Chapter 14 Chapter 12 Ends and Means

In modern society, whether it is China or foreign countries, there is a common feeling, that is, there is too little sincere affection between people, deceit, deceit, and ruthlessness are everywhere, and there is no mutual trust. Solid foundation.Even between relatives and friends, each other has their own ghosts in their hearts, and they cannot be honest with each other.All the contracts and moral norms of human society are just empty words on paper, which can be broken or betrayed at will.Internationally signed treaties are considered sacred and solemn when they are signed, and the signed gold pen is preserved as a permanent commemoration, but after signing, who knows when they will not be torn up by ambitious countries and turned into waste paper in the wastebasket?In this society where there are intrigues and no trustworthiness, everyone only knows how to use each other and use people as tools, so the simple and honest style has long since disappeared, and everyone even feels that there are enemies around, and they must be careful. It is like a thorn in the back. It's hard to sleep well.How cruel and terrifying this phenomenon is!

How did this tragic and terrifying phenomenon come about?Where is the main reason for his emergence? Of course there are many reasons, but I think there are two main ones.The first is the impact of the development of tool civilization.Since the Industrial Revolution, human life has depended entirely on the use of machines for satisfaction; almost all of what people come into contact with every day are machines and available objects.Therefore, the concept of this kind of thing is impregnated in the human mind unconsciously.Things can be used, why can't people use them?So the attitudes and methods used to deal with things are gradually used to deal with people, and people are also used as tools or means.I don't know that machines are inanimate, but human beings are not only alive, but also rational and emotional.Lao Tzu said: Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are regarded as straw dogs; now those who claim to be the spirits of all things have also become straw dogs.It is not from today to treat people as objects.Barbaric peoples in ancient times often used humans as sacrifices to worship gods. The so-called provocations and bells are all facts that treat humans like cattle and sheep.In today's civilized society, although people are no longer used as sacrifices to gods, due to the influence of the development of tool civilization, people are further regarded as sacrifices to people, victims of the desire to sacrifice people!

The second is the result of the strategy used in modern political struggles.The political purpose was to seek justice.The balance of politics is the balance of people.Politics is to enhance human nature, not to destroy it, let alone turn it into a beast.However, modern politics has mostly become a place where people are scheming, quarreling, unscrupulous, and even using people as tools.In political society, there are many people who take advantage of people and take pride in being able to use people.He often uses others to a certain stage, and when the function of the person being used at this stage is over, he not only kicks him away, discards him like a scrap of paper, but even slaughters him to death, to be happy.When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; the cunning rabbit is dead, and the running dogs are cooked; the enemy's country is destroyed, and the adviser is dead.These few words are the portrayal of the cruelty of modern politics.The stories of Han Pengxuan in history are even more numerous and powerful in modern times.Not long ago, I saw a European newspaper that painted a satirical picture of Stalin in Soviet Russia; he held a mirror in his hand, reflected his own face, and sighed: the people of the October Revolution , Now I'm the only one left!What a tragedy!For this reason, all politically active figures are often only those of the second rank and below, who can barely survive on their own.No wonder the nineteenth-century British political thinker John Morley said: In the political field, the second best is always the first choice.No wonder some people say: In politics, a straight line is the farthest distance between two points!What a profound irony!During elections in foreign countries, before voting, the candidates will not hesitate to hold the faces of children with runny noses in the back alleys in order to win votes.In order to obtain his mother's vote.But after being elected.Who still knows, who still pays attention to this annoying child?This kind of performance is a symbol of the fall of human nature.Political Strategy!Political Strategy!You don't know how many lives have been killed, how many young people have been missed, and how many humanity has been degraded!

Due to these two important reasons, the following evil effects are bound to occur: The first is the destruction of sincere nature. Sincere nature is the most precious thing in life.People must be able to meet each other with sincerity and get along with each other with sincerity, so that they can trust each other, live in peace and harmony, and reach the so-called state of forgetting the opportunity.If everyone is scheming, they will cheat each other and be suspicious of each other, which will cause everyone to be on guard against each other and guard against each other; even when others move their eyebrows, they will suspect that he is hurting me.In this besieged situation, the beautiful spirituality of life is completely lost!What joy in life would there be?

The second is social solidarity The solidarity of fragile societies should be based on the solidarity of individuals.Without solidarity among individuals, there can be no social unity.Punishment for widows, as for brothers, to control the state.If you can't trust each other among your own husband and wife, how about the big society?It is absolutely inhumane to liquidate one's own flesh and blood in order to show loyalty to the group, and he must never be loyal to the group he flatters.This is the same despicable mentality as Wu Qi's murder of his wife to seek his general.It is said that eight or nine years ago, the soldiers of a certain province entertained guests. Although there were few guests, the largest banquet room had to be prepared, because behind each guest, there was a row of box artillery brought by them.This family is the style of the ancient Hongmen Banquet!I think the people here, even if there are eight treasures in front of them, can they taste sweet?We must know that the unity of society lies in mutual trust.If everyone has their own ghosts and calculations, they will definitely get Ji Sun's worries, not in Zhuanyu, but in Xiaoqiang.Such a society must be unstable.Assuming that several people get together, they have to discuss how to deal with other people. Their methods of dealing with other people are effective, but how do you know that those who do to others will not do to themselves?I'm afraid it will work especially well.What is the crime!Since Cao Cao usurped Han, how could Sima not usurp Cao?Sima Zhi usurped Cao, which can be said to be a matter of course.This kind of atmosphere is really unbearable!

The third is the occurrence of irremediable defects in personality. Personality is complete, continuous, and cannot be defiled.Once there is a defect in personality, it is not easy to restore integrity, and it is too late to regret.Because many people's bad behavior is often formed by bad habits.The power of habit is great.The psychologist James cited a story of a tiger entering a cage as evidence: a tiger in a circus troupe unfortunately got out of the cage, and everyone panicked and could not surrender; The tiger walked in obediently.This is what is called getting used to it.Generally, human behavior, as long as it is done a few times, it will form a habitual channel (channel) like water, and it will be followed unconsciously in the future.Liars lie once, followed by the second time, and everything they blurt out after that is a lie.When lying becomes a habit, even if you know that lying is a bad thing, it is not easy to correct it.This is the case with anyone accustomed to fraud and hypocrisy.This loss of personality is immeasurable.

The fourth is the reduction of the joy of life to the point of eliminating the purpose of life, not only seeking material enjoyment, but also seeking spiritual comfort.If you are surrounded by enemies and thorns everywhere, and you have to be careful at all times, it will be extremely painful.What joy is there in life?Moreover, those who do bad things on their own will increase their suffering because they have to use a lot of scheming.For example, a liar has to come up with a lot of tricks to justify himself, which is already painful enough; once someone exposes him, he feels that he can no longer be a human being or is looked down upon by others, and the pain is even worse.Westerners have a saying: "Honesty is the best polity." Honesty is the best polity. In fact, honesty is not a policy: if it is a policy, or the best policy, it is better to say that it is the simplest policy. Honesty is the simplest policy. Although he is simple, he is the most invincible. Not only is he more complete than any ingenious lie, he is more able to pursue his peace of mind and dream. He is the most clumsy in the world , It is also the best coincidence in the world!

Is there any way to recover from the mistakes and pains mentioned above?I think there are still some, but fundamentally, we need to have a new understanding and appraisal of the meaning of life and the principles of the evolution of the universe. First of all, we should understand that people are not machines.Machines are irrational and emotionless, but humans are not only rational but also emotional.This feeling pervades the entire universe, and life depends on him to adjust and to be harmonious.We know that in chemistry, there is so-called affinity, in physics, there is also so-called gravitation, and in human beings, the equivalent of these is emotion.Talking about love between men and women is a natural expression of this kind of emotion.In fact, what men and women, no matter who they are, who doesn't need feelings when getting along?In modern times, a woman often falls in love with a man, not for love, but for the fact of getting an extra fortune or inheritance.In the international arena, there are male and female spies who spy on the political and military secrets of other countries. They do not hesitate to sacrifice their personal appearance or body in order to obtain information. After obtaining the information, they not only abandon the other party, but even kill them.This is not a rare phenomenon these days.It can be seen that if there are means in the relationship, there will be spears between the seats.These particular facts, however, should in the end be regarded as exceptions.This is the depravity and perversion of human nature, not the essence and normality of human nature.I believe that human beings are emotional after all.Only when people are full of emotions, can human beings not be mechanical and cannot be used as tools; only when they are full of emotions, can life be developed, adjusted, and harmonious, so as to achieve a perfect and ideal state.

Secondly, we should also understand the true meaning of the evolution of the universe.The universe is constantly evolving.But is there an end to this evolution?I said no.This is not what I said, but what modern science says.If there is an end, then there will be a final goal, a once-and-for-all state, and only then can the phrase "End justifies means" be said.But this is wrong, and it is against the true meaning of the evolution of the universe.Evolution is endless and endless; if the final goal can be achieved, the evolution of life in the universe will stop.The state of rest, no matter how perfect it may be imagined, is how dull, rigid, and meaningless!We should know that purpose is only an ideal of our own creation.No matter which great philosopher in the world, can he draw and write a final ideal state?An ideal is just a goal that you hang on to at a certain stage, like a lantern on a long road at night, you light it yourself; moving forward for a certain period, you can see the future of a certain period.It is more like a searchlight, shooting through a cloud layer, and another cloud layer, and above the cloud layer, there is space.In the book of time, the pages are endless.After a period, new ideals emerge.Only when the pursuit of ideals is constantly pursued in life can there be excitement and fun.This is not in vain, this is the adaptation of human beings in the evolutionary level of the universe, and it is also the only way for him to realize his self-worth for satisfaction and progress.The universe has no end, life has no end, and history has no end.Every stage is real, and so every class must not be ignored, as an insignificant means without value in itself.Evolution is not created out of nothing, nor can it erase everything.Evolution is change, constant change. The so-called revolution is just a big and meaningful step on the way of evolution, not the final stage.All revolutionary years, such as the so-called French Revolution of 1789, the European Revolution of 1848, and the Russian Revolution of 1917, etc., are just used by historians for the convenience of research. This stride symbol.It’s not that everything has changed once this era has passed.To be more specific, did the people of France change when the Bastille prison fell?No!No, history tells us many facts are not so.Since this is not the case, if the revolution can do whatever it takes, it will naturally fail.

From the perspective of the entire evolutionary system, ends and means are inseparable.Because at every stage, everyone, and everything has its own value.From the perspective of progress, progress is to advance according to the ideals that human beings hang on. That is to say, everyone is an end and a means at the same time.Therefore, we have two kinds of values ​​in life: one is the instrumental value (instrumental), and the other is the intrinsic value (intrinsic value).The value of tools is what we say to others.Our lives, our careers, must go well and achieve well, so as to serve as the foundation for people to continue to move forward and carry forward in the future.If we fall down and die halfway, our bones will also serve as a stepping stone for those who come after us on the way forward.Self-worth is what we think of ourselves.Even if we regard ourselves as a slate on the way forward, this slate must be complete, solid, and beautiful, fulfilling its nature as a slate.If we are acting, then what we act is a compulsory play; no matter how much we sell or whether we have income, we have to do our best to act.Only in this art of acting can we express our genius and find our own pleasure.The value of tools is our service attitude towards human contribution, and the value itself is our self-esteem and respect for others.Both estimates of value are indispensable.I regard myself as a mere tool, so I take my own life too lightly.I regard others as tools, just like the drunken Dian Wei in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, grabbing a small soldier in one hand and using it as a weapon, isn't it too cruel?

So we can't, and shouldn't, use people as tools and means.People are not used as tools, so there is education and the possibility of education.Otherwise, treating people as machines is the most complete tool. How can there be education for machines in the world?Education should focus on guiding the educated to develop their own advantages.This is the meaning of the so-called everything is prepared for me, reflexive and sincere.In German, education is called "Erzierhung", which also has the meaning of eliciting or pulling out.This is to admit that the person being educated has its own value; otherwise, education will not be meaningful and effective.The object of education is life, and the purpose of education is to develop human vitality, wisdom, and personality, so as to stimulate the hidden value in his life, so that he can be in harmony with other parts of the entire universe and seek common progress.So education does not prepare life, education itself is also life.Kant said that we should regard people as the end, not the means.This is certainly an unbreakable maxim in education, and it is also a truth that cannot be forgotten for a moment in today's cunning and cruel political society.