voice: "I don't have a low EQ, I'm so sophisticated all day long, really
annoying. "
Wu Qinghua did not argue: "Son, good job, come on!"
went out.
Wu Xiaoyang deliberately dressed up his appearance, looking a little serious.He went out and came to the teacher's house.Teacher Chu said: "You brother Chu told me, so that's it, it's best to keep it simple."
At 05:30, Chu Xiuxiu, Cheng Huang, and Pu Yan all arrived, got in the car and went to a restaurant with a better environment.Wu Xiaoyang deliberately chose the best seat and asked the teacher to take it; then he asked the senior brother and the second senior sister to sit down, and finally smiled at Pu Yan and sat down too.
Cheng Huang said: "Xiao Yang, we will all be brothers and sisters in the future, so we should talk more casually and talk about what stupid things you have done."
"Aren't you in a restaurant now? I suddenly remembered something." Wu Xiaoyang said: "I used to go to a restaurant to eat, and I asked the waiter many times: 'Is there any food preservatives in your dishes? No'. Until one time, my friend happened to be ordering with me, and I still asked the waiter that. Afterwards, my friend said: 'How can you ask such a childish thing? As a restaurant staff, she will tell you Is it true?' From then on, I don't ask that question any more."
Just after finishing speaking, Cheng Huang and Pu Yan leaned forward and backward with laughter; even Teacher Chu and Chu Xiuxiu also showed funny expressions, and it took a while before they stopped.
Cheng Huang listened with great interest, and said, "Is there any more? Let's hear it again."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I remember one time, a friend who was older than me and I went to find someone to do business. We were received by a woman with a vulgar appearance. After I came out, I couldn't help saying: 'A woman who is ugly is simply A crime'. Just after finishing this sentence, I found that my friend's face became very embarrassed. At that time, I didn't even think that his daughter-in-law was not good-looking, so stupid."
Everyone was smiling, and the atmosphere became extremely relaxed and casual.Cheng Huang said with a smile: "Fortunately, Pu Yan and I are both beautiful, otherwise, we would never end with you."
Wu Xiaoyang continued: "Not long after I started working last year, someone came to apply for a credit card, and I also applied for a Bank of Communications. Later, when I used this credit card, as long as the amount of consumption was a bit large, I would think, in order not to Let the bank misunderstand that I am illegally cashing out. Every time I swipe the whole number, I use cash for fractions. Because I think this is more sincere, and it is also true. Unexpectedly, after two or three months, the bank will My credit card was suspended, saying that I was operating in violation of the regulations. Although it did not affect my credit, this card can no longer be used from now on, and I feel very wronged.”
This story is not so funny, everyone just thought it was very funny and smiled.Cheng Huang said: "Your actions are exactly the opposite of normal people. What are you thinking?"
Chu Xiuxiu said: "It can be seen that although Xiao Yang has a high IQ, his EQ is indeed a bit low."
Teacher Chu said: "The most important thing is that your way of thinking is different from normal people, which is hard to understand. It is really not a pleasant thing to be friends with you. I am afraid that loneliness will become your most familiar partner."
The food has been served, Teacher Chu said: "Today there is no need to engage in any etiquette of apprenticeship, we are not gangsters, we have a meal together, just offer me a cup of tea."
Wu Xiaoyang poured a cup of tea and handed it to the teacher respectfully: "Teacher, thank you for allowing me to be your student. Today, I would like to express my attitude in front of everyone: no matter how difficult the road ahead is, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, No matter what twists and turns, I will never give up halfway.”
Teacher Chu smiled and said, "Let's study hard together!"
When we parted, Teacher Chu said, "Xiao Yang, come to my house tomorrow afternoon, and girl Yan can come with me if she has time."
At three o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Wu Xiaoyang arrived at Teacher Chu's house, just after entering the door, he saw Pu Yan helping the teacher with housework.Sitting on the sofa on the right side of the living room are two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, and a boy who is about the same age as him is sitting on the left side. They are chatting and laughing with Mr. Chu.
Teacher Chu said: "This is Director Ding and his family, and this is my student." That Director Ding held Wu Xiaoyang's hand and talked with a smile, showing full of sincerity.
Looking at this familiar face, Wu Xiaoyang recalled that when he just resigned from the unit not long ago, some friends were hanging out in the bar, and there was Director Ding.I remember that I was still very enthusiastic about him in front of me at that time, but the other party's smile was obviously condescending, which made people feel aggrieved.Obviously, Director Ding no longer remembers this past scene, and his memory seems to be inferior to that of Wu Xiaoyang.At this time, looking at his smiling face full of enthusiasm for him, I deeply realized the power of position for the first time.
I only heard Teacher Chu say: "Director Ding, forget it, everyone in the cultural circles knows that I am a person with weird behaviors, often misleading students, and dare not be other people's teacher."
Director Ding was still begging diligently, and then got close to Wu Xiaoyang, very sincerely.Wu Xiaoyang turned his head to look at the boy sitting next to him: he had an honest and well-behaved appearance, which made it easy for people to have a good impression of trust.
After they left, Wu Xiaoyang said: "Teacher, that boy just now is still very good, why don't you want him?"
"There is no shortage of places in China to cultivate obedient people." Teacher Chu said: "We are here only to become outstanding and masters. I understand that they all come here for the words circulated in the society. Today this child has a good character , but there are too many ideological constraints and not enough understanding, I will never want such a student."
"Yes." Wu Xiaoyang was very emotional: "King, just these two words can make people excited."
Teacher Chu said: "Time is precious, we will start class today."
Wu Xiaoyang took out the notebook from the bag he was carrying, opened it and placed it on the coffee table.
Teacher Chu said: "We have a lot to say, and there is no need to record them all. We just need to write down the key core parts, and finally form our own style. Otherwise, even if we learn the second 'I', it is nothing special. Yes, you have to be your true self, your best self.”
He took a sip of tea and continued: "Almost everyone thinks that I study culture. In fact, what I'm really good at is education, and I spend most of my time on education research. Now, I don't teach you four books. The Five Classics don’t teach you yin and yang and gossip, I just tell you how to become a master and king.”
Wu Xiaoyang suppressed his excitement and listened intently.Teacher Chu said: "In the history of human development, there have been four kinds of 'superior studies': in primitive society, witchcraft was supreme; in the Middle Ages, theology reigned supreme; in modern times, philosophy became the king of all disciplines; and now, Economics has once again become a hot spot that is sought after by everyone.” He paused for a while and then said: “What I want to tell you is that philosophy will always be the king of all disciplines. Don’t look at economics and marketing. , It’s just a good dance made up to surprise people’s eyes, the world will return to its original track after all.”
He continued: "What I want to teach you is actually very simple. It is to truly recognize yourself and establish the most suitable position for you based on your own characteristics. On this basis, integrate human characteristics and the principles of things into yourself to achieve yourself. the value of."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "Teacher, what you said just now is too profound, I half understand it."
"I know, you just need to memorize it to lay the foundation for future mastery and mastery." Teacher Chu said with a smile: "Our course has two stages; the first stage is the general outline, and the second stage is the application method. It is mainly explained one by one in the form of 'question and answer'. The first stage is divided into three parts: culture, human characteristics, and principles of things. They are all general outlines, which are very difficult to understand; Dian overlooking everything, everything in the palm of your hand, this is how kings are born. Whether you can understand the secrets depends on your understanding, I hope I am not mistaken." Speaking of this, he sighed.The voice contained endless emotions, which made people sound very sad, as if how much bitterness and regrets were endured during it.
Wu Xiaoyang didn't know what to say, but Teacher Chu smiled: "According to the teaching principle, it should be easy before difficult, and gradually progress to great success; our method is just the opposite. Specifically, it is 'difficult first, then easy'. Learn the core first, and then learn various branches and details step by step. Apply and verify repeatedly while learning. With the general outline in hand, you will not be afraid of going astray. This method has at least two advantages. First, it can use the shortest time Master more knowledge; second, you can avoid falling into the nerd phenomenon of 'talking but not practicing'."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "It's like there is a person standing on the top of a mountain as a command. No matter what method you use to go up the mountain, you will not lose your way."
"That's right." Teacher Chu said: "When we get to the point, culture will only come from two aspects, one is precipitation; the other is creation. The first factor in the establishment of culture is the evaluation standard. What kind of evaluation standard is there? What kind of cultural system is produced; with what kind of cultural system, there will be what kind of people.”
He went on to say: "During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhou rituals were still influencing people. Therefore, even if wars broke out, they were only defeated rather than eliminated. Mozi, Mencius, or Zhuan Chu and Yaoli who aim at assassination; or Shang Yang and Han Fei, who aim at strengthening the country, would rather give up their lives just to burn once, even if it is called a generation of soldiers. Sun Tzu, the counselor, will also go down the mountain to show what he has learned in his life."
"In the Song Dynasty, the country implemented the evaluation standard of suppressing military affairs and emphasizing literature, which made people like to 'sit and talk', and always 'peace is the most important' when facing the enemy, often lacking in blood. Since modern times, mere clowns have been able to invade us many times Dignified China -----, the root of all this is due to the evaluation standards of culture. Fortunately, our ancestors have already integrated the most precious spirits such as "integrity, dignity, honor" into the blood of the culture, and It has been passed down from generation to generation. The bang of the new China washed away the humiliation that weighed on the hearts of the Chinese people, and regained the long-lost human dignity.”
Teacher Chu said with a smile: "For many years, I have always had an idea to sort out the main body of culture, especially Chinese culture, but I still couldn't achieve the desired effect. Until the end of last year, I suddenly realized that Cheerful, it clarifies the core of Chinese culture: benevolence, justice, and efficiency. These three points are basic propositions with conclusive significance, and they are also the pointers for our progress. Taking these three points as the benchmark, a systematic theory is gradually formed. "
"Living in this world, no one would expect their life to be indifferent; therefore, benevolence has a strong vitality. Buddhism pays attention to the law of cause and effect, and this is also the truth. Therefore, benevolence is always the pursuit shared by everyone. As long as human beings exist One day, this pursuit will never fade. Justice: It is the abbreviation of fairness and justice. Why does the world need fairness and justice? All creatures in the world have their strengths and weaknesses. If you want harmony and comfort, you need rules. But the essence is that any rules They are all contrary to human nature, but they can make people's lives better. For example, the Olympic Games can best embody the characteristics of fairness and justice. Just imagine, if the "Olympic Games" did not have fairness and justice as the iron law, it would still be worthy of our respect Is it? Justice can bring honor, and it can naturally be exchanged for people's hearts. The last is efficiency: why not other things, but efficiency? The reason is also very simple, because human beings need development, and society needs progress. Whether it is an individual or a country, it is The same; therefore, we should encourage people to pay attention to efficiency in our cultural thinking. The above three points are the core essence of culture in the new era, and the others are just its annotations. These three points can be called the general outline of culture in the new era '. Then gather the "three major characteristics of Chinese culture" that I explained to you a few days ago to form a system. With this general outline, let's look back at other cultures such as martial arts culture, food culture, and tea culture---- -, you will see clearly and understand very quickly.”
Teacher Chu completed this extremely profound explanation in one breath, and Wu Xiaoyang half understood it; but the teacher has already said that it doesn't matter if you don't understand, just remember it first.
Two days later, Wu Xiaoyang came to Teacher Chu's house, and Teacher Chu was already drinking tea and waiting.Said: "What did you learn from the class the day before yesterday?"
Wu Xiaoyang said: "Culture is the support point of all industries. What kind of culture will form what kind of groups and individuals. Through the influence of culture, a cowardly person can become brave, and a selfish person can also be on him. The brilliance of human nature is shining; vice versa. In the new era, culture needs to keep pace with the times, but this development and progress cannot shake its foundation. Specifically, the core of Chinese culture in the new era is: benevolence, justice, Efficiency. Following this general outline, a complete cultural system will be formed.”
Teacher Chu was very pleased, and said: "You really have a very high understanding, and you can draw inferences from one instance."
"It's the teacher who teaches well. Although it is profound, it is easy to understand." Wu Xiaoyang said: "Teacher, in your opinion, what is the essence of traditional Chinese culture?
"Ren." Teacher Chu said: "If you need to add a little more content, you can
Adding "tolerance", benevolence and tolerance constitute the essential characteristics of Chinese traditional culture. "
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I often hear people say, 'Why can Chinese culture last forever?' What does the teacher think?"
Teacher Chu said: There are two main reasons: one is the culture of benevolence, and the other is the culture of respecting ancestors.Specifically, Confucius established "benevolence" as the general principle of all things, and derived cultures in various fields; and then took "respecting ancestors" as his belief, and developed a unique cultural system in the world.It can be said that as long as the Chinese nation does not completely die out, this kind of culture will not be cut off.Abandoning native Buddhism and converting to Hinduism like in ancient India will never happen in China. "
Wu Xiaoyang said: "When money becomes the primary criterion for evaluating a thing, what will happen to society?"
Teacher Chu said: "Any factor that becomes the primary evaluation standard will profoundly affect people's lives. Money, objectively speaking, has no evil. All mistakes and evils are caused by us humans. However, People in the world are in different poses and with different attitudes, and everyone’s understanding and acceptance are different. When money becomes the main evaluation criterion, just like the viewpoint of ‘only asking about the result, not the process’, it actually encourages people to Let go of dignity and shame, and focus on fighting for money. In this way, family affection will become indifferent, snobbery will replace warmth, and all good things in the world will become weak and powerless. line will prevail.”
Wu Xiaoyang continued to ask: "When the teacher mentioned Mencius many times, he didn't take it seriously. Why? Isn't he honored as the sub-sage by later generations?"
Teacher Chu said with a smile: "To put it bluntly, I really look down on Mencius because he talks nonsense."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "As far as I know, few people criticize these tall figures in Chinese history. Teacher, why do you want to do this?"
Teacher Chu laughed: "As a scholar, if you don't have the courage to 'dare to be the first' and dare not deny the ideas and theories of the predecessors, don't expect to make any big achievements. We are doing learning, not like politics, Doing business requires harmony.”
Wu Xiaoyang said: "What the teacher said is, what exactly are Mencius' mistakes?"
Teacher Chu said: "Mencius' mistakes mainly lie in abolishing the six arts, distorting human nature, forcing the distinction between superiority and inferiority, and misleading people's hearts. Since he started, hypocrisy and pedantry have gradually become the labels of Chinese scholars."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "The teacher explained too many knowledge points. I will understand and digest them after I go back, but I remember them all."
"That's right." Teacher Chu said with a smile: "Today we will talk about the 'characteristics of people'. Everything in the world is respected by people. No matter how advanced your technology is or how society progresses, the core will always be people. Follow along With this way of thinking, we understand that development is a human-centered development, and everything is for human beings. However, despite the rapid development of technology, the characteristics of human nature have not changed much. The emotional needs of people thousands of years ago are not the same as they are now. The comparison is almost the same. In the final analysis, a person's life is actually to prove his own value intentionally or unintentionally."
Teacher Chu continued: "There are only two motivations for people: one is interest, and the other is emotion. All the ugly behaviors in the world are produced by self-interested thoughts; emotion is to balance, control, and resolve these ugly behaviors. The only good medicine. The core essence of "The Story of Three Families" is here, and you must have a deep understanding."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I once read a book saying that honor and belief are the top needs of a person, which affect the major decisions of a person's life. Now the teacher says that people only have two motivations: interest and emotion, so what are honor and belief? Woolen cloth?"
Teacher Chu said: "What you read is not wrong, but he didn't make it clear that the essence of honor and belief also belongs to the category of emotion, and it is the topmost kind of 'complex' in emotion; therefore, it produces such a huge power. There is a beautiful side in human nature, and of course there is an ugly side; we neither only see the ugly pessimistically, nor can we turn a blind eye to the ugly, because it does not conform to the essential characteristics of things. The biggest harm to people is not to tell him the society There is a dark side, but tell him that the world is sunny and beautiful, but when he faces the social reality, he finds that there is an ugly and dark side. At this time, the outlook on life that has supported him for many years will completely collapse and go to the extreme opposite; therefore, Our theory must not only admit the ugliness of human nature, but also strengthen the weight of emotion, so that it can cultivate people with benevolence and healthy personality. This is the true glory of human nature. Finally, what I want to say is that as long as people want to live , in fact, there is only one choice. No matter how much ugliness and darkness exist in the society, no matter how much grievance and pain we have endured, we can only still believe in the beauty of the world and the human heart. Because only in this way will there be sunshine in your heart, and you Only relatives and families can have warmth and hope. Without sunshine and warmth in life, no matter how much wealth you have, you will not feel happy; and without hope, families and individuals will definitely have no future.”
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I want to ask the teacher an eternal proposition, is human nature good or evil?"
Teacher Chu said: "It is meaningless to talk about the good and evil of human nature alone. It needs to be discussed together with human nature and human heart. Confucius has never judged the good and evil of human nature. The so-called good and evil of human nature are all from Mencius." Amusement and the obstinacy of the nerds that followed."
Wu Xiaoyang still wanted to continue, the phone rang, and the second senior sister Cheng Huang said that he would invite everyone to dinner in the afternoon.
Teacher Chu said: "You guys go, I won't join in the fun."
Wu Xiaoyang saw that there was still time, so he asked, "Teacher, what's the matter with Pu Yan's family?"
What's the situation?What can I do to make her better. "
"You don't need to do it deliberately. It's good to do it like this time." Teacher Chu said: "She and her mother are the only ones living in her family. Her father passed away a few years ago. It is very difficult. According to my knowledge You know, apart from her father, you are the first person who took the initiative to stand up and protect her. I have seen her changes during this time, and I am very happy for her. I am willing to accept you as a student, and you are the same for her. One of the factors. You neither sympathized with her, pityed her, nor deliberately comforted her, but regarded her as a normal person; and you bravely stood up to protect her when she needed it most. Wonderful. I heard from her that you even went to learn sign language for a while, right?"
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I only learned superficially, and I can basically communicate."
Teacher Chu said: "It doesn't matter how much you have learned. The important thing is that you do it. In the future, you should care about her as much as possible so that she will be less hurt. Her IQ is also very high. It's a pity."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I will do as the teacher tells me."
After bidding farewell to the teacher, Wu Xiaoyang sent Pu Yan a WeChat message saying, "Where are you? Second Senior Sister, please have dinner, let's go together."
Pu Yan replied: "At home, see you at the gate of our community."
When Wu Xiaoyang arrived at the gate of "Fengyuan Community", he saw a delicate girl standing in the breeze from a distance, with her long hair fluttering in the wind.Seeing Wu Xiaoyang, she smiled and said in sign language: "Teacher Chu's class is over."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I just came out of the teacher's house."
Pu Yan said, "How do you feel? Teacher Chu is amazing, right?"
Wu Xiaoyang said: "It's really amazing, I'm going to pay my respects."
Pu Yan smiled mischievously: "Then how do you thank me?"
Wu Xiaoyang said happily: "Anytime, if you get tired from walking, I will carry you on my back." Pu Yan blushed slightly, and turned to another direction.Wu Xiaoyang called a taxi and went to the hotel with Pu Yan.
Cheng Huang and the others have arrived, a total of four people, one man and three women.
Cheng Huang said: "This is my junior brother Wu Xiaoyang. As for my junior sister, you have already met, so I won't introduce you." Then he turned around and said, "This is Xue Rong from our company." Wu Xiaoyang told him intuitively , This is a girl with a lot of social experience.Cheng Huang continued to introduce: "She is Yang Liqin." Wu Xiaoyang smiled at them, this girl is very beautiful, she should be about the same age as him; the last boy is Zhang Jiawei.
Wu Xiaoyang said: "Sister Cheng, are you running a film company? Why are all the women so beautiful and the men so handsome." Everyone laughed.
The girl named Xue Rong said: "Mr. Cheng, you have such an outstanding junior, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Cheng Huang said: "Where? I haven't known Xiao Yang for a long time."
Wu Xiaoyang was very surprised, why didn't Sister Cheng mention that she met through Pu Yan? What does that mean?Are you intentionally crowding out Puyan?It was really nice to see her treat Pu Yan like a big sister, the thought flashed by, and I didn't think much about it.
Those two girls were very active, and frequently made friends with Wu Xiaoyang, and the handsome and weak boy also came to join in the fun.
After dinner, everyone came to the door of the restaurant.Wu Xiaoyang was about to leave when Xue Rong said, "Handsome guy, shall we go to karaoke together?" Her proposal was approved by the other three.
Wu Xiaoyang looked at Pu Yan and said, "I'm sorry, I have an appointment with Pu Yan, and I have something to do, let's wait another day."
Xue Rong walked up a few steps and was already very close to Wu Xiaoyang: "If you go to sing with us now, I will be your girlfriend."
Wu Xiaoyang had never seen such a scene before, he was a little embarrassed: "Stop joking."
"I'm not kidding, I'm serious." Xue Rong said, "If I don't say anything, someone will say it before me." After speaking, she gave Yang Liqin a smirk.
Wu Xiaoyang continued to evade: "We really have something to do, let's wait another day."
After parting from them, Pu Yan didn't ask why she didn't go, or when she made the appointment, she just said, "Where are we going?"
Wu Xiaoyang couldn't help admiring her intelligence again and said, "Where do you want to go?"
Pu Yan said, "I don't know, I can go anywhere."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "Why don't we go to the bookstore!"
Pu Yan said pleasantly: "How do you know I want to go to the bookstore?"
"Of course I know." Wu Xiaoyang said: "A person's temperament and appearance are the result of a long period of honing. Anyone can tell that you like reading." Pu Yan was very pleasantly surprised, thinking of Wu Xiaoyang The four-character evaluation of her "delicate and smart".
The two of them came to the bookstore, and Pu Yan went to the literature and poetry column to look for books.Wu Xiaoyang came to the Philosophy of Thought column. He wanted to see if there were works by Rousseau, Plato and other great thinkers, but he couldn't find them after searching for a long time.He was a little disappointed, and came to the traditional classics column again, looking for the "Records of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, but he still couldn't find it.There are many other publishing houses, but he turned to Pu Yan without even reading it, and saw that she was enjoying reading it, so he didn't bother her, and just found a book to read at random.
After a while, I saw Pu Yan standing in front of me with a smile on my face.The two walked out of the bookstore. On the way to send Pu Yan home, she said in sign language: "Are there any books you like?"
"I haven't seen it." Wu Xiaoyang said: "I want to look for the works of those great thinkers, because the teacher told me that although I have read a lot of books, I still haven't mastered them because I know little about philosophical principles.
In the evening, Wu Xiaoyang returned home, only his mother was at home.He said, "Mom, where's my dad?"
Wu's mother said, "Today is Sunday, maybe I'm out for a social gathering."
"I have a very important matter, and I want to hear your opinions." Wu Xiaoyang said, "Otherwise, I'll call Dad to come back."
Mother Wu said, "What's important? Tell me first."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "When Dad comes back, let's talk together. You can't let me say it twice. I recently met a very powerful teacher, and we went to Chengjiang to do a big event in the past two days."
Mother Wu said, "Who are you guys going to play together?"
Wu Xiaoyang said: "There is the teacher I told you just now, and the other three are his students."
Mother Wu continued: "What do his students do?"
Wu Xiaoyang said: "One is the director of the Municipal Bureau of Culture, the other runs a company selling tea, and the third just graduated and hasn't looked for a job yet."
When Mother Wu heard that they were all decent people, she felt at ease.Said: "Call your dad and ask him to come back early and talk about it together." After Wu Xiaoyang made the call, he went back to his room and took out his things to tidy up.
Before ten o'clock, Wu Qinghua returned home.As soon as he entered the door, he said: "Son, you have something important to ask us. Seeing how happy you are, is it a good thing?"
"I have a very important matter to ask for your opinions." Wu Xiaoyang hurriedly pulled him to the sofa and sat down: "First of all, why did I resign? It was because the previous job was particularly depressing and I was very tired. After resigning, I Eating, drinking and having fun with a few friends all day long. But within a week, I found that that was not the life I wanted at all. The so-called freedom is doing nothing and muddling around. Promising people are worthy of your years of upbringing and teaching me, and they are worthy of myself. Therefore, I stayed away from those people."
He continued: "Just a few days ago, I met a very remarkable elder by chance, who can be said to be a giant in thought. Now I want to worship him as a teacher and be his student. It's a big deal for me, so I want to ask what you guys think?"
Wu's mother said: "This is an apprenticeship as a teacher, and there is no mention of work.
"It is ten thousand times more difficult to ask him to be a teacher than to have a good job." Wu
Xiao Yang said: "As long as you can worship him as a teacher, work is not a problem at all."
Wu Qinghua didn't bother with this question, and said, "Is there such a person? What's his name? I'll ask a friend to ask."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "The teacher's name is very special. It's called Chu Mengxiong, Chu of Chu State, Dream of Dream, and Bear of Polar Bear."
Wu Qinghua seemed to have remembered something, picked up the phone, and walked back to his room.Wu Xiaoyang knew that he must be calling a friend to ask about Teacher Chu, so he waited patiently.After more than ten minutes, Wu Qinghua came out quickly with a smile on his face, and said, "This Teacher Chu, known as the 'Wizard of the Southwest', has participated in many cultural summits in Cangshan, Dali, right? Is this the person?"
Wu Xiaoyang said: "Yes, it seems that you have asked."
Wu Qinghua said very happily: "Son, if you can worship him as a teacher, it will be a blessing to our family."
Wu's mother said: "It's not so exaggerated, isn't it just a student, and I don't have a job."
"You don't know, this is a very extraordinary person." Wu Qinghua looked at her and smiled: "When he went up to Beijing and down to Yunnan, leaders at all levels should give him some face. He is a well-known figure in the Chinese cultural circle. How many high-ranking officials and wealthy families want their children to be his students; and they promise that no matter how high the conditions are, they can agree, but this teacher Chu is unwilling. Now, he is willing to teach Xiao Yang. Do you think it is our family? luck."
Mother Wu was a little surprised, she had never heard of such a thing in half her life.Turning to look at Wu Xiaoyang, he said, "Xiao Yang, is this really the case? There are many people vying to be his student, but he is not willing."
"It's true." Wu Xiaoyang said: "There are often people waiting at the door of his house, and he doesn't even let the door in. I saw a big boss with his son whispering in the teacher's house that as long as the teacher is willing to accept As a student, his son agreed no matter how much money he had or what he asked for, but the teacher didn’t give him any face and refused in person.”
"It doesn't matter whether the student is a student or not, as long as he can help you find a good job." Wu's mother said, "You just said that one of his students is the director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau. Ask him to help you find a job." .”
Wu Qinghua smiled, but didn't answer.He said to Wu Xiaoyang: "There is no obstacle for Teacher Chu to accept you as a student, right?"
"No more." Wu Xiaoyang said: "We have talked many times. He likes me very much. He asked me to ask your opinion, saying that it is respect for you. As long as you agree, there is nothing else."
Wu Qinghua said: "Of course we agreed. We don't have any objections. We are very relieved that you can be his student. I have already inquired about it just now. He is a very decent person."
Early the next morning, Wu Xiaoyang called Chu Xiuxiu: "Brother Chu, I told my parents last night, and they have no objection. Now I want to ask you, what should I do? My dad said whether to Prepare some gifts or something."
Chu Xiuxiu said: "Nothing is needed. Our teacher is a simple person. He doesn't like these formal things. According to him, it's not a pier in the rivers and lakes. Let's make an appointment and have dinner together. That's fine, I'll let you know."
At noon, Chu Xiuxiu called and said: "I just met with the teacher and told you what you wanted. Let's make it this afternoon. Call your second senior sister and Pu Yan, and the five of us will have dinner together." That’s it, no one else needs to call.”
After Wu Xiaoyang made the phone call, he sent Pu Yan a WeChat message saying, "Let's have dinner together this afternoon. I'm going to formally worship Teacher Chu as my teacher. I've made an agreement with Brother Chu and Sister Cheng, and it's just the five of us."
Pu Yan came over with a laughing expression: "See you then."
At two o'clock, Wu Xiaoyang saw that his parents were going out to work.He said: "This afternoon, we made an appointment to have a meal together, so it's considered a teacher."
Wu Qinghua said: "Do you want me to participate to thank you, or buy some gifts?"
"I asked, but there is no need." Wu Xiaoyang said: "The teacher is a very simple person, he doesn't like these things."
Wu Qinghua took out his wallet, handed him 2000 yuan, and said, "That's fine. You can bring our sincerity to him and say that we are very grateful to him. Remember, you have to pay for the meal today. Normally, your EQ is low." , Regardless of human relations, you must pay for the meal today."
Wu Xiaoyang said in a low voice: "I don't have a low EQ, I'm so sophisticated all day long, really
annoying. "
Wu Qinghua did not argue: "Son, good job, come on!"
went out.
Wu Xiaoyang deliberately dressed up his appearance, looking a little serious.He went out and came to the teacher's house.Teacher Chu said: "You brother Chu told me, so that's it, it's best to keep it simple."
At 05:30, Chu Xiuxiu, Cheng Huang, and Pu Yan all arrived, got in the car and went to a restaurant with a better environment.Wu Xiaoyang deliberately chose the best seat and asked the teacher to take it; then he asked the senior brother and the second senior sister to sit down, and finally smiled at Pu Yan and sat down too.
Cheng Huang said: "Xiao Yang, we will all be brothers and sisters in the future, so we should talk more casually and talk about what stupid things you have done."
"Aren't you in a restaurant now? I suddenly remembered something." Wu Xiaoyang said: "I used to go to a restaurant to eat, and I asked the waiter many times: 'Is there any food preservatives in your dishes? No'. Until one time, my friend happened to be ordering with me, and I still asked the waiter that. Afterwards, my friend said: 'How can you ask such a childish thing? As a restaurant staff, she will tell you Is it true?' From then on, I don't ask that question any more."
Just after finishing speaking, Cheng Huang and Pu Yan leaned forward and backward with laughter; even Teacher Chu and Chu Xiuxiu also showed funny expressions, and it took a while before they stopped.
Cheng Huang listened with great interest, and said, "Is there any more? Let's hear it again."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I remember one time, a friend who was older than me and I went to find someone to do business. We were received by a woman with a vulgar appearance. After I came out, I couldn't help saying: 'A woman who is ugly is simply A crime'. Just after finishing this sentence, I found that my friend's face became very embarrassed. At that time, I didn't even think that his daughter-in-law was not good-looking, so stupid."
Everyone was smiling, and the atmosphere became extremely relaxed and casual.Cheng Huang said with a smile: "Fortunately, Pu Yan and I are both beautiful, otherwise, we would never end with you."
Wu Xiaoyang continued: "Not long after I started working last year, someone came to apply for a credit card, and I also applied for a Bank of Communications. Later, when I used this credit card, as long as the amount of consumption was a bit large, I would think, in order not to Let the bank misunderstand that I am illegally cashing out. Every time I swipe the whole number, I use cash for fractions. Because I think this is more sincere, and it is also true. Unexpectedly, after two or three months, the bank will My credit card was suspended, saying that I was operating in violation of the regulations. Although it did not affect my credit, this card can no longer be used from now on, and I feel very wronged.”
This story is not so funny, everyone just thought it was very funny and smiled.Cheng Huang said: "Your actions are exactly the opposite of normal people. What are you thinking?"
Chu Xiuxiu said: "It can be seen that although Xiao Yang has a high IQ, his EQ is indeed a bit low."
Teacher Chu said: "The most important thing is that your way of thinking is different from normal people, which is hard to understand. It is really not a pleasant thing to be friends with you. I am afraid that loneliness will become your most familiar partner."
The food has been served, Teacher Chu said: "Today there is no need to engage in any etiquette of apprenticeship, we are not gangsters, we have a meal together, just offer me a cup of tea."
Wu Xiaoyang poured a cup of tea and handed it to the teacher respectfully: "Teacher, thank you for allowing me to be your student. Today, I would like to express my attitude in front of everyone: no matter how difficult the road ahead is, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, No matter what twists and turns, I will never give up halfway.”
Teacher Chu smiled and said, "Let's study hard together!"
When we parted, Teacher Chu said, "Xiao Yang, come to my house tomorrow afternoon, and girl Yan can come with me if she has time."
At three o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Wu Xiaoyang arrived at Teacher Chu's house, just after entering the door, he saw Pu Yan helping the teacher with housework.Sitting on the sofa on the right side of the living room are two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, and a boy who is about the same age as him is sitting on the left side. They are chatting and laughing with Mr. Chu.
Teacher Chu said: "This is Director Ding and his family, and this is my student." That Director Ding held Wu Xiaoyang's hand and talked with a smile, showing full of sincerity.
Looking at this familiar face, Wu Xiaoyang recalled that when he just resigned from the unit not long ago, some friends were hanging out in the bar, and there was Director Ding.I remember that I was still very enthusiastic about him in front of me at that time, but the other party's smile was obviously condescending, which made people feel aggrieved.Obviously, Director Ding no longer remembers this past scene, and his memory seems to be inferior to that of Wu Xiaoyang.At this time, looking at his smiling face full of enthusiasm for him, I deeply realized the power of position for the first time.
I only heard Teacher Chu say: "Director Ding, forget it, everyone in the cultural circles knows that I am a person with weird behaviors, often misleading students, and dare not be other people's teacher."
Director Ding was still begging diligently, and then got close to Wu Xiaoyang, very sincerely.Wu Xiaoyang turned his head to look at the boy sitting next to him: he had an honest and well-behaved appearance, which made it easy for people to have a good impression of trust.
After they left, Wu Xiaoyang said: "Teacher, that boy just now is still very good, why don't you want him?"
"There is no shortage of places in China to cultivate obedient people." Teacher Chu said: "We are here only to become outstanding and masters. I understand that they all come here for the words circulated in the society. Today this child has a good character , but there are too many ideological constraints and not enough understanding, I will never want such a student."
"Yes." Wu Xiaoyang was very emotional: "King, just these two words can make people excited."
Teacher Chu said: "Time is precious, we will start class today."
Wu Xiaoyang took out the notebook from the bag he was carrying, opened it and placed it on the coffee table.
Teacher Chu said: "We have a lot to say, and there is no need to record them all. We just need to write down the key core parts, and finally form our own style. Otherwise, even if we learn the second 'I', it is nothing special. Yes, you have to be your true self, your best self.”
He took a sip of tea and continued: "Almost everyone thinks that I study culture. In fact, what I'm really good at is education, and I spend most of my time on education research. Now, I don't teach you four books. The Five Classics don’t teach you yin and yang and gossip, I just tell you how to become a master and king.”
Wu Xiaoyang suppressed his excitement and listened intently.Teacher Chu said: "In the history of human development, there have been four kinds of 'superior studies': in primitive society, witchcraft was supreme; in the Middle Ages, theology reigned supreme; in modern times, philosophy became the king of all disciplines; and now, Economics has once again become a hot spot that is sought after by everyone.” He paused for a while and then said: “What I want to tell you is that philosophy will always be the king of all disciplines. Don’t look at economics and marketing. , It’s just a good dance made up to surprise people’s eyes, the world will return to its original track after all.”
He continued: "What I want to teach you is actually very simple. It is to truly recognize yourself and establish the most suitable position for you based on your own characteristics. On this basis, integrate human characteristics and the principles of things into yourself to achieve yourself. the value of."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "Teacher, what you said just now is too profound, I half understand it."
"I know, you just need to memorize it to lay the foundation for future mastery and mastery." Teacher Chu said with a smile: "Our course has two stages; the first stage is the general outline, and the second stage is the application method. It is mainly explained one by one in the form of 'question and answer'. The first stage is divided into three parts: culture, human characteristics, and principles of things. They are all general outlines, which are very difficult to understand; Dian overlooking everything, everything in the palm of your hand, this is how kings are born. Whether you can understand the secrets depends on your understanding, I hope I am not mistaken." Speaking of this, he sighed.The voice contained endless emotions, which made people sound very sad, as if how much bitterness and regrets were endured during it.
Wu Xiaoyang didn't know what to say, but Teacher Chu smiled: "According to the teaching principle, it should be easy before difficult, and gradually progress to great success; our method is just the opposite. Specifically, it is 'difficult first, then easy'. Learn the core first, and then learn various branches and details step by step. Apply and verify repeatedly while learning. With the general outline in hand, you will not be afraid of going astray. This method has at least two advantages. First, it can use the shortest time Master more knowledge; second, you can avoid falling into the nerd phenomenon of 'talking but not practicing'."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "It's like there is a person standing on the top of a mountain as a command. No matter what method you use to go up the mountain, you will not lose your way."
"That's right." Teacher Chu said: "When we get to the point, culture will only come from two aspects, one is precipitation; the other is creation. The first factor in the establishment of culture is the evaluation standard. What kind of evaluation standard is there? What kind of cultural system is produced; with what kind of cultural system, there will be what kind of people.”
He went on to say: "During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhou rituals were still influencing people. Therefore, even if wars broke out, they were only defeated rather than eliminated. Mozi, Mencius, or Zhuan Chu and Yaoli who aim at assassination; or Shang Yang and Han Fei, who aim at strengthening the country, would rather give up their lives just to burn once, even if it is called a generation of soldiers. Sun Tzu, the counselor, will also go down the mountain to show what he has learned in his life."
"In the Song Dynasty, the country implemented the evaluation standard of suppressing military affairs and emphasizing literature, which made people like to 'sit and talk', and always 'peace is the most important' when facing the enemy, often lacking in blood. Since modern times, mere clowns have been able to invade us many times Dignified China -----, the root of all this is due to the evaluation standards of culture. Fortunately, our ancestors have already integrated the most precious spirits such as "integrity, dignity, honor" into the blood of the culture, and It has been passed down from generation to generation. The bang of the new China washed away the humiliation that weighed on the hearts of the Chinese people, and regained the long-lost human dignity.”
Teacher Chu said with a smile: "For many years, I have always had an idea to sort out the main body of culture, especially Chinese culture, but I still couldn't achieve the desired effect. Until the end of last year, I suddenly realized that Cheerful, it clarifies the core of Chinese culture: benevolence, justice, and efficiency. These three points are basic propositions with conclusive significance, and they are also the pointers for our progress. Taking these three points as the benchmark, a systematic theory is gradually formed. "
"Living in this world, no one would expect their life to be indifferent; therefore, benevolence has a strong vitality. Buddhism pays attention to the law of cause and effect, and this is also the truth. Therefore, benevolence is always the pursuit shared by everyone. As long as human beings exist One day, this pursuit will never fade. Justice: It is the abbreviation of fairness and justice. Why does the world need fairness and justice? All creatures in the world have their strengths and weaknesses. If you want harmony and comfort, you need rules. But the essence is that any rules They are all contrary to human nature, but they can make people's lives better. For example, the Olympic Games can best embody the characteristics of fairness and justice. Just imagine, if the "Olympic Games" did not have fairness and justice as the iron law, it would still be worthy of our respect Is it? Justice can bring honor, and it can naturally be exchanged for people's hearts. The last is efficiency: why not other things, but efficiency? The reason is also very simple, because human beings need development, and society needs progress. Whether it is an individual or a country, it is The same; therefore, we should encourage people to pay attention to efficiency in our cultural thinking. The above three points are the core essence of culture in the new era, and the others are just its annotations. These three points can be called the general outline of culture in the new era '. Then gather the "three major characteristics of Chinese culture" that I explained to you a few days ago to form a system. With this general outline, let's look back at other cultures such as martial arts culture, food culture, and tea culture---- -, you will see clearly and understand very quickly.”
Teacher Chu completed this extremely profound explanation in one breath, and Wu Xiaoyang half understood it; but the teacher has already said that it doesn't matter if you don't understand, just remember it first.
Two days later, Wu Xiaoyang came to Teacher Chu's house, and Teacher Chu was already drinking tea and waiting.Said: "What did you learn from the class the day before yesterday?"
Wu Xiaoyang said: "Culture is the support point of all industries. What kind of culture will form what kind of groups and individuals. Through the influence of culture, a cowardly person can become brave, and a selfish person can also be on him. The brilliance of human nature is shining; vice versa. In the new era, culture needs to keep pace with the times, but this development and progress cannot shake its foundation. Specifically, the core of Chinese culture in the new era is: benevolence, justice, Efficiency. Following this general outline, a complete cultural system will be formed.”
Teacher Chu was very pleased, and said: "You really have a very high understanding, and you can draw inferences from one instance."
"It's the teacher who teaches well. Although it is profound, it is easy to understand." Wu Xiaoyang said: "Teacher, in your opinion, what is the essence of traditional Chinese culture?
"Ren." Teacher Chu said: "If you need to add a little more content, you can
Adding "tolerance", benevolence and tolerance constitute the essential characteristics of Chinese traditional culture. "
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I often hear people say, 'Why can Chinese culture last forever?' What does the teacher think?"
Teacher Chu said: There are two main reasons: one is the culture of benevolence, and the other is the culture of respecting ancestors.Specifically, Confucius established "benevolence" as the general principle of all things, and derived cultures in various fields; and then took "respecting ancestors" as his belief, and developed a unique cultural system in the world.It can be said that as long as the Chinese nation does not completely die out, this kind of culture will not be cut off.Abandoning native Buddhism and converting to Hinduism like in ancient India will never happen in China. "
Wu Xiaoyang said: "When money becomes the primary criterion for evaluating a thing, what will happen to society?"
Teacher Chu said: "Any factor that becomes the primary evaluation standard will profoundly affect people's lives. Money, objectively speaking, has no evil. All mistakes and evils are caused by us humans. However, People in the world are in different poses and with different attitudes, and everyone’s understanding and acceptance are different. When money becomes the main evaluation criterion, just like the viewpoint of ‘only asking about the result, not the process’, it actually encourages people to Let go of dignity and shame, and focus on fighting for money. In this way, family affection will become indifferent, snobbery will replace warmth, and all good things in the world will become weak and powerless. line will prevail.”
Wu Xiaoyang continued to ask: "When the teacher mentioned Mencius many times, he didn't take it seriously. Why? Isn't he honored as the sub-sage by later generations?"
Teacher Chu said with a smile: "To put it bluntly, I really look down on Mencius because he talks nonsense."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "As far as I know, few people criticize these tall figures in Chinese history. Teacher, why do you want to do this?"
Teacher Chu laughed: "As a scholar, if you don't have the courage to 'dare to be the first' and dare not deny the ideas and theories of the predecessors, don't expect to make any big achievements. We are doing learning, not like politics, Doing business requires harmony.”
Wu Xiaoyang said: "What the teacher said is, what exactly are Mencius' mistakes?"
Teacher Chu said: "Mencius' mistakes mainly lie in abolishing the six arts, distorting human nature, forcing the distinction between superiority and inferiority, and misleading people's hearts. Since he started, hypocrisy and pedantry have gradually become the labels of Chinese scholars."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "The teacher explained too many knowledge points. I will understand and digest them after I go back, but I remember them all."
"That's right." Teacher Chu said with a smile: "Today we will talk about the 'characteristics of people'. Everything in the world is respected by people. No matter how advanced your technology is or how society progresses, the core will always be people. Follow along With this way of thinking, we understand that development is a human-centered development, and everything is for human beings. However, despite the rapid development of technology, the characteristics of human nature have not changed much. The emotional needs of people thousands of years ago are not the same as they are now. The comparison is almost the same. In the final analysis, a person's life is actually to prove his own value intentionally or unintentionally."
Teacher Chu continued: "There are only two motivations for people: one is interest, and the other is emotion. All the ugly behaviors in the world are produced by self-interested thoughts; emotion is to balance, control, and resolve these ugly behaviors. The only good medicine. The core essence of "The Story of Three Families" is here, and you must have a deep understanding."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I once read a book saying that honor and belief are the top needs of a person, which affect the major decisions of a person's life. Now the teacher says that people only have two motivations: interest and emotion, so what are honor and belief? Woolen cloth?"
Teacher Chu said: "What you read is not wrong, but he didn't make it clear that the essence of honor and belief also belongs to the category of emotion, and it is the topmost kind of 'complex' in emotion; therefore, it produces such a huge power. There is a beautiful side in human nature, and of course there is an ugly side; we neither only see the ugly pessimistically, nor can we turn a blind eye to the ugly, because it does not conform to the essential characteristics of things. The biggest harm to people is not to tell him the society There is a dark side, but tell him that the world is sunny and beautiful, but when he faces the social reality, he finds that there is an ugly and dark side. At this time, the outlook on life that has supported him for many years will completely collapse and go to the extreme opposite; therefore, Our theory must not only admit the ugliness of human nature, but also strengthen the weight of emotion, so that it can cultivate people with benevolence and healthy personality. This is the true glory of human nature. Finally, what I want to say is that as long as people want to live , in fact, there is only one choice. No matter how much ugliness and darkness exist in the society, no matter how much grievance and pain we have endured, we can only still believe in the beauty of the world and the human heart. Because only in this way will there be sunshine in your heart, and you Only relatives and families can have warmth and hope. Without sunshine and warmth in life, no matter how much wealth you have, you will not feel happy; and without hope, families and individuals will definitely have no future.”
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I want to ask the teacher an eternal proposition, is human nature good or evil?"
Teacher Chu said: "It is meaningless to talk about the good and evil of human nature alone. It needs to be discussed together with human nature and human heart. Confucius has never judged the good and evil of human nature. The so-called good and evil of human nature are all from Mencius." Amusement and the obstinacy of the nerds that followed."
Wu Xiaoyang still wanted to continue, the phone rang, and the second senior sister Cheng Huang said that he would invite everyone to dinner in the afternoon.
Teacher Chu said: "You guys go, I won't join in the fun."
Wu Xiaoyang saw that there was still time, so he asked, "Teacher, what's the matter with Pu Yan's family?"
What's the situation?What can I do to make her better. "
"You don't need to do it deliberately. It's good to do it like this time." Teacher Chu said: "She and her mother are the only ones living in her family. Her father passed away a few years ago. It is very difficult. According to my knowledge You know, apart from her father, you are the first person who took the initiative to stand up and protect her. I have seen her changes during this time, and I am very happy for her. I am willing to accept you as a student, and you are the same for her. One of the factors. You neither sympathized with her, pityed her, nor deliberately comforted her, but regarded her as a normal person; and you bravely stood up to protect her when she needed it most. Wonderful. I heard from her that you even went to learn sign language for a while, right?"
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I only learned superficially, and I can basically communicate."
Teacher Chu said: "It doesn't matter how much you have learned. The important thing is that you do it. In the future, you should care about her as much as possible so that she will be less hurt. Her IQ is also very high. It's a pity."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I will do as the teacher tells me."
After bidding farewell to the teacher, Wu Xiaoyang sent Pu Yan a WeChat message saying, "Where are you? Second Senior Sister, please have dinner, let's go together."
Pu Yan replied: "At home, see you at the gate of our community."
When Wu Xiaoyang arrived at the gate of "Fengyuan Community", he saw a delicate girl standing in the breeze from a distance, with her long hair fluttering in the wind.Seeing Wu Xiaoyang, she smiled and said in sign language: "Teacher Chu's class is over."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "I just came out of the teacher's house."
Pu Yan said, "How do you feel? Teacher Chu is amazing, right?"
Wu Xiaoyang said: "It's really amazing, I'm going to pay my respects."
Pu Yan smiled mischievously: "Then how do you thank me?"
Wu Xiaoyang said happily: "Anytime, if you get tired from walking, I will carry you on my back." Pu Yan blushed slightly, and turned to another direction.Wu Xiaoyang called a taxi and went to the hotel with Pu Yan.
Cheng Huang and the others have arrived, a total of four people, one man and three women.
Cheng Huang said: "This is my junior brother Wu Xiaoyang. As for my junior sister, you have already met, so I won't introduce you." Then he turned around and said, "This is Xue Rong from our company." Wu Xiaoyang told him intuitively , This is a girl with a lot of social experience.Cheng Huang continued to introduce: "She is Yang Liqin." Wu Xiaoyang smiled at them, this girl is very beautiful, she should be about the same age as him; the last boy is Zhang Jiawei.
Wu Xiaoyang said: "Sister Cheng, are you running a film company? Why are all the women so beautiful and the men so handsome." Everyone laughed.
The girl named Xue Rong said: "Mr. Cheng, you have such an outstanding junior, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Cheng Huang said: "Where? I haven't known Xiao Yang for a long time."
Wu Xiaoyang was very surprised, why didn't Sister Cheng mention that she met through Pu Yan? What does that mean?Are you intentionally crowding out Puyan?It was really nice to see her treat Pu Yan like a big sister, the thought flashed by, and I didn't think much about it.
Those two girls were very active, and frequently made friends with Wu Xiaoyang, and the handsome and weak boy also came to join in the fun.
After dinner, everyone came to the door of the restaurant.Wu Xiaoyang was about to leave when Xue Rong said, "Handsome guy, shall we go to karaoke together?" Her proposal was approved by the other three.
Wu Xiaoyang looked at Pu Yan and said, "I'm sorry, I have an appointment with Pu Yan, and I have something to do, let's wait another day."
Xue Rong walked up a few steps and was already very close to Wu Xiaoyang: "If you go to sing with us now, I will be your girlfriend."
Wu Xiaoyang had never seen such a scene before, he was a little embarrassed: "Stop joking."
"I'm not kidding, I'm serious." Xue Rong said, "If I don't say anything, someone will say it before me." After speaking, she gave Yang Liqin a smirk.
Wu Xiaoyang continued to evade: "We really have something to do, let's wait another day."
After parting from them, Pu Yan didn't ask why she didn't go, or when she made the appointment, she just said, "Where are we going?"
Wu Xiaoyang couldn't help admiring her intelligence again and said, "Where do you want to go?"
Pu Yan said, "I don't know, I can go anywhere."
Wu Xiaoyang said: "Why don't we go to the bookstore!"
Pu Yan said pleasantly: "How do you know I want to go to the bookstore?"
"Of course I know." Wu Xiaoyang said: "A person's temperament and appearance are the result of a long period of honing. Anyone can tell that you like reading." Pu Yan was very pleasantly surprised, thinking of Wu Xiaoyang The four-character evaluation of her "delicate and smart".
The two of them came to the bookstore, and Pu Yan went to the literature and poetry column to look for books.Wu Xiaoyang came to the Philosophy of Thought column. He wanted to see if there were works by Rousseau, Plato and other great thinkers, but he couldn't find them after searching for a long time.He was a little disappointed, and came to the traditional classics column again, looking for the "Records of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, but he still couldn't find it.There are many other publishing houses, but he turned to Pu Yan without even reading it, and saw that she was enjoying reading it, so he didn't bother her, and just found a book to read at random.
After a while, I saw Pu Yan standing in front of me with a smile on my face.The two walked out of the bookstore. On the way to send Pu Yan home, she said in sign language: "Are there any books you like?"
"I haven't seen it." Wu Xiaoyang said: "I want to look for the works of those great thinkers, because the teacher told me that although I have read a lot of books, I still haven't mastered them because I know little about philosophical principles.
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