Under the Heaven (3)

1 Other concepts and theories popular in the society hold the followings: to be free from the bondage of custom; to disburden the desire of material; not to show off your own advantage; not to make you unique and larruping; not to criticize others; to wish that country is peaceful, people live well and joyful and all people live through the natural span of life.

2 Some people, such as Song Bing and Yin Wen, were fond of the theories. They called themselves “Top of Hua Mountain”, by which they distinguished themselves from other schools. People of the school considered for others forever. They said that the conduct from their inner heart was “activity of mind”.

3 Kindness on face, they were friendly to people and publicize their ideas. They held that their theory was the only one that should be advocated. When being insult, they never fought back. Against war, they insisted that army must be dismissed so that war was gone for good in this world. They tried to persuade officials and generals to accept their idea. Nobody really accepted it but they never gave up the persuasion.

4 These people verily overdid. They called modestly themselves disciple and called other sir. They would say, “Five dou of rice is enough to me. I am afraid that others will starve due to insufficient rice. Although I am starving, I care more about other’s hardship and hunger.”

5 They deeply believed that “The men like them who always caring about people, the people will feed back and do what necessary to keep them alive.” Those men their concept may not meet the requirement of Tao, but they really are a group of people who always bent their mind to saving others. Their lessons were that: a man of noble character should not criticize others; he should not become slave for material, enslaved by it; he should not do something that is useless to society and world. They pointed frankly it out that attacking other country was wrong so they asked soldiers to dismiss to home as farmers. In the request of personal culture, they insisted on pure mind and less desire.