What is Cai Gentan's philosophy of life?

This book is called Vegetable Roots, which contains the author's profound meaning. Its significance is roughly three: First, strive to cultivate the root of life. Vegetables are indispensable for human survival and extremely nutritious food. The taste of vegetables, whether sweet, mellow or spicy, is produced by roots. The old nursery knows its reason well, and planting vegetables requires thick roots, but its taste is thick. When you are alive, you must cultivate your roots when you communicate with people. This is simply an understanding of the true meaning of life. Second, don't despise vegetable roots. The roots of vegetables are not comparable to the leaves and stems of vegetables and are often discarded by people. In the eyes of some ordinary people, the principle of life seems to be like a vegetable root, which is not worthy of attention. However, the author believes that lifestyle must not be taken lightly. Thirdly, the roots of vegetables have their own beauty, so they should be appreciated. Although roots are far inferior to vegetables, poor families often eat them as vegetables. The ancients said, "Sex sets the fragrance of vegetable roots." There is no extravagant hope, no greed, and the vegetable root tastes sweet. Today's proverb says, "chew the root of the vegetable and eat it hard." If you are willing to live a hard life, there is nothing you can't stand.

The author Hong Yingming probably said "vegetable root" by chewing vegetable root. He also hopes that the world can read "Caigen Tan" like chewing a vegetable root, and can experience some taste of being a human being.

What is the philosophy of life advocated by Tan Caigen?

First of all, we should advocate happiness in poverty and be indifferent to fame and fortune. Be content with a poor life, be willing to be embarrassed, be willing to accept the morality that people abide by, have no illusions, regard fame and fortune as a mirage, a castle in the air, be content with making progress, and be ashamed of pursuing. Being poor and happy is the great meridian of governing the country and leveling the world; Indifference to fame and fortune is the principle of self-cultivation. The article "Repairing the Province" said: "You can be light and rich, but you can't be light and rich; The idea of attaching importance to names is that the dust of the situation has not been swept away, but the bad feelings of the mood have not been forgotten. If you can't pull it out here, I'm afraid the stone will sink into the sea and the grass will grow and the warbler will fly. " In contrast, the author has repeatedly stressed that wealth and fame should not be taken too seriously, and poverty and loneliness should be tolerated. In this way, we can be at home in the complicated world. In the comments, I earnestly warned: "Wealth is a heartless thing. The more you look at it, the more it will harm you; Poverty is an eternal friendship. If you get along well with it, it will benefit you a lot. "

Secondly, advocate self-denial and friendship and be kind to others. Self-denial and friendship is an ancient topic. Since ancient times, people with lofty ideals have advocated and practiced it, which has become the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation and has always been valued by people. All the chapters in Caigen Tan shine with the light of this thought. The content of "self-denial" is very extensive, but the first thing is to control desire and anger. Abstinence and restraint of various desires; Whether it is a famous fire or an unnamed anger, we must suppress it without sending it. The author vividly said: "if people want to cut it from the beginning, they will cut it with a new drama, which is easy;" Since its own heaven, it has been like a dust mirror, glowing with new brilliance. "People eat whole grains, contact with thousands of people and things, and it is impossible not to produce all kinds of luxury goods. The key is to be willing and good at controlling luxury and nip it in the bud. Be kind to yourself and be tolerant of others, which is one of the indispensable principles in interpersonal communication and rewarding others. This should be true for families, friends and villages, which is the bond to maintain family harmony, intimate friends and unity in villages. The author is deeply ignorant and said earnestly: "Family members have had it, so it is not appropriate to get angry and give it up lightly. It's hard to say, there are other things to suggest; If you don't realize it today, you will be warned tomorrow. If the spring breeze thaws and the air freezes, this is a family model. "(Introduction)

Finally, advocate frankness and cautious solitude. "Cautious independence" is a life principle advocated by Confucianism, and it is accepted by people today, acknowledging that it is a beautiful moral quality that should be possessed. Be frank and open, be aboveboard and be a gentleman; In the dark, behind your back, you should be open and honest, behave yourself, have no bad ideas and do nothing. The article "Entertainment" said: "Those who are reserved about big things must have small things; Those who are under review in Mingting will be released from the darkroom. A gentleman will stick to his ideas to the end, and he will naturally be nervous in the face of a small matter. If you take the secret room, you must take the thoroughfare. " He also said: "There is nothing wrong with treating people. Although you are as cunning as a mountain ghost, you are also sincere. " If you have a bright and clean heart and an open heart, you will feel at ease and have no regrets, so you will be impartial and fearless; If you are honest with others, you will get their understanding, tolerance and help. If you satisfy them with your heart, there is nothing to hide or taboo. If you are dirty, you will not only lose friends, but also find it difficult to live in this world. Only "don't be ignorant of your own heart, don't be rude to others, and exhaust material resources" can you "make a heart for the world, make a life for the people, and benefit future generations."

The principles, methods and means of life advocated by Caigen Tan are very extensive, involving all aspects of interpersonal communication. (Anonymous)