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Zhang Xiaofeng once said: "A simple lotus can depict so much beauty beyond the image. A tall green leaf has supported the pride of many centuries." I think the mother's small act of kindness in the article is this lotus and this green leaf. A story seals the glimmer of the soul that bursts out of it. After years, it still exudes a faint fragrance.
The mother taught the beggar to gain wealth through labor with practical actions. However, if the beggar did not meet the mother who seemed unkind at first, but a "generous" kind-hearted person, I am afraid that he would taste the sweetness and never return on the road of begging...
Everyone can develop the "Anuttara Samyaksambodhi Heart", and kindness is certainly worthy of affirmation. The Buddha said: "Goodness is like a torch, and all fires are led by it, and its fire remains the same", but this "leading" is by no means equivalent to blind dedication, but contains wisdom and methods. Otherwise, it is not only unable to melt ice and snow and warm people's hearts, but also evolves into a flame that devours people, and it is unknown.
The book "Blind Spots" published by Princeton University Press wrote: "Most people do not realize that their behavior actually violates their own moral standards. This is a 'blind spot' in the human cognitive process." In real life, people accept and tolerate this "unawareness", such as feeding animals in violation of regulations in zoos, giving change to get rid of beggars, etc. In fact, the essence of such behaviors that are inconsistent with the cognition of "goodness" is nothing more than self-deception, an irresponsible evasion and escape. In the face of this, we not only need to face up to the current situation of moral deficiency, but more importantly, we must eliminate these "blind spots".
Fortunately, some people are working hard to put the final effect into practice so that the initial goodwill is in line with the practice. After returning to Bangladesh from studying in the United States, Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, found that charity could not fundamentally solve the problem of poverty, but through financial and commercial means such as small loans, it could help the poor gain economic independence, thereby better guiding them to improve their lives through struggle. He gave up his original comfortable life, but was hailed as the "banker of the poor" because of his charity. Guiguzi said: "Measure the past, test the future, and compare it with the usual, then you can decide." The same is true for doing good. When facing people who need help, the first thing is to put down the messy threads in your hands, open your eyes, find the most important part, see what others really need, and what I can really give to others - then the haze will naturally dissipate, and suddenly it will be clear, and the road of true kindness will also be spread out under your feet. On the contrary, Chen Guangbiao's behavior of promising a pig to each household to attract villagers to watch his concert is just satisfying his vanity.
Equally important, moderate kindness and care may help others to the greatest extent, so that people can feel warm and not feel offended. Many times, we care about the people around us with kindness, but curiosity and care are usually only separated by a wall. If it is not handled properly, it will hurt the recipients.
Japanese writer Kenzaburo Oe once recorded such an incident in his work. Once, he and his mentally retarded son Guang triggered Guang's epileptic seizure during walking training. Whenever this happened, he hugged Guang tightly and let Guang sit on the ground, remaining still and unable to answer others. A middle-aged woman came to greet him, jumped off her bicycle and put her hand on Guang's shoulder. Guang hated being touched by strangers the most, and the woman left angrily after being strongly rejected. Obviously, she actively showed unacceptable kindness, but the problem was that she did not grasp the degree, and too much was as bad as too little. In sharp contrast to her was a girl in the distance, watching them, revealing her mobile phone from her pocket but not completely taking it out. The message conveyed by his nod was: I am here to protect you. This deep warmth made the author unforgettable. It can be seen that in this society that only has a strong curiosity about the unfortunate people and even does not have the most basic curiosity, the girl's caring and moderate behavior is the real way to do good. Everyone has curiosity, but her caring eyes are purifying this curiosity, so it exudes what Romain Rolland called "the fragrance of the soul".
Zhuangzi said: "To pursue the infinite with the finite is dangerous!" I want to say that if you use your limited life to explore the true way of charity, you will eventually gain infinite kindness and touch! Even if the light of true kindness is like a firefly or a bean, it can blend and converge into an ocean of light, and it should also be like a rainbow piercing the sun and a spring breeze.
Zhang Xiaofeng once said: "A simple lotus can depict so much beauty beyond the image. A tall green leaf has supported the pride of many centuries." I think the mother's small act of kindness in the article is this lotus and this green leaf. A story seals the glimmer of the soul that bursts out of it. After years, it still exudes a faint fragrance.
The mother taught the beggar to gain wealth through labor with practical actions. However, if the beggar did not meet the mother who seemed unkind at first, but a "generous" kind-hearted person, I am afraid that he would taste the sweetness and never return on the road of begging...
Everyone can develop the "Anuttara Samyaksambodhi Heart", and kindness is certainly worthy of affirmation. The Buddha said: "Goodness is like a torch, and all fires are led by it, and its fire remains the same", but this "leading" is by no means equivalent to blind dedication, but contains wisdom and methods. Otherwise, it is not only unable to melt ice and snow and warm people's hearts, but also evolves into a flame that devours people, and it is unknown.
The book "Blind Spots" published by Princeton University Press wrote: "Most people do not realize that their behavior actually violates their own moral standards. This is a 'blind spot' in the human cognitive process." In real life, people accept and tolerate this "unawareness", such as feeding animals in violation of regulations in zoos, giving change to get rid of beggars, etc. In fact, the essence of such behaviors that are inconsistent with the cognition of "goodness" is nothing more than self-deception, an irresponsible evasion and escape. In the face of this, we not only need to face up to the current situation of moral deficiency, but more importantly, we must eliminate these "blind spots".
Fortunately, some people are working hard to put the final effect into practice so that the initial goodwill is in line with the practice. After returning to Bangladesh from studying in the United States, Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, found that charity could not fundamentally solve the problem of poverty, but through financial and commercial means such as small loans, it could help the poor gain economic independence, thereby better guiding them to improve their lives through struggle. He gave up his original comfortable life, but was hailed as the "banker of the poor" because of his charity. Guiguzi said: "Measure the past, test the future, and compare it with the usual, then you can decide." The same is true for doing good. When facing people who need help, the first thing is to put down the messy threads in your hands, open your eyes, find the most important part, see what others really need, and what I can really give to others - then the haze will naturally dissipate, and suddenly it will be clear, and the road of true kindness will also be spread out under your feet. On the contrary, Chen Guangbiao's behavior of promising a pig to each household to attract villagers to watch his concert is just satisfying his vanity.
Equally important, moderate kindness and care may help others to the greatest extent, so that people can feel warm and not feel offended. Many times, we care about the people around us with kindness, but curiosity and care are usually only separated by a wall. If it is not handled properly, it will hurt the recipients.
Japanese writer Kenzaburo Oe once recorded such an incident in his work. Once, he and his mentally retarded son Guang triggered Guang's epileptic seizure during walking training. Whenever this happened, he hugged Guang tightly and let Guang sit on the ground, remaining still and unable to answer others. A middle-aged woman came to greet him, jumped off her bicycle and put her hand on Guang's shoulder. Guang hated being touched by strangers the most, and the woman left angrily after being strongly rejected. Obviously, she actively showed unacceptable kindness, but the problem was that she did not grasp the degree, and too much was as bad as too little. In sharp contrast to her was a girl in the distance, watching them, revealing her mobile phone from her pocket but not completely taking it out. The message conveyed by his nod was: I am here to protect you. This deep warmth made the author unforgettable. It can be seen that in this society that only has a strong curiosity about the unfortunate people and even does not have the most basic curiosity, the girl's caring and moderate behavior is the real way to do good. Everyone has curiosity, but her caring eyes are purifying this curiosity, so it exudes what Romain Rolland called "the fragrance of the soul".
Zhuangzi said: "To pursue the infinite with the finite is dangerous!" I want to say that if you use your limited life to explore the true way of charity, you will eventually gain infinite kindness and touch! Even if the light of true kindness is like a firefly or a bean, it can blend and converge into an ocean of light, and it should also be like a rainbow piercing the sun and a spring breeze.
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