The story about Laozi! Come on!

One day, I was walking on the road. Walking, an old man came up to Laozi and asked, "I have done nothing in my life, but in the end I have a house to live in, food to eat and money to spend;" And my neighbors have been farming in the fields all their lives, and they have a bad life. They all left before me. Do you think people should be like me? "Hearing this, Lao Tzu brought stones and bricks from the roadside and asked the old man," Which of these two things do you choose? The old man took the brick without hesitation and replied, "Although the stone has a long life, the brick is very useful to me. "Lao tze asked passers-by, the answer is still the same.

Therefore, Lao Tzu said, "Just like stones and bricks, this is the value of people. People don't care about the length of life, what they care about is whether it is valuable to this society. We will remember those who are valuable to our society, but those who are useless to society will soon be forgotten by the world.

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Lao Zi, surnamed Li Minger, is called Bo Yang.

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One day, riding a cow to the outskirts of Liang (now Kaifeng, Henan Province), I was closing my eyes and suddenly heard someone calling "Sir". Lao Dan heard the sound, opened his eyes and found that it was disciple Yang Ziju.

Yang Ziju, wei ren, went to imperial academy to learn from Lao Tzu. He used to worship Lao Tzu as a teacher in private. I didn't expect to meet Lao Tzu in Liang, but Yang Ziju hurriedly turned over from the marooned horse, lifted the brocade robe and green robe, and bowed down in front of the green cow. Lao Dan stepped down, picked up Yoko and walked with him.

Lao Dan asked, "What have the disciples been up to recently?"

Yang Ziju stood at attention and saluted: "I'm here to visit my ancestors' homes, buy real estate, decorate Liang Dong, recruit servants and rectify family rules. "

Lao Dan said, "A place to lie down and eat is enough. Why do you need to be so ostentatious? "

Yang Zi said, "Sir, sit quietly, walk loosely, lie flat and drink quietly. How can you do this unless you have a deep house? How can we support a single family with a deep house, no servants and no spare equipment? Recruit servants, equip them with appliances, and don't make house rules. How should we treat them? "

Lao Dan smiled and said, "The avenue is natural, so there is no need to be quiet. Do nothing but relax, drink nothing but sake, and lie down without desire. Why do you want to cultivate yourself in a deep house? Eat hungry, rest tired, work at sunrise and sleep at sunset. Why do you need many servants at home? Comply with nature, do nothing, and you will be healthy; If you fight against nature, you will be confused and your body will be hurt. "

Yoko was ashamed of her humble confidant. "I am vulgar, thank you for your advice."

Lao Dan asked, "Where do you live?"

Yang Yuju said, "Pei County (now Pei County, Jiangsu Province)."

Lao Dan said, "Just stay with you." Yang Ziju is very happy. Go east with the teacher happily. When they reached the difficult waters, they crossed by boat. Lao Dan led the cattle to climb first, Yoko led the horse, and then climbed. Lao Dan smiled kindly. Talking and laughing with passengers on the same journey; Yoko lives on his high horse, and the guests sit down when they see him. Tea is served and towels are handed on the boat. It was sad for the river, so the two of them continued to ride on horses. Lao Dan sighed: "Just now, you looked at your manner, cocky, looking down on others, selfish and arrogant, and you can't teach others." Yoko was ashamed and said earnestly, "Disciples are used to nature and must change it!" Lao Dan said, "If a gentleman gets along with others, if he melts into water, he will get along with others like a child servant. White and flawless, it seems to contain dirt, and its virtue is rich and vulgar. " Hearing this, Yoko changed his arrogance, looked disrespectful, and his words were neither arrogant nor flattering. Lao Tzu praised him and said, "Boy, you have made some progress! Born in the body of parents, standing between heaven and earth, natural things are also. If you value yourself and despise things, you will go against nature. If you value yourself and despise yourself, you are against nature. Things and I are in harmony, things and I are one, and you stop with the trend. If your words and deeds are unnatural, you will conform to the Tao! "