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Come to the window.

Looking at the bustling crowd, Li Shaojie seemed to understand something.

Philosophy is not aloof, but permeates into daily life.

Li Shaojie understood what Professor Rongzan meant in an instant.

This is teaching yourself with reality.

“See that hardware store mover?”

Following Professor Rongzan's gaze, Li Shaojie saw a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties.

He was shirtless and a little greasy. Even if he looked down from the third floor, he could see the black stains on his face and body.

At this time, the porters were unloading the goods, and the goods looked very heavy.

"He doesn't have a monthly salary. He can make as much money as he unloads."

Professor Rongzan looked at Li Shaojie and asked.

"Just guess how long it will take him to unload this truck, and how much money he can make?"

Li Shaojie glanced at the truck.

This kind of truck is very common, and it was often seen in the past when doing audio work.

The goods hauled by such a cart are hardware store-sized parts.

At least ten tons.

"If one person unloads it, it will take at least four or five hours. In terms of money, more than one hundred yuan per truck?"

Li Shaojie's words made Professor Rongzan nodded.

"This truck contains almost twelve tons of cargo. It usually takes two to four people to unload it, but the total labor cost remains the same."

"In other words, a porter can only earn 200 by working ten hours a day."

After giving Li Shaojie a thoughtful look, Professor Rongzan reminded him.

"Although this month, it seems that you can earn 6,000 yuan, but you have to know that if you don't work for a day, you will have no money. Especially for short-term workers like him, you still need to pay for various insurances yourself."

Li Shaojie pursed his lips.

It is difficult for porters to work in one place for a long time. Maybe some porters are hired directly by the company.

But most of them do this kind of loose orders.

Accommodation is a problem.

Take care of your own diet.

Find work by yourself, do it by yourself, be lazy every day, and be hungry every day.

After working hard for a whole day, I earned two hundred yuan.

If you still have a family and have children, you will really hesitate to eat, be reluctant to pay insurance, and be reluctant to buy clothes and shoes. Life is all about "saving" and "paying money carefully."

"If you accidentally get sick one day, even if it is a minor illness, it will seriously affect your life. If you get a serious illness, the world may collapse."

"Moreover, he has parents to support and children in school."

Professor Rongzan glanced at Li Shaojie.

"He is divorced and single, raising children and parents. If he gets sick, the family will be hungry."

"There are too many people like this. It's just that there are so many people that we can't see them."

Li Shaojie was silent.

Actually, it’s not like I’ve never seen it before.

At this time, memories came to mind.

During my high school vacation, when I was looking at the stores in my own supermarket, I had seen these numerous creatures.

Shencheng is very close to Dandong. A small box of strawberries is not expensive when in season.

ten yuan.

But Li Shaojie once saw a very ordinary young man pick up a strawberry, hesitate for a long time, and finally put it down.

I have also seen workers in overalls come to the supermarket in the summer, looking at the dazzling array of ice cream in the refrigerator, swallowing hard, and then silently picking up a bottle of the cheapest mineral water.

I have also seen mothers who are in financial difficulties with their children. The children look at the snacks with reluctance, and the mothers feel bitter when they spend a dollar to buy a bag of milk.

Some people may think that it’s just ten yuan or a few yuan, isn’t that all?

【Why not eat minced meat?】

For some people it really matters.

Workers whose bodies are covered with cement stains occasionally come to the supermarket after work and buy a bottle of bad wine for two yuan, which is the joy of their lives.

The white-collar worker who carefully selected gifts in the supermarket but received a breakup text message and collapsed on the spot also told Li Shaojie, who was only 16 years old at the time, that life was not easy.

Mortgage, car loan, job, overtime, supporting the elderly, dating, marriage.

It is not easy for all living beings in the sea of ​​suffering, but they are unwilling to accept it. Therefore, all living beings choose to be strong and strong.

At this time, all living beings are Buddhas.

"If you have time, you can pay attention to it everywhere in your life."

Professor Rongzan smiled.

"Maybe once you go to the hospital, you will understand why all living beings suffer."

"Living is suffering, aging, illness, and death are also suffering."

"Happiness in life is like a bubble, short-lived and gorgeous."

Professor Rong's smile suddenly became a little ungrateful.

He looked at Li Shaojie and asked.

"For example, when young people seek happiness in the house with their beloved, it is gorgeous but short-lived."

"After you are happy, the next things to worry about are life, marriage, avoiding sex, if you accidentally get shot, raising and educating. Troubles come uninvited, and happiness is only short-lived."

Li Shaojie's eyes suddenly became strange.

However, this example is really vivid.

Professor Rong slowly spoke a familiar Buddhist verse.

"The body is like a Bodhi tree, and the mind is like a mirror.

Wipe it frequently to avoid dust."

Immediately, he looked at Li Shaojie with a smile.

His eyes are very kind, like a kind elder enlightening a confused young man.

"What's the explanation?"

"The body of all living beings is a tree of wisdom, and the mind of all living beings is a bright mirror."

Li Shaojie can even express another "opposing" point of view.

"Be sure to brush and wipe it all the time, don't let the dirt block the light in your heart."

"Um!"

Professor Rong smiled and nodded.

"I don't even need to say the next sentence, you can say it yourself."

Li Shaojie nodded.

No Bodhi tree, nor stand mirror.

The Buddha nature is always pure, no matter how dusty it is!

Wisdom is not a tree, and the mind is not a mirror.

If the nature is empty, how can there be any dust?

Many people may think that this story is just nonsense that can be talked without back pain? Is it a cool plot? Or is it a story about cracking down on counterfeiting? Or is the realm derived from life and so on?

But in fact, these understandings are too superficial, superficial and one-sided.

In fact, the two ideas are very similar, and there is not even an essential conflict.

In essence, there is only one point.

Cultivation of mind!

See the mind clearly.

Only in this way can we realize "enlightenment" by ourselves.
To be continued...