This article has a total of 1711 words and takes about 4 minutes to read."The villain has no knots, abandoning the basics. I like to think about it, and I think about it angrily" - Zizhi Tongjian".
The above passage is from the "Zizhi Tongjian", which can be understood as: lowly people often do not pay attention to integrity, they ignore the root of the problem, and only work on some details. They like to talk about the help or things they have given to others, but they are disgusted by the thought of what they have taken from others.
In this world, good people and bad people are a reality where they coexist. We can't completely eliminate our personal desires, nor can we completely change the dark side of human nature. We can only be vigilant and face many dark and cruel truths. In both modern and ancient times, the phenomenon of moral turpitude persists despite different social circumstances. While this can be frustrating, we must also remain vigilant and work to promote the values of justice and goodness.
Today I would like to share with you some of the "Three Deficiencies of Virtue" in ancient China, which have persisted for hundreds of years and have not been completely changed.
Eating out of households is a bad Xi in feudal society. It refers to the fact that when a family has no sons or daughters to inherit the land and property after the death of the master, these properties will be sold by the village squires in full, exchanged for silver, and then the money will be used to hold a grand feast in the village to entertain every family in the village.
Such feasts sometimes last for months, sometimes only for a few days, until all the family's savings are exhausted.
The word eating is actually very vivid here, swallowing wealth little by little, and diluting the family affection between clans. The term "eater" is usually used for widows or people who are raising children alone. Many people may think that since their lives are so difficult, why not give them some help in the way they can?
It's a pity that the beautiful imagination is far from reality, and there are very few people who are really willing to help. And, even if someone insists on helping for a while, they will eventually have to stop showing their kindness because of gossip.
However, even among the big families, it is not uncommon to see people who are out of business. When a male member of a family dies for some reason, the family begins to plot how to regain power and wealth from his hands.
Take the famous prostitute Liu Ru in the Ming Dynasty as an example, although after she married the well-known scholar Qian Qianyi, her material conditions were greatly improved. But when Qian Qianyi died, she no longer had anything to rely on as an orphan and widow. However, the clansmen and relatives of the Qian family came to the door to compete for the family property, making Liu Rushi and her daughter "desperate".
Since ancient times, people have attached great importance to their own graves and the concept of "burial in the ground". If one's ancestral grave is stolen or destroyed, it will undoubtedly cause extreme anger. This kind of behavior will not only disturb the rest of the ancestors, but also destroy the feng shui of the family, which will have an impact on the development of future generations and the prosperity of the family, so people have always regarded it as an act of moral turpitude.
During the turbulent period of antiquity, tomb robbers were rampant, and in some places special organizations were even established. For example, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao set up a school captain to touch gold, and in modern times, Sun Dianying robbed the tomb of Mrs. Cixi.
If you can find the mausoleum of the princes and nobles or the great **, then the wealth obtained from it will be considerable. As a result, tomb robbing has gradually become a profession in the dark, and more and more people are engaged in this industry, making it almost impossible to completely crack down on tomb robbing.
From ancient times to the present, tomb robbing has been expressly forbidden, and it is not an act of fairness. However, it is deeply regrettable that the evil practice of those criminal gangs exhuming ancestral graves persists. Each of the excavated artifacts from the tomb is a priceless treasure that can fetch a staggering price in the market, even at auction.
As a result, there are still some greedy people who are engaged in similar activities.
Harm to vulnerable groups has always been condemned. For example, beating the blind and scolding the dumb, this kind of behavior of using one's own "advantages" to attack the physical defects of others is not much different from bullying the weak and bullying the small.
In ancient feudal society, the reason why villains and gentlemen formed antagonism was because they only pursued their own interests and disregarded morality. Although today's social welfare facilities are becoming more and more perfect, and there is more and more help and support for people with disabilities, the ugliness in the hearts of people still occurs from time to time, which often makes people feel unexpected.
Scientists can only helplessly explain that human emotions become richer and richer with the development of intelligence, and the existence of good and evil is equal. There are many ways to determine what kind of person a person ultimately becomes, and the question is inconclusive.
Regarding the nature of human nature, some scholars support the beginning of human beings and the inherent goodness of nature, such as Wang Yangming. However, "Thick Black Studies" also proposes that human beings are at the beginning and their nature is evil. Neither of these views can convince anyone. However, from a practical point of view, it is an indisputable reality that good and evil always coexist.
The beating of the blind and the scolding of the dumb is deplorable. If there were still a shred of conscience, such a move would not be made. Even if the other person does make a mistake, we should first make the other person understand and accept it.
The above are some thoughts on the "three major lack of virtue" in ancient China. Despite the fact that we live in a modern society, these problems persist and are deeply distressing.
As a civilized society, we should look at ourselves and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. Good and evil always coexist, but we have to try to choose the good and the righteous side.