We are busy every day, and the things that each of us are busy with are, in our own eyes, the most important things, and sacrosanct. If someone disturbs us, we will be upset at best, or angry or even foul-mouthed. But have you ever thought about what is the biggest thing in all your big things?
Mr. Mu Xin said that the biggest thing in the world is that a person knows what is his own.
And to understand this sentence, you must first know yourself. As early as the fifth century B.C., the stone pillars of the temple of Apollo in ancient Greece were engraved with the oracle "Know thyself". The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates also took this as his philosophical principle and put forward many important philosophical ideas. The Chinese philosophers Lao Tzu and Confucius, who were contemporaries of Socrates, made similar views. Lao Tzu said in his "Tao Te Ching", "Those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are clear", that is, those who can understand others are wise people, but those who can understand themselves are people with higher wisdom. Confucius said in his Analects of Learning, "If you don't suffer from others, you don't know yourself, and you don't know others." That is, one should not worry that others do not understand oneself, but that one should worry that oneself does not understand others. And to understand others, you must first understand yourself. It shows how important it is to know yourself.
When you know yourself, you know what you are. Of course, one's body, property, family, etc., can be said to be one's own. But from a deeper perspective, one's own thoughts, feelings, values, outlook on life, etc., are the more important things for a person. Because the former is external, the latter is internal, and the unity of external and internal constitutes a complete person. In a sense, the former can be said to be animalistic, and the latter is human. Because the former is possessed by all animals, the latter is unique to humans.
If you know what is unique to human beings, you also have to know what is unique to you. Because people are not the same, there are no two identical leaves in the world, and there are no two identical people. You have to know that you are the only person in this world. Even if you go all over the world, you can't find another one who is the same as you. This is the luck and misfortune of man, fortunately you are alone, unfortunately you are destined to be alone. A lonely person wanders in the world, from birth to death, fundamentally speaking, you can't rely on others, you can only rely on yourself to complete your long life journey.
Only then will you understand why Mr. Mu Xin said that the biggest thing in the world is that a person knows what is his own. Knowing what is one's own and not knowing one's own will be completely different from the outward performance. What used to be the greatest thing may be the smallest thing; The smallest thing that was once upon a time may be the greatest; You are no longer busy, but calm down and quietly do what you like; Even if someone disturbs you, you won't be upset, or angry, or exploding. You will prioritize all your things, know what to do first and what to do later; What to do and what not to do. You'll be organized and do everything well. Because by this time, you have already known yourself, and you clearly know what is your own.
Do you know what's the biggest thing in the world? Congratulations if you know, and think if you don't. All right?