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Human nature is hidden in the deepest part of the world. Only through countless layers of veils can we understand the bodhi of human nature.

What is the true essence of humanity?

By Luna卢娜Published 2 years ago 4 min read
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Whenever I walk through this vast sea of ​​people and all living beings, I will think about what is human nature? What is the true essence of humanity? In fact, the manifestation of human nature is everywhere, the world is full of the true meaning of human nature, and the beauty and ugliness of human nature are revealed in the rolling red dust. But human nature is often covered with a mysterious and heavy veil to cover up some of its ugliness and wretchedness, often blinding our eyes and blinding our hearts, so that we cannot see its truth and essence, but as long as we When you examine the world, you will discover the bodhi of human nature.

As the saying goes: "In adversity, you see the truth". In the days of stability and harmony, everyone lived a beautiful and peaceful life, and people seemed to be very loving and kind. Everyone seems to be able to enjoy the harvest with friends, but how many people can face suffering and crisis together? In quiet times, people seem to dare to pat their chests and say, "I am not afraid of death." That kind of righteous and awe-inspiring momentum is like a stalwart hero, but when faced with the choice of life and death, do those heroes who can face death generously exist? Perhaps, only under suffering can the good, evil, beauty and ugliness of the essence of human nature emerge upright and distinct. All the human nature embodied in ordinary life is only superficial nothingness, a veil that covers the essence of human nature, and cannot be implemented in Life cannot be beneficial to life. Because the human nature embodied on the surface is like an empty shell, it does not carry the weight of anything, and nothing actively checks its authenticity, and the essence of human nature is only reflected through the test of reality. Therefore, Only through reality can we see the truth and essence of human nature.

I once read this story: two friends were drinking in a small hotel and chatted about an acquaintance of theirs who was promoted, rich, famous, studied abroad, everything, and a dozen or so girls offered him suspicious Chastity and reliable love, one of the friends slammed down the glass and said excitedly: "I despise this kind of person in my heart" and then forcefully attacked the corruption of the world and the depravity of the human heart, and eloquently demonstrated the nobility of spiritual life and the The vulgarity of external things. In the end, despite his outrage at the injustice of his fate, he declares with the grace of a philosopher that he loves his fate of poverty and loneliness. At this time, another friend slowly swallowed the wine in the glass and asked lazily, "But what does that guy's business have to do with you?"

Obviously, the person who was cynical and criticized the world was a very lofty person, but his soul was secretly tortured by jealousy, which made his loftiness have a tragic color. Although this is a kind of lofty envy, it is still envy in essence, but in a different form, just replaced with a more noble and gorgeous veil to cover up the vulgar nature of the soul, and the same is true of human nature. The essence is eternal and cannot be changed, but people are good at covering it up and expressing it in different forms, but they can never escape the bondage of the essence. Just as some people use vicious means to express their inner jealousy, and some people use lofty demeanor to cover up their jealousy, but the various forms always reflect only the jealousy of human nature. It can be seen that the surface of human nature is ever-changing. , the eternal and unchanging is the fact, is the essence.

The "Three Character Classic" says: "In the beginning of human beings, nature is inherently good." Confucius said, "Human nature is inherently evil, and it must be carved and decorated the day after tomorrow." This seems to be contradictory, but there are also similarities in the contradiction. Whether it is good or evil, there must be a process of constant change. If human nature itself is good, why are there so many evil people in this world? If human nature itself is evil, why are there countless good men and women in the vast sea of ​​people? Therefore, human nature must have a changing process, and it is time and years that drive change. In a short period of time, it is impossible for us to understand a person's nature and inner world. Only through constant interaction and understanding can we discover the essence of human nature. This is why the ancients said: "Long distance knows horsepower, and time sees people's hearts". Time and years are the witnesses of human nature. It is precisely because of the wasting of time and the passage of time that we can see the real, essential human nature.

Human nature is hidden in the deepest part of the world. Only through countless layers of veils can we understand the bodhi of human nature.

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