The choice between life and dignity

Mencius said: "Fish, I want to do it, the bear's paw is also what I want; the two can't get both, and the fish and the bears are also taken." Means: The fish is what I want, the bear's paw is also me. If you want, if these two things can't be obtained at the same time, then you can choose the bear's paw only if you abandon the fish. So when life and dignity are challenged at the same time, how do we choose?

Life is only once for a person. "The big man can bend and stretch," and "the warehouse is honest and knows etiquette." Once life is lost, the meaning of life is over, and it can be closed up. Saving life means that the meaning of life will continue, cherishing life can create greater value... and dignity has its own social value, since ancient times "Shen can kill but not humiliate". The bottom line of dignity is necessary for everyone, life and dignity, but "human" as the advanced form of life is distinguished from other animals that also have life, because people have wisdom and morality. A person living in a human society without dignity is dark and ignorant. It is an era of ruthlessness and blood. It is a ugly state of stealing and stealing! The heroic temperament of the predecessors such as Qiu Jin, Xia Minghan, Liu Hulan, and Lao She tells us that labor creates humanity. Dignity and sublimation of mankind! I believe that dignity and life are not the only problem that can be taken by one, nor do they advocate the use of life for dignity.

Great hunger. Eat for the road, to eat for the hungry. There are hungry people who are obsessed with it, and trade is coming. Zeng Ziwenzhi, 曰: "Micro and! The other is also, can go, its Xie also, edible."

I believe that everyone has heard the story of "The Gentleman Doesn't Eat Food", which means that there is a serious famine in Qi. A hungry man covered his face with his sleeves, dragging his shoes, and his eyes came faintly. After hearing this, Zengzi said: "I am afraid it should not be like this! When you are rude, you can of course refuse, but after he apologizes, you can go eat."

The famous phrase "not eating food" comes from this story. It means that in order to show that a person must have a dignity and dignity, he will never accept the charity of others, even if he is starving himself. Our tradition is especially about the importance of being a man with dignity and dignity. In plain language, people live in a sigh of relief. Even if they suffer, they must not be dignified. There are also some similar sayings, such as the fact that people are not too short-lived, not as good as being jade-breaking. They all express their emphasis on the integrity of the festival and the emphasis on human dignity. Even today, this traditional concept still has its value and rationality. Between the hungry spirit and the human body, between the spiritual pursuit and the material pursuit, between the human dignity and the despicable knees, the former is higher and heavier than the latter. In the case that the two cannot be both, it is better to abandon the latter and sacrifice the latter, not to make themselves a walking dead, a crowned beast. Many people think that the reason why people are people, not walking dead, is probably here.

I don't know how long this kind of thinking can exist in such an age of reality. During World War II, the American soldiers were able to surrender when life was not guaranteed. The US government believes that human life is the first. Only when there is life, can there be dignity. When life is threatened, dignity is The second question. Maybe you give up this temporary dignity and leave your life, and there will be more useful space in the future.

Survival is an instinct when a person's life is to choose life and death in an instant. It is the existence of this instinct to survive, coupled with the sway of their ideological pursuits and beliefs, or the lure of various benefits under the premise of life. As a result, there were characters of spies, traitors, double espionage, traitors, and so on.

Another story recorded in "Historical Records" tells the opposite of "the food that is not eaten": Huaiyin Hou Hanxin lost his parents when he was very young, mainly relying on fishing for money to maintain his life, often by a woman who relies on rinsing silk cotton. Zhou Ji has been repeatedly discriminated against and treated by people around him. However, he firmly believes that he will definitely get ahead in the chaos, so he concentrates on studying and managing the military art. Once, a group of evil people humiliated Han Xin in public. There is a butcher who said to Han Xin: Although you are tall and big, you like to bring a knife and a sword. In fact, you are very courageous. If you have the ability, do you dare to stab me with your sword? If you don't dare, just drill down from my pants. Han Xin knows that the shape is only a single film, and the hard fight is definitely a loss. So, in the face of many onlookers, drilled down from the butcher's crotch. Avoid murder and pay for life, leaving life, for the future to help Liu Bang unify the world laid the foreshadowing. This is what the history book calls "the shame of sire." After the legendary Han Xin was rich, the butcher was found. The butcher was very scared. He thought that Han Xin would kill him. He did not expect Han Xin to be very kind to the butcher. He told the butcher that there was no such thing as Han’s letter. . Han Xin’s move is in harmony with the fact that “the big man can bear the world’s inability to bear, so it can’t be done for the world.”

During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei defeated and Guan Yu lowered the Han guards. This story is also known to women and children. Later, he lost the Maicheng. The Dongwu was so tempted to swear, but he had to kill Guan Yu. This shows that Guan Yu is not afraid of death. Why did he surrender at the beginning? That is to say, when a person has a heavy responsibility or a life-threatening life, it is also a matter of time to give up his dignity. Discard your dignity and make things happen in the future. I think that your dignity has not been lost.

Hungry people who don’t eat food come from seemingly very savvy, but they still don’t eat under the apologize, and even starve to death. His philosophy of survival is that bones and dignity are equal to life, even greater than life. I think that although his death is a bit dull, his death is accompanied by a pure and unselfish. His dignity is sacred and inviolable. And Han Xin, his way of life is to abandon the small dignity in exchange for greater dignity, ideals, ambitions, and somewhat selfishness. This kind of thinking will be very practical in today's society and it is also worth encouraging. I firmly believe that there are no people in the world who are not selfish. For example, you have done a hundred good deeds and are selfish. Your selfishness is that you have done good deeds. They will thank you. You will feel happy and peace of mind in this heart because of this big or small achievement. You will Think that your life is very meaningful, your happiness and peace of mind is your selfishness. This is what the Buddha said: Nothing is there, there is no reason.

Personally, of course, life is important, because life is gone, what about dignity? If from a national perspective, this should be a serious matter, because sometimes the dignity of a country will affect the people of the whole country! You cannot damage the dignity of the country because of your life. I believe that we will have a correct choice for life and dignity in the face of big and big!