"Brother, I have a question," Xiao Bei said.
"Me too," Da Nan said.
The other kids also nodded. It seemed that they all had something they didn't know.
"Ask one by one. You guys are really lucky to have met such a good brother," Wang Juan said to her younger siblings with a smile.
"Yes, yes. I think that brother and sister are better than Confucius or Mencius. No matter what we ask, they can give us the answer. If only the teachers of Tang Empire could be like them." Xiao Bei nodded.
"Yes, I believe that it will happen one day. Even if the teachers don't know how to answer, they can immediately find the information. Even if the teachers contact each other to answer a student's question, they can summarize the answer."
Zhang Xiaobao said to his younger siblings with a smile. What he said was true. In the future, as long as the teachers were willing to be serious and responsible, there wouldn't be a situation where they couldn't find the answer, unless the students asked questions that couldn't be solved by modern technology. When there were no barriers to the exchange of information, all questions were not a problem.
"I'll go first. I want to thank brother and sister, and also thank our parents. They let us see this colorful world and gave us a good brother and sister. My question is, how does power come about? Does it come about in a group? "
Xiao Bei was a sweet talker. He said something nice first and then asked.
Zhang Xiaobao answered, "Power comes from ability. Strength and intelligence, both of which are abilities. It has always been like this since the beginning of the animal kingdom. The alpha wolf must be the most powerful wolf in order to lead the wolf pack and survive. In a wolf pack with a large number of wolves, the alpha wolf must be smart and able to fight because the other wolves need it. Without it, survival is a problem. Yes, survival. Whether it is animals or plants, they all yearn for life."
After saying this, Zhang Xiaobao asked Xiao Bei, "Then what about people?"
Xiao Bei reacted quickly, "People? Of course, people also want to live, and they want to live better. It turns out that power is targeted? It is given by others in the group. I understand. When others give power to a person, they don't want that person to bully them. Instead, they hope that this person can lead them to live better lives.
Thus, we cannot casually use this authority to deal with the person who gave us this authority. Although it appears that Uncle Emperor gave us this authority, it is actually the people of the Great Tang who gave Uncle Emperor this authority. Uncle Emperor represents the authority they gave us. The essence of our service is the people of the Great Tang. "
Xiao Bei thought about it and understood. After understanding, he felt that he had a greater responsibility.
Wang Juan revealed a gratified smile. She walked in front of Xiao Bei and kissed her, saying, "Yes, so when you guys do things, your brother and I don't care. But when it involves an irreparable loss, we have to stop you."
Wang Juan was really happy. There was nothing more important than letting children know more about the principles of life. She was also very satisfied with Zhang Xiaobao. He did not directly talk about people, but about wolves. It was a praise-type education.
And what Xiao Bei said was right. Unfortunately, many adults did not understand. They became officials and held power for their own enjoyment, not to lead the people to live a good life. It was like taking someone's things and not giving them money when buying things. It was a rogue behavior. Rather than losing the people's hearts, it was better to say that it changed the nature of power.
Wang Juan thought about what methods should be used to force the officials to do what they should do. When the time came, she would discuss it with Xiao Bao and see what he would say.
"I have a question," Xiao Hai said, "If I want to die, why can't I die? I belong to myself. I should have this power, right? This is logic. "
Zhang Xiaobao replied, "When you are alive, you belong to yourself. When you exist among your own kind, you don't belong to yourself. You belong to the whole group. You may not understand, but your logic is too simple. Let me give you an example. Before you were born, did you need to stay in your mother's belly? "
"Yes," Xiao Hai replied.
"Our mother put you in her belly. She was afraid of bumping into you, so she was very careful when she did things. Our father was also helping. You saw how Ji Xiang, Ruyi, and the other three were before and after they were born, right?"
Zhang Xiaobao's expression turned solemn. This was because life was not blasphemous. It was the continuation of the soul.
Xiao Hai naturally knew what was going on. At that time, he even asked why his mother's belly had become bigger. After that, he received an answer. She said there was a little life in her belly, and it would take about ten months for it to come out.
Xiao Hai had been observing since then. He knew that he and Xiao Zhu would have their own babies in the future. At the same time, he knew very well how they could have babies. However, he was not allowed to think too much about it now because he was not at the age where he could bear the responsibility.
Xiao Hai saw his mother with a big belly. Inside her belly was his younger brother or sister. His mother needed to listen to music, saying that it was for the babies in her belly. Her food was also limited, and her movements were also monitored.
When the babies were about to be born, many people in Lu Zhou were anxious. The delivery room was even more nervous. Then, wrinkly little lives appeared. Some of them could not even open their eyes.
However, he did not know why, but the moment he saw the little ones, he felt that he should do something for them.
Now, Xiao Hai recalled what happened in the past again. He said to his brother, "It's different. I also know that it's not only for humans, but also for animals."
"Yes. That's why your life is not something you can have just because you want it. Many people have contributed to it. For example, if you have a difficult birth, do you need surgery? The doctors also contributed. Most importantly, when you were born, you didn't have a single penny. All the money was paid for by the court.
Then, what is the court? It is the place where power is the most concentrated. The power comes from the people. This means that your birth is the result of the people's hard work. You still have to grow up. You eat the food that others grow and wear the clothes that others make.
If you encounter something unhappy and want to die, you can die, but you have to repay the people who have contributed to you before you die. Moreover, there is interest, not only in terms of money, but also in terms of spirit.
You said that they had just raised you and were waiting for you to do something to repay them, but you suddenly committed suicide. What about the large amount of money that they had invested in you before? Is that logical? "
Zhang Xiaobao analyzed this problem and asked.
Xiao Hai shook his head. "No, no, it's logical. If it's not logical, you have the right to die. If it's logical, you don't have the right. When you think about it, it's true. When Xiao Bao was in his mother's womb, someone had already contributed to him. When he was born, someone also contributed to him. When he went to school, someone still contributed to him because everything was free.
It's like raising a pig. If the pig is gone, then it's raised for nothing. It's a loss. If it's an adult, when you can repay society, you commit suicide. The money and feelings that others invested in you are all gone. The real logic is that others invested in you before, and when you grow up, you increase the value of their investment, not force them to liquidate their positions.
Therefore, if you want to die, you can't. Why do you want to die without giving others something in return? Even if you are willing, others aren't. At this moment, you have no power at all.
Therefore, the person who commits suicide is an irresponsible person, someone who shouldn't have appeared in the group. If I had known earlier that you were going to die, I wouldn't have given birth to you. Since I couldn't have known earlier, I would have stopped you and used strong means to stop you. "
Xiao Hai thought as he spoke. In the end, he realized that society was actually like this. It was different from what he knew before. When he analyzed it from a different angle, the essence … … was highlighted.
The other eight little guys were also surprised. They had never thought about this problem. They always thought that they were themselves, and that they would pay what they got.
In fact, they were not themselves. What they got was the foundation that they should pay. They lived in this group, so they had to do things for this group. It was a type of management that was in debt, and they had to repay it all the time.
"I'm a bit confused. The more I think about it, the more upset I feel." Xiao Zhu rubbed her temples and said.
"I'm also upset." Xiao Gang echoed. He didn't expect that after getting to the bottom of the matter, this would be the result. He sighed with emotion and helplessness.
Xiao Bei patted his forehead again. The more he knew, the more unsolvable problems he found. Should he choose or compromise?
Wang Juan saw that her younger brother and sister were not in a good state, so she said to Zhang Xiaobao, "Look at you. Why did you explain it to them so thoroughly? You could have just explained briefly. Philosophy and the essence of life, are they supposed to bear at this age? "
"Don't blame me. Philosophy and survival have already existed since the two babies started pushing each other when they were breastfeeding. Do you think that all the baby eagles can be restrained by two big eagles like Shuiyun and Hong Luan's children? Without our care and Shuiyun and Hong Luan's intelligence, it's impossible for eleven baby eagles to be born and grow up. They would have fallen to their deaths long ago. "
Zhang Xiaobao refuted Wang Juan.
Seeing that their brother and sister were quarreling, the nine little guys immediately stopped thinking about how they should live and wanted to persuade them.
Xiao Bei reacted quickly and changed the topic. He asked, "According to this, when killing someone, not only does killing someone deprive them of their right to live, but it also causes a loss to the whole group. Since that's the case, why should the murderer be killed by the law instead of taking responsibility for the person he killed and himself? "
"Killing him is not the purpose, but to deter others. We use the fear of death to scare others not to kill."
Zhang Xiaobao said.
Then, he thought that the death penalty was rarely seen. It required the encouragement and brainwashing of society's pursuit of value. Only when the people in society felt that there was something more frightening than death could the death penalty be exempted. All the means were for the purpose of deterrence.
Wang Juan said, "In the future, we may not need to kill to achieve the purpose of scaring others, but now is not the time. Humans have more pursuit of life. What other questions do you have to ask?"
"Me, me." Xiao Zhu said shyly, "Sister, what did you mumble about just now?"
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