(Chen Yan, professor of our college, vice president of Shandong University)
I like intellectual history，Occasionally published two articles about the "Book of Changes"，Who knew a fortune teller would come to my door，I turned into a "master" by accident。
The "Master" is sitting upright，Always say something。Palm reading?Look at the face?Otherwise, just ask about your birthday and horoscopes?Tell the truth，Although I am not proficient in this stuff，But it can’t be said that I don’t know it at all，Fooling a girl or something，It’s more than enough。But in front of me is an elder，A pious look，I’m really embarrassed to make fun of others，Just say "I can't" to excuse it。But who knows that the elder does not believe it，It seems like I am "taking a handful": "Don't be humble，I came here because of your masterpiece。No?I don’t know where I can write articles about studying the "Book of Changes"?bet365 best casino games”I’m in a hurry，A famous quote suddenly popped into my mind，Then the "Master" said inscrutably: "The ancients said: 'Those who are good at poetry do not say anything'，Those who are good at Bet365 login"Yi" will not take advantage，Those who are good at "rituals" are not respected，They have the same mind。’”It makes people seem to understand but not understand，So he got up to see off the guests。
Tell the truth，This noble statement in "Xunzi·Duluo Pian"，Don’t say ordinary people don’t understand，Even the "Master" himself murmured: "The Book of Changes" was originally a book of divination，What does it mean that "those who are good at Bet365 login"Yi" will not take advantage"?Thinked about this for three days and three nights，Finally realized something，Let me tell everyone。
In my opinion，The reason why fortune telling has lasted for thousands of years，It is indeed not something that can be refuted by simple reasons。You say that is a trick，But there will always be people who give many vivid and magical examples，Explain how it works。You say that thing goes against science，But people say there are still many things that science cannot explain!Maybe one day the development of science will reveal the truth of fortune telling，At that time, universities Bet365 gamesshould set up a "fortune-telling major"... This is really "sincerity leads to wisdom"，If you are not sincere, it will not work”。What if something gets mixed up with faith，There is not much reason to explain。
But，As a social behavior，Fortune telling itself also implies a fatal contradiction: if fate is predestined，Then what’s the point of calculating it?The other way around，If fate is formed the day after tomorrow、It can be changed through hard work，So how can we calculate it accurately?A friend of mine，Want to take the postgraduate entrance examination，Others have to calculate for him whether he can pass the exam，But he refused，And also talked about the reason why it is not calculated: if the result of calculation is that he should be a doctor，He can pass the exam without reviewing；If the result is that he will never go to graduate school in his life，What’s the use of his review?Therefore，He thinks no matter how it is calculated，The result is that he stops reviewing；And he did not believe in the prophecy of the "master"，It is better to believe in your own efforts...like my friend，Xunzi believed that "man can conquer heaven"，This is probably the reason why he advocated that "those who are good at Bet365 login"Yi" will not take advantage of it"。
The so-called destiny，It’s nothing more than a person’s life experiences、Life path，Because it contains many accidents、Factors beyond our control，So it is indeed something people want to know but are difficult to figure out。But，As we grow older、Increase in experience，It cannot be said that people are completely ignorant of their future destiny。Confucius said, "You stand at thirty，Forty without confusion，You know your destiny at fifty..." This is the truth, right?。Take me for example，Although I have not yet reached the age of "knowing destiny"，But it is already very clear，I will never be a movie star in my life，I won’t win the Olympic gold medal either。But my son is not like this，In front of him，Everything is unknown，Everything is possible。In this sense，Do you know "Destiny"，Which one is happier??
I often think，A person’s life is like engaging in a gamble: some people come from a wealthy family，Good health，Handsome looking，It’s like getting a good hand；Some people are from poor families，Weak constitution，Plain appearance，It’s like being dealt a bad hand。However，Whoever draws good cards，Still the one who got the bad card，We bet365 games best slotsmust continue gambling，Because those who draw good cards may not be able to maintain their advantage as a victory，Those who draw bad cards may not have no chance of turning defeat into victory。More importantly，Whether it is a good card or a bad card，When the game is over，Everything needs to be cleared。So，The real fun of playing cards is not winning or losing，The real joy of life is not in winning or losing。Understand this，What else is there to predict??
No matter how advanced science is，No matter how experienced an individual is，People always have something unknown: about nature，For society，For myself。In my opinion，This is definitely not a bad thing。Imagine it，If everything were so clear、Clearly，As if it had been arranged in advance，How boring would life become!Therefore，I have to thank Xunzi again for his famous saying: "Those who are good at Bet365 login"Yi" will not take advantage of it"！
This article is reproduced from "Qilu Evening News" (April 2, 2014)