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Chapter 959 Fire and Smoke

"Ah? Isn't it good to not be confused by the outside world?" Arthur looked puzzled.

Su Ye smiled and said, "I ask you, a primitive British god, when facing a powerful magician entering, do you think it is better to be confused or confused?"

Arthur suddenly realized and said, "I understand! Herbal God is not confused. He feels that everything is right from the past. Therefore, he can kill the magician as an ordinary British man. So, even if he meets you, he will think you are a stronger magician. However, the goddess of the Holy Lake is confused. She doesn't know what the divination crystal ball means, so she is constantly testing you, and finally, convinces you. As a result, the unconfused death and the confused wiping of the divine whip."

"And you?"

"I'm still confused."

"So, think about it now, are you better not confused or confused?"

Arthur suddenly burst into a cold sweat and said, "Thank you for your teaching. Of course, it's okay to be confused, and you must be confused all the time. Otherwise, I don't know what stupid things I will do."

Su Ye smiled and said, "So, forty-year-old is that at the age of 30, he follows the rules of society and achieves the "establishment" in the eyes of others. But after that, he will be stereotyped by the whole society and thinks that everyone, everything, and all laws should operate in the past. Everything is solidified. When encountering any external stimulus, he will either be self-righteous and complacent, or he is too lazy to be confused and give up on exploration. In the long and unchanging society, it is not a big problem to do this, but in an era of drastic changes, it is very fatal."

"Just like the Herb God and the Black Witch God, they felt that they had done nothing wrong, but in a blink of an eye, nothing was gone." Arthur nodded vigorously.

"Fifty-year-old knows the destiny of heaven, literally means that he is fifty years old and knows the laws of heaven and earth. It sounds quite amazing, right?"

"Yes, isn't it good to know the changes in the world?"

"If you regard knowing destiny as a good thing, then you have looked down on Kong, the Great Wise."

"First of all, we must be clear about what destiny is. There are actually two explanations for destiny. One is the will of the heaven and earth. In other words, it is all the laws of the heaven and earth and all the destiny of all things. Do you think that a great wise man who is learning endlessly will think that he is fully aware of destiny at the age of fifty?"

"It shouldn't be that." Arthur thoughtfully.

"Then, knowing your destiny can only be the second meaning. Knowing your destiny, in other words, knowing your life limits and ability limits."

"This statement is more reasonable." Arthur said.

"He was saying that when he was fifty, he thought he knew his limits and knew that destiny was not violated. So when he was in his fifty, he gave up his original persistence, gave up his official position in Lu, and gave up his change to Lu."

"So, knowing the destiny actually means that our arrogance and pride are further than being vague, and we are more self-righteous. We will eventually use destiny and destiny as excuses to limit ourselves. But think about it carefully, do we really know destiny? If we even know destiny, what else can we do? Therefore, just like not being vague, Kong's so-called knowing destiny is just self-reflection and criticism of ourselves."

"So that's it." Arthur sighed.

"However, the great wise are the great wise. Even though Confucius restricted himself and gave up the past, he still did not stop learning. Then, he learned the treasure book called "The Book of Changes", and realized something in his heart, understood the principle of "change", left Lu, traveled around the countries, and began a great turning point in his life."

"Kong before the age of sixty was just a successful official and thinker, and Kong after the age of sixty gradually became a great wise man."

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Arthur nodded.

"So, the second meaning of the ear is to follow the second meaning, that is, when encountering people, you will quickly see the essence. If others are wrong, you will see the essence of others' mistakes. If others are not concerned about the appearance, you will naturally not care about other people's bad words. If others are right, you will see the correct essence. Even if others blame themselves, you can accept it happily as long as it is right."

"So, when it comes to seventy, you do whatever you want, and don't go beyond the rules. This is easy to understand literally. It means you are seventy years old, doing things at will, doing whatever you want, and doing whatever you want, but you won't violate all kinds of rules. Right?"

Arthur nodded.

"Have you ever considered it easy to understand what you want, so what rules are not violated without breaking the rules?" Su Ye asked.

Arthur said slowly: "I feel a little bit when you say this. If you do not break the rules, you just do not violate social rules, laws, etiquette, customs, human feelings, etc., it is indeed a very high standard for ordinary people, but for great wise people, it is a very low standard. So, what do you think is the standard for not breaking the rules?"

Su Ye smiled and said, "Do you know the great wise man Kong, what is the highest goal he pursues throughout his life?"

Arthur shook his head.

"It is to create a world of great harmony with rituals and benevolence. I hope everyone will live in the most perfect way." Su Yedao.

"This is a respectable ideal," Arthur said.

"So, what do you think is the social rules of Confucius' Datong world?"

"Far beyond!" Arthur was in awe.

"When Kong was sixty or seventy years old, he laughed and joking with his old friends and scolded his disciples. Kong, who was so casual, was deeper than you think, and had a expressionless heart and maturity, so what about it?"

Arthur blushed and said, "Of course, Kong is better."

"So, do you understand now what's the biggest difference between you and Kong?"

Arthur was stunned for a moment, nodded vigorously and said, "I understand. I have not even been able to achieve 'establishment', but I use social rules to restrain myself and others, thinking that maturity must be extremely cunning, serious, and steady in words and deeds. In my eyes, this standard is supreme. If anyone does not meet this standard, I will feel uncomfortable and oppose it. However, the great wise man Kong, he has surpassed the constraints of society. In his mind, the so-called maturity is only the lowest standard, and the world of Datong is the highest standard. His will do whatever he wants, not not violates the rules of society, but not against the rules of the world of Datong in his heart."

Su Ye smiled and said, "Very good, there is a similar wise man in Greece. Can you remember who it is?"

"Plato!" Arthur shouted, "his ideal country concept is very similar to the world of Cong's great harmony."

"So, does Plato fit the image of the mature man in your mind?"

Arthur shook his head and said, "The famous three Greek sages, whether Socrates, Plato or Aristotle, do not meet my mature standards. They are all full of wisdom, humor, and Master Plato is more romantic. They are completely different from stereotypical officials and nobles."

"So, do you understand what I want to say?"

Arthur thought for a long time and said slowly: "I need to consider the rules and constraints of society, but I cannot be completely limited by the rules of society; I can judge others, but I cannot judge roughly; I must always reflect on whether I am trapped in self-righteousness, whether I am trapped in the self-righteousness and know the destiny of heaven. The most important thing is that I must like a great wise man like Cong and Plato, find the supreme concept in my heart, pursue my ultimate goal, do what I recognize and like, rather than do what others prescribe. I want to be me, not the parts that society and others need."

"Who is your best friend?"

"Kai."

"If you die, what do you want Kai the most?"

"Living happily and happily, if you have the spare time, help me complete the unfinished regret..." Arthur suddenly thought of something, and his voice stopped abruptly.

"You spend three years thinking about what your highest goal is. If you don't go through long-term thinking and pursuit, and think you know what you really want and like, then you just show your inconscience and destiny."

Su Ye patted Arthur on the shoulder and turned around and walked back.

"Teacher's teacher, where are yours?"

"Not anything other than magic, it has nothing to do with me."

Arthur quietly looked at Su Ye's back as he gradually faded away.

He suddenly remembered an epic and muttered to himself: "There is a fire in his heart, but passers-by only see smoke."

Time passes.

The Primitive God Alliance continues to clean up the remnants of the Black Witch God.

Magic academies rose from the ground in the British continent.

The whole mainland not only implements free nine-year compulsory magic education, but also provides free students' three meals, books, clothing and other daily necessities, but also provides subsidies to the families of every child who goes to school.

No distinction between men and women.

Even night schools are opened, and any adult, even the elderly, are qualified to enter night schools to learn words and learn to popularize culture.

Anyone who knows literacy can learn magic directly.

The reforms of the city-states in the British continent were like landslides and tsunamis. Any rebellious nobles would be jointly resolved by the temple and the people.

The pseudo-gods and demigod souls became nightmares for all the nobles to resist.

The glorious city of the British continent quickly became the largest port in Britain and the end of the world's slave trade.

A huge amount of money was sprinkled throughout Greece, Nordic, Persia and Egypt. The British continent was like a huge black hole, absorbing countless slaves.

All slaves will be declared free people the moment they land on the shore and then transported to various city-states in the British mainland.

So much so that the price of slaves in various countries doubled and continued to grow.

At the same time, a legend has been circulated in various countries.

There is an ideal country in the British mainland, where Plato's ideal country is hidden.

There is milk and honey flowing in the river, and the rich oil and fresh meat are hung on the trees for people to pick them, gold paving the way, and spices are all over the ground.

That was where pirates and evil forces were both well-behaved, because they found that the benefits of transporting slaves to England, or making money in the British mainland were both high and stable.

A series of golden routes connecting the British mainland are formed.
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