On Monday, the weather was good, and Lao Zhang came over and basked in the sun for two or three hours.
It feels really good to drink tea in the sun. But in the beginning, we had a little argument about sitting in that position.
My opinion is that the road stops, and from what I have observed, the sun should be in that position for a little longer. But Lao Zhang insisted on staying close to the fence wall.
It seems that the sun is now shining on the side of the fence wall, the roses still have some green leaves, and on the other side of the wall is a tall tree, still green in the cold winter day, and the trees are still chirping.
And near the road, the environment is a bit messy, the ** lawn paved on the ground is stained with a lot of mud, and the ground is not flat, there are some potholes, and here, there are already a few tables of people.
But in the end, Lao Zhang's opinion prevailed, and we sat down by the fence wall and moved the tea table to the wall.
Because we came early, we had more options and could enjoy more sunlight. From about half past 12 to two o'clock.
But after two o'clock, the sun was blocked by the high bamboo forest, and without the sun, the chill was like a beast that had been lurking around for a long time, and soon jumped out, and the body suddenly felt the cold.
So he moved his position with the sun, but he only continued to bask for more than 20 minutes.
At less than three o'clock, we ended our pleasant tea time and walked all the way back to the city and arrived at Fengxi Station.
From here, Lao Zhang took the bus back to Chengdu City, and I continued to walk back to my accommodation near Fengxi Station.
After three o'clock, a large cloud blocked the sun, and the warm sunlight no longer appeared, but it did not disappear completely, but from time to time it would still emerge from the clouds, giving people little warmth.
As the sun fades and the cold envelops the city and wilderness again, the pleasant day slowly ends.
The essence of time is to flow, not to stay. Everything has a beginning and an end. And when it's over, only memories remain.
The premise of memory is that the subject still exists.
According to David Hume, the law of cause and effect may not exist.
Hume's reasoning is that we can always observe only two things, and we observe that they always come one after the other, so we think that there must be some kind of connection between these two things, and that connection is cause and effect.
But Hume goes on to say that we do not observe a correlation between these two things, and we just naturally speculate that there is a correlation between these two things, but we cannot prove that there must be such a causal connection between these two things.
Hume said that this is nothing more than a habit of thinking on our part, for the sake of a certain survival instinct, always like to expect one thing to come with another, always like to connect two kinds of objects one after the other.
Therefore, the law of cause and effect does not exist.
Back to yesterday, the sun came out, Lao Zhang came to me for tea, and we had a pleasant afternoon.
Is there a causal relationship in this?
My understanding is that good weather is the cause, and drinking tea is the fruit. If the weather is bad, Lao Zhang will not come.
But from David Hume's point of view, there is no causal relationship between the sun in the sky and Lao Zhang asking me for tea. It's just a matter of what happened before and after, and it's not necessarily related.
Yes, from another point of view, it is true that there may be no causal connection to this. The reason is very simple, if you change to another time, such as today, at noon, the weather is as good, but Lao Zhang didn't come over, and I didn't go to him for tea. Instead, he walked alone by the river.
What is the law of cause and effect?
When one thing happens, it inevitably leads to another.
As long as the thing that is a condition exists, then the result is bound to appear. This is the law of cause and effect.
So, what is the significance of drinking tea with Lao Zhang on Monday?
I've always believed that most of the truth is actually in everyday life. This kind of thing is actually very common.
It's ordinary because this kind of behavior happens constantly in my life, and it always happens every once in a while, especially after Lao Zhang's resignation, he often comes to me for tea and chat.
It seems to be a common thing, but its underlying logic may not be understood by everyone. Some things that seem to be constantly being reborn are actually undergoing tremendous changes.
Perhaps this shows the underlying logic of things: things can be repetitive at one stage. But this repetition is actually a superficial repetition, and from another dimension, everything has changed dramatically.
Yes, from the point of view of the difference between this time and the last time to drink tea, there is no doubt about the difference in time, and secondly, the state of each of us has changed, and this change contains two aspects, conscious and physical.
Everything is the essence when it happens. But after it ends, it exists only in the form of a memory in the mind of the person in question.
Since everything happens only once and cannot be repeated, it becomes a question whether it actually happened.
This kind of metaphysical thinking has a meaning
At some point, don't get too attached to it, because existence itself is a very difficult thing to prove, so why should you indulge in momentary gains and losses?
Let's also talk about the law of cause and effect.
The law of cause and effect is the basic logic of this world, and people have always understood the world according to cause and effect, and arranged their lives. If the law of cause and effect does not exist, the foundation of people's lives will also collapse, and everything is accidental and probable. The achievements of human civilization today are like castles built on sand, which cannot withstand any shocks.
But since everything is stable within a time domain, it can be repeated. This, in turn, proves that the law of cause and effect is real, at least within the scope of our cognition.
It is still necessary to find the law of cause and effect of things.