Not necessarily! 1800 years ago, Xiang Xiu and Ji Kang, celebrities in Wei and Jin Dynasties and two of the seven sages of bamboo forest, had a famous argument about this. And they are all famous in the history of Qing dynasty, and they are beautiful talks in Wei and Jin dynasties.
First of all, Ji Kang wrote On Health Preservation from the perspective of orthodox health preservation. He almost completely according to the traditional concept of keeping in good health, put forward the suggestions of keeping in good health:
"Qing Xu Jingtai, lust. Fame hurts morality, so suddenly you don't camp, and if you don't want it, you are forbidden. Know the harm of thick taste, so abandon it and care, not greedy and then restrain it. Foreign objects are tired but don't exist, and the air is pure and white, carefree. And keep as one, raise as one, manage as one day, and be in harmony with Dashun. Then steamed with ganoderma lucidum, moistened with ritual spring, bathed in the morning light, succumbed to the five strings, complacent, mysterious, forget the music and be happy, and come back from the dead. If so, you can live longer than the door, and Wang Qiao is struggling for the new year. What is it? "
A masterpiece of orthodoxy, beauty, mystery and health preservation. In the long river of history, it is also a classic beauty and health classic.
However, Xiang Xiu, a buddy who is also the Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest, attacked him in a clear-cut manner. Wrote the content of the article "Difficult to preserve one's health" (also known as "Difficult to preserve one's health at night"), which is what we must think and speculate now:
"And the husband's lust, love honor and hate shame, love leisure and hate work, are all natural natures ... wealth, heaven and earth love also. If you are expensive, you can do whatever you want, and if you are rich, you can gather people. This is what the late king valued, and it is natural to close it. " -these are human nature. if you go against nature, you are not human.
"And take life as fun, and declare five emotions with love, justice, human feelings, gorgeous entertainment, glory and joy, and the taste of food; People listen to melody, achieve spirit, nature, what people are suitable for, and it is difficult for the three kings. Today, if you give up the sacred track, sow seeds in the region, leave your relatives behind, abandon happiness, and work hard to see the mountains and the sea, I am afraid this achievement is behind you, and it is really impossible to count on it. Even if you are diligent and seldom get anything, you will still live in Gu Ying's body, next to wood and stones. The so-called self-happiness, worry-free self-silence, no sorrow and self-concealment, the pursuit of vain happiness, and no efforts for health preservation are unheard of. Therefore, it is like saying,' If you want to live forever, happiness is not enough.' Infidelity is unnatural. Where are the evils of immortality, lack of happiness, short life and defense? If there is any obvious test, it is needless to say. "-there is no happiness that satisfies human nature, or what is the point.
The brothers did not hesitate to fight back, trying to anger Ji Kang. In response to the criticism of Xiang embroidery, Ji Kang wrote a great article: It is difficult to keep in good health, and its words far exceed the theory of keeping in good health and the theory of keeping in good health. And responded to the cross-examination of Xiang embroidery one by one.
The dispute between Xiang Xiu and Ji Kang occurred nearly 1800 years ago, but if we rationally analyze the health problems we are facing now, it is also worth pondering.
In the face of the growing material life, is it "indifferent and nihilistic" health preservation or full enjoyment of material happiness? This is actually what we all have to face.
First of all, we have to admit that material life and health care are often a pair of contradictions. When we heard that the grandparents of a mountain had lived for more than 100 years, our first feeling was envy. However, if we push back and give us the life and experience of grandparents, we may completely refuse. This is the contradiction between longevity and material things.
How to solve this contradiction? It needs cultural and rational speculation.
Culture is the ability to see and understand the world correctly. It is an aura that can accommodate both longevity and material life. And culture is the foundation of reason. With the foundation of culture, it is possible to decide the plan from a rational point of view according to everyone's particularity: the balance between the satisfaction of moderate material life and indifferent health care, so that "health care does not hinder happiness, and happiness does not hinder health care." Happiness here refers to the pleasure brought by appetite, sexual desire and lust (play) to meet people's essential needs.