When something becomes extremely good, it
begins to become bad.(物極必反)
(Li Er) is one of the most famous thinkers
and philosophers in China. Later generations respectfully called him (Laozi).
He wrote a book called the Tao Te Ching.
He had a disciple called (Wenzi).
Wenzi wrote a book in which he recorded
many of the essence of Taoist thoughts that Laozi said.
There is a passage in this book that says
If we observe the natural phenomena we see,
we will be able to discover a law that governs how the universe works.
This law is that when something is
extremely good, it will begin to go bad.
If we look at the sun during the day, we
can see that the sun is directly above the sky at noon, and then begins to
slowly descend towards the west.
If we observe the Moon at night, we can see
that after each full Moon, the Moon begins to slowly change into different
lunar phases.
Some famous sages in ancient China
understood this truth, so they always reminded themselves to remain humble.
They did not dare to become arrogant, and they did not allow themselves to fall
into the phenomenon of decay through self-satisfaction. .
Some great kings in ancient China
understood this truth, so they drank water from a very special cup. If we fill
this cup with water, it will overturn. If we fill the cup halfway with water,
the cup will stay upright.
Human nature is the same, each of us likes
nobility but hates being humble, likes gains but hates losses, likes benefits
but hates losses, likes to be stronger than others and hates to be weaker than others.
Each of us desperately pursues these things
we want, but most of us ignore what I call this simple law of the universe.
Most people go after what they want and
don't stop until they reach their limit.
But when the things these people pursue
really reach the limit, the things these people pursue will fall into
regression and decline because they have exceeded the limit.
These people often end up not being able to
get and keep everything they want.
So I think a really intelligent person will
follow the laws of the universe.
These truly wise people will pursue
progress every day, but this person will remain humble, and this person will
always remind himself not to be complacent about his achievements.
Only in this way can these truly wise
people truly achieve a state where their moral character and abilities improve
every day without deteriorating.
The meaning of this idiom is that when
something becomes extremely good, it begins to go bad.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you always remind yourself to be humble?
What other laws do you think govern the way the universe works?
I hope this story can bring you some new
gains?
物極必反(When something becomes extremely
good, it begins to become bad.)
(李耳)是中國最著名的思想家與哲學家之一。後人尊稱他為(老子)。
他寫了一本書，這本書就是著名的道德經。
他有一個叫做(文子)的學生。
文子寫了一本書，他在這本書中記錄了許多老子說過的道家思想精要。
這本書中有一段話的大意如下。
當我們觀察我們看到的自然現象，我們將可以發現一項宇宙運行的法則。
這個法則就是當一件事情好到極致，這件事情就會開始變壞。
我們如果觀察白天的太陽，我們就可以看到太陽在中午的時候會到達天空的正上方，接著就會開始慢慢向西下降。
我們如果觀察夜晚的月亮，我們就可以看到月亮在每個月的月圓之後，就會開始慢慢地改變成不同的月相。
中國古代的一些著名的智者，他們明白這個道理，所以他們會時刻提醒自己要保持謙虛，他們不敢讓自己變的驕傲自大，他們不會讓自己進入因為自滿而開始步入衰退的現象中。
中國古代的一些偉大的君王，他們明白這個道理，所以他們會用一個很特殊的杯子喝水，我們如果在這個杯子裡面倒滿水，那個這個杯子就會翻覆。我們如果在這個杯子中倒入一半的水，那麼這個杯子就能夠保持直立。
人性都是一樣的，我們每個人都喜歡高貴而厭惡卑賤，喜歡得到而厭惡失去，喜歡利益而厭惡損失，喜歡比別人強大而厭惡比別人弱小
我們每個人都拼命追求這些我們想要的，但大多數人都忽略了我所說的這個簡單的宇宙的法則。
大多數人都會竭力的追求自己所要的事物並且沒有到達極限不肯停止。
但當這些人追求的事物真的到達極限之後，這些人所追求的事物就會因為已經超過極限所以陷入反彈與衰退。
這些人往往到最後無法得到與保全自己想要獲得的一切。
所以我認為一個真正聰明的人會順應宇宙運行的法則。
這些真正聰明的人每天追求進步，但是這個人會保持謙虛，這個人會隨時提醒自己不能夠因為自己的成就自滿。
只有這樣做，這些真正聰明的人才能夠真正的達到品德與能力都每天進步而不會退步的的狀態。
這句成語的意思是當一件事情好到極致，這件事情就會開始變壞。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你是否會隨時提醒自己要保持謙虛呢?你認為還有那些宇宙運行的法則呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫?
出處為文子-九守-守弱
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