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Author: Liang Qichao Date of Joining: 10-07-19

Dedication and Joy Happy Industry

Liang Qichao

My title was created out of context by two sentences from the Book of Rites: "Work hard and enjoy the community" and Laozi: "Live in peace and enjoy your work" . Whether what I said is consistent with the original meaning of the Book of Rites and Laozi is unnecessary; but I am convinced that the four words "dedication and contentment" are the only way to live human life.

The first thing is to be dedicated. The word "respect" is the simplest and most direct way for ancient sages to teach people how to be a good person. Unfortunately, some people later made it too subtle, and it became unpractical. Only Zhu Xi explained it best. He said: "When the Lord is not at ease, it is respect." In today's terms, whenever you do one thing, you must be loyal to one thing, concentrate all your energy on it, and not be distracted at all, that is respect. What's so respectable about karma? Why should we respect it? On the one hand, human beings work to live, and on the other hand, they also live to work. Human beings are not specially made by God to serve as machines for digesting bread. Naturally, everyone should decide on one thing to do based on their own status and talents. Everything that can be called a thing is respectable in nature. Being a president is one thing, and pulling a rickshaw is another. From the perspective of ordinary people, the names of things are superior and inferior; from the perspective of academic analysis, the nature of things is not superior or inferior. As long as those who can be the president can do it if they can trust me to be the president, they will do it as a serious matter; as long as those who pull rickshaws can do it if they can trust me that I can pull the rickshaw, they should do it seriously. Doing the car as a serious thing is a reasonable life. This is called professional sanctity. All professions are sacred, so all professions are respectable. Because of this, we have no choice between various professions. In short, in life, one has to work every day. To work is merit, not to work is sin. As for what kind of labor should I do? It all depends on my talents and my situation. Because of one's own talents and status, if one performs a kind of work to perfection, then one is the first class person in the world.

The second thing is to enjoy your work. "It's so hard to work!" This kind of sighing sound will always come out of anyone's mouth. But I want to ask him: "Working is hard, isn't it not hard if you don't work?" It's a hot day today, I'm shouting at the top of my lungs, everyone listens, some people look at us and it's hard; Come here, if we go gambling or drinking, wouldn’t it be just as troublesome and laborious? Isn't it bitter? It should be noted that happiness and suffering are all in the subjective mind and not in objective things. In life, from the second of birth to the second of death, except for sleeping, one cannot put all the limbs and five senses away for use. As long as it is used, it is either a waste of time or a lot of effort, and hard work is always inevitable. People who know how to calculate can only find happiness from hard work. I think the most miserable people in the world are the unemployed vagrants who wander around all day long and don’t know where to put their bodies and minds. Their lives are really miserable. The second class of miserable people are those who hate their own karma. They clearly have to do this, but they are unwilling to do it. Is it possible to escape if you don’t want to do it? Not at all. In the end, I still did it with a frown and a sad face. Isn't this just a joke for myself?

Let me tell you the truth: "Every occupation is interesting. As long as you are willing to continue doing it, the fun will naturally happen." Why? First, because every career has many layers and twists and turns, it is most intimate and interesting to be involved in it and watch its changes and progress. Second, because the achievement of every career is inseparable from struggle; strive step by step to increase the weight of happiness from hard work. Third, due to the nature of the profession, one often has to compare with others in the same industry, just like playing ball, and gets pleasure from winning. Fourth, when you concentrate on a career, you can put an end to many wandering thoughts and delusions, and avoid endless boredom. Confucius said: "Those who know well are not as good as those who are good at it, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who are happy." Only when you can appreciate the interest in your career can your life be valuable. Confucius recounted his life and said: "As a human being, he is so angry that he forgets to eat, and he is happy and forgets his worries. He does not know that he is approaching old age." This kind of life can really be regarded as an ideal life for human beings.

There are two words that I have learned from in my life: one is "responsibility" and the other is "fun". I often seek the realization and reconciliation of these two sentences, and often force these two sentences to my friends. What I’m talking about today is that dedication means responsibility, and being happy with one’s work means having fun.

I firmly believe that a reasonable human life should be like this, and I hope you all will enjoy it with me!