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There are eight sufferings in life: birth, old age, illness, death, inability to seek, separation from love, meeting with enemies and hate, and the five yin are prosperous.
You and I were born in this world and I have to endure all kinds of sufferings. Some people die prematurely, some people suffer when they are old, some people work hard for half their lives, and some people lose their love...
Different people will experience different things and have different lives. In essence, all the differences are just different sufferings and different feelings.
Many people don’t understand, why do people have to suffer when they come to this world? Is it really impossible to not suffer?
To be honest, there are too many "variables" in life. And these variables will have an impact on our lives. At least 80% of the impact is negative and heartbreaking.
For example, you have been preparing for an exam for a year, but who knows that you will encounter various accidents on the day of the exam, either diarrhea, traffic jams on the road, or heavy rainfall, which makes people feel that it is "difficulty in walking".
All other encounters are similar. is either there is a problem here or an accident there, as if God is against us. Perhaps, this is what is called "life".
Come to the world, suffering is the norm, and enjoyment is the extraordinary. No one can stay out of it.
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A Zen master once said that everything is suffering, but they are just practicing their own "homework".
Some people endure all their lives and suffer all their lives, perhaps just to cultivate their "forbearance and humiliation". There is no way, if you need to endure these sufferings in your destiny, then you can only endure them silently.
Some people work hard all their lives and get nothing, perhaps just to taste the "sweet, sweet, bitter and spicy" of the world. The most real taste of life, and it is a pity that I haven’t tasted it before.
Some people have been honest and have been bullied for most of their lives, but they still insist on their own "kindness". Perhaps, their homework is just to "stay good".
All living beings have different sufferings, which we cannot fully understand. All you can do is to do your duty, cultivate your "homework", and try your best to live up to your life.
If you are suitable to be a doctor, then you have to endure the hardships of learning and face the difficulties and obstacles on the road to medical studies. Even if you are in adversity in the future, you must "not fall into ambition".
You are suitable for being a businessman, so you can polish yourself well in the world and make your mind smarter. You should know that even if you don’t want to endure the pain of polishing, you still have to endure it. This is your "Tao".
There are thousands of "Tao" in the world, and all the ways are painful. Perhaps, life is not life if you don’t suffer.
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3In ancient times, an old man had three disciples. The eldest disciple was sleek and suitable for business; the second disciple was honest and suitable for farming; only the third disciple had a high understanding, suitable for inheriting the master's legacy.
When the old man retired, he asked the three disciples to do their own things and not meet again. The apprentices were confused and expressed their desire to stay with the teacher.
The old gentleman only said one sentence: "Only by walking back to the path you should take and forget all the past experiences can you cultivate your life."
Later, the eldest disciple became a prosperous and became a wealthy businessman; the second disciple was ordinary, his wife and children were warm on the bed, and he ended his life; the third disciple accepted disciples everywhere to give lectures, and became a famous local teacher.
What does this mean? Everyone has a mission when they come to this world. Even if you have a sharp vision and see his future, no matter what you do, you cannot change the cause and effect he endures.
is like the old gentleman mentioned above. He knows that these three disciples have their own missions, so he lets them go their own way and don’t have too much concern. This is what we often say, "Forget the past, base ourselves on the present, and look at the future."
People live, "pain" is inevitable, but it makes sense. This meaning is that in the process of hard work, you will embark on a different path in life. The "Tao" mentioned by Laozi
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The "Tao" mentioned by Laozi is actually applicable to everything.
Your Tao is "business way", her Tao is "medical way", my Tao is "teacher way"... These different "Tao" form this colorful world.
A writer wrote: "The purpose of human beings coming to this world is just to add a graceful scenery to life."
Whether you are a hard-working worker, a white-collar worker sitting in the office, or a boss guiding others to do things, there is actually no need to be inferior or arrogant. They are equal in front of the way of heaven.
Modern people just can’t see through this point and think that when others are rich, they will be happy, and when they are poor, they will be miserable. Thoughts like this make many people live unhappy and even feel depressed.
or Zeng Guofan said it well, "There is no attachment to the spirit and things come to you, and you will not welcome the future." It is not mixed at that time, and you will not fall in love with it even if you have a life.
people, you should clear your distractions and let it go naturally. Don’t worry about the future, don’t bother for the present, and don’t regret for the past. Everything naturally has its trajectory.
The only value of people coming to this world is to fulfill their destined responsibilities, repair their own homework, and walk their own "way" path, not be arrogant because of wealth, and not be inferior because of poverty.
This is the truth.
text/Shushan Youlu
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