Someone asked how many seasons of the year is there in Zigong?
The man said there were three seasons, and Zigong said there were four seasons.
The two of them argued sentence by sentence, and for a while the atmosphere was tense and there was a stalemate, and Zigong wanted to let Confucius decide.
The two agreed: if that person is right, Zigong will kowtow to him three times; On the contrary, that person kowtows to Zigong.
Zigong thought that Confucius would definitely stand on his side, but Confucius said that there are only three seasons in a year.
In desperation, Zigong could only kowtow to the man three times, and the man won, so he left happily.
Zigong was puzzled and asked Confucius: "The teacher has always taught us to be honest, I asked the teacher again, how many seasons are there in a year?" ”
At this time, Confucius replied, "The four seasons." ”
Faced with Zigong's doubts, Confucius said again:
The man was dressed in green, don't you know he's a grasshopper? The grasshopper is born in spring and dies in autumn, and can only experience three seasons in his life, and he has no idea what winter is. If you continue to argue with him, when will you be the head? ”
Cognition is different, there is no need to argue; The three views are different, and you don't have to go together.
The highest state of life is not to argue, not to argue does not mean that the reason is lost, not to argue does not mean that the heart is empty, but to have a clear conscience, disdain to fight with it, right and wrong are all decided by the other party, and you are at ease.