God of Life

Wang Yan struggled until there were only 30 seconds left.

The main reason is that the two books have their own advantages and disadvantages at the same time, and neither is actually the best choice.

If there is still time, Wang Yan would rather pick a book of "Junior High School Mathematics" or "Physical Hygiene"...

reason?

The comprehension is thorough enough!

The system clearly prompts: Get rewards based on your perception.

No matter how amazing the Tao Te Ching is, the understanding is one-sided, and the perception is naive, so the reward standard is definitely not high!

No matter how bad it is, it would be good to bring "The Biography of the Federal Reserve" in. At least I have read it through. Even though there are still many incomprehensible places, it is better than catching the blind now.

However, it was a pity that the National Library was not allowed to bring in his own books. For a while, Wang Yan couldn't find any books he was familiar with.

So I have no choice but to choose one of the two existing ones.

After deliberating over and over again, with only the last 5 seconds left, Wang Yan gritted his teeth and grabbed the Tao Te Ching.

"System, confirm reading books!"

"Tao Te Ching" was much more difficult to understand than "Selected Poems of Song Dynasty", it was not at the same level, but Wang Yan had to choose this way.

Because Wang Yan knew exactly what this book meant.

Simply put, it is the supreme treasure of Chinese civilization.

To zoom in, it is the supreme treasure of human civilization.

There is no end to the great change, the avenue to simplicity, and one can be called a master after reading one of the two classics.

Of course, Wang Yan didn't want to read through one of them now, not even that much - it was too early.

But since there are rewards to follow, then read the best one!

The very simple and pragmatic thinking completely matched Wang Yan's background and experience, so it was decided.

The system starts timing immediately.

[The perception time is on, the countdown is 59 minutes and 59 seconds]

Wang Yan didn't dare to delay any longer, so he opened the book immediately.

The first sentence is "Tao can be Tao, very Tao, name can be named, very famous" that most Chinese people are familiar with.

Below are the notes.

There are many versions of "Tao Te Ching", time is tight, and there is no time to choose carefully. What Wang Yan got was "Wang Bi's Notes on Lao Tzu".

[The way of the Tao, the name of the name, refers to the shape of things, which is not normal. Therefore, it cannot be said, nor can it be named.]

My dear brother!

It's not good to make notes, what kind of classical Chinese are you doing?

Don't consider whether melon batches like me can understand?

Wang Yan's grades in ancient prose were not bad, but they were at the level of ordinary high school students. It was a bit difficult to understand this style of annotations.

Gritting his teeth, he simply put aside the annotations and read the original text directly.

It is impossible to give up, so I have to fight hard, what can be realized is what it is!

As soon as the unyielding energy in Wang Yan's bones came up, he immediately discarded all selfish distractions and devoted himself to reading and understanding.

Difficult, especially strenuous.

For example, the second chapter——

"Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beauty, but evil is already there. Everyone knows that goodness is good, but this is not good. Existence and non-existence, difficulty and easy complement each other, long and short complement each other, high and low complement each other, voices and sounds harmonize, and front and back follow each other."

Wang Yan didn't understand the first sentence. It wasn't until he figured out the second sentence that he looked back and realized something.

"Existence and non-existence are born together, difficult and easy are complemented by each other, long and short are compared, high and low are full of each other, sounds and sounds are in harmony, and front and rear follow each other."

Being and non-existence arise from mutual opposition, and difficulty and ease are formed from mutual correspondence.

To use the current buzzwords to describe——[No comparison, no harm], [All shortcomings come from comparison]

Look back at the first sentence again,

Wang Yan probably understood.

Everyone knows beauty because of ugliness.

Everyone knows good because there is bad.

Incisive!

So, this is the earliest dialectical thought in China, the theory of contrast?

With Wang Yan's strength, he could only comprehend to this extent, but he was still deeply inspired.

Everyone knows that being poor is hard, that's why money worship is born, kneeling down and licking the rich.

And the reason why pretense is prevalent in modern society is because... wait, no!

Pretending to be beeping is not only popular in modern times, but has existed since ancient times.

For example, Xie Lingyun, after drinking too much, wanted to pretend to be big, so he opened his mouth and said, "All the talents in the world are one stone!"

Everyone was astonished, but Xie Lingyun was amazing and had a high status, everyone had to listen to what he said!

Next, the next sentence is to praise the idol: "Cao Zijian won the Eight Dou!"

Okay, Cao Zhi was really good back then, and everyone had to hold back whether he was convinced or not.

The last sentence, drama meat.

Xie Lingyun raised the wine bottle, drank it all in one gulp, looked up to the sky and laughed. (There should be an emoticon pack here)

"I have a fight, since ancient times and the present have shared a fight!!"

The audience was stunned.

...

So, pretending to beep is human nature.

Wang Yan was thinking about it all the time. When he went back to the winter vacation, he wanted to impress all the classmates who looked down on him in high school. It was somewhat childish, but extremely natural.

The so-called "achieving a better self" is partly for survival, partly for material enjoyment, and above all for spiritual satisfaction.

How to satisfy?

Compare with similar ones!

I am more handsome, smarter, richer, kinder, and contribute more to society, so I am naturally satisfied.

Some beeps are dressed openly, and some beeps are secretly cool, but in general, they are all compared and contrasted.

Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, the need for respect and self-realization at the advanced stage, the core essence is one sentence——

I have to pretend to beep!

Although most of the time, I don't want to pretend, but I must have the right and ability to pretend to beep at any time!

When compared with others, I am excellent and outstanding, and respect will come naturally.

The meaning of self-actualization is simpler: I am so good, my talent cannot be wasted, come on, let me seek some benefits for you less good people, and make some contributions to social progress!

Look, the expression is a bit rough, but the truth is right?

Wang Yan thought it was right.

Then only a "ding" sound was heard, and the system prompt came out of nowhere.

[In the process of reading "Tao Te Ching", you comprehend the true meaning of pretense, achieve the reading goal in advance, and get a reward]

Wang Yan was completely dumbfounded.

What the hell?

After only reading two chapters, just spread your thoughts casually, and you're done? !

Do you want to be so hasty!

Wang Yan was bullying the system for its lack of intelligence. If it had intelligence, it would have been scolded by the country long ago.

How dare you call me sloppy?

Reading "Tao Te Ching", you can actually think of pretending to beep, and it is so confusing, how desperate am I? Did you make it up? !

However, the system has no feelings, so not only did it not scold her, but it also gave an extremely rare answer.

[The host's understanding of the comparison has reached the limit of the content of this sentence in terms of depth. Although the intention is not high and a little narrow, it is enough to trigger the current highest level reward]

As soon as he heard that it was the highest level of reward, Wang Yan immediately had no objection. He closed the book and looked at the panel happily.

【Extraordinary style】

[Possession card, use times 3/3]

[When you want to pretend to be beeping, you can summon an ancient force king who once wrote notes on the "Tao Te Ching" to possess him, and get the corresponding aura and force]

【Duration: 10 minutes / each time】

[Candidates to force the king: Wang Bi, Song Huizong Zhao Ji, Zhang Daoling]

Seeing those three names, Wang Yan was stunned.

The least familiar is Wang Bi, but there is a brief introduction in this "Tao De Jing Zhu", he is indeed a peerless talent with extremely high standards.

Not to mention the other two, they are familiar.

If these three opportunities are used well, whoever comes will be beaten...

Hey cool!