Let's talk about the first one, nutrition. People nowadays have phobias and are afraid of being unhealthy. Then put the unhealthy reasons down to insufficient nutrition. In fact, where people are malnourished now, there is a problem of overnutrition. So there are two kinds of people who are not suitable for overcompensation. First the baby, then the patient.
As soon as the baby is born, the halogen door on the top of the head will jump and the halogen door will not be closed. Western medicine says it is caused by calcium deficiency. Chinese medicine doesn't think so. Western medicine regards man as a material body, while Chinese medicine regards man as a spiritual life. Halogen doors have two functions. One is to promote the development of the brain. Some people take calcium supplements from childhood. If the halogen door is closed in advance, their brain capacity will be smaller and their IQ will be relatively poor. Second, the halogen door can communicate the energy of heaven and earth. In the mother's belly, the fetus should not only eat the nutrition given by her mother, but also absorb the weather and atmosphere. These are the most important reasons for the rapid growth of the fetus. Why does it take a year to close the halogen door? This is also the nature of heaven. If the brain is too big, it can't be produced. How can we ensure that after birth, the brain is still growing exponentially? This is a halogen door. He maintained the high IQ of human beings.
There are also people after a serious illness who are not suitable for makeup. There are cancer patients. After the chemotherapy operation, they want to make up for their health. It doesn't matter if they don't make up for it. If they make up for it, the nutrition will be absorbed by cancer cells. There used to be a monk who treated cancer at Kaiyuan Temple in Fuzhou. He prescribed a light vegetarian diet for cancer patients. People live on grain. Grain is the best health food.
Let's talk about the second point first. Children should not enjoy happiness too early. According to Buddhist scriptures, people's overall blessings are declining now. Some people say that the more developed the material, how can the overall blessing decline? Good luck includes not only material wealth, but also good luck. People's overall height is decreasing and their health is generally unhealthy, which proves that the blessings are decreasing. Now people's six roots are getting rougher and rougher, which proves that the blessings are decreasing.
For example, the ear root, the music people used to listen to was the string of bamboo and silk, and the harmony between man and nature. Singing is also very elegant. Nowadays, singers are singing more and more vernacular and explicit. From the root of the tongue, early humans ate nectar and fertile soil, and later, they ate vegetarian food. Nowadays, many people can't eat meat for a day. People who eat meat have a strong smell, and with it, people's desires are also strengthening.
Now that the conditions are good, extravagance and waste will come. I spent a lot of money on children since I was a child. You know, he spent the money of adults, but it was his own blessing. If the blessings from childhood are insufficient and wasted, his future studies and career will be hindered. Academic career depends on blessings. People are born with fixed food and uses. Even a hero can't waste it.
Third, don't become famous too early. As the ancients said, it is a late bloomer. Some people hope to train their children into prodigies, which is not good. The child is too young and not steady enough to accept too many honors. When I was young, I stood out. When I grow up, I may not have a good future. Therefore, as parents, children should not be too proud of their small achievements. Life is full of possibilities.
Including practice. If you are too young, you should study more and don't be bound by fame and fortune. Secular people pursue fame and fortune. Remember not to be too young and not too famous when practicing. Master Yin Guang mentioned that there was a Yin-revealing mage in the Republic of China. When he was in his twenties, he was very famous in Buddhism. He is arrogant and impatient. At that time, the master told him that you should exercise. He refused to accept it. And then died young. Master Yin Guang felt sorry for him.
In the past, when people came out to preach the Dharma, they all had a certain realm. Before there is no realm, you must learn. Just like the old monk in the empty cloud, he really came out to spend time with all beings after enlightenment from Gaomin Temple. Before enlightenment, he tossed and turned, made a three-step visit to Wutai Mountain, learned the concept of rooftop education, visited good schools and got close to Zhong Nanshan. It took nearly forty years to get out of the mountains from becoming a monk to enlightenment. Once out of the mountain, the realm is extraordinary.
Don't let your child become famous too early, even if he is admitted to a good university and won any prize. As a common thing, we should treat it this way. There are many kinds of life, so be calm. The same is true for people who have just learned Buddhism. Visit more good knowledge, don't rush to say, I want to spread Buddhism to all beings, take your time. Like Xu Yun, an old monk, he had a disciple named Master Guan Ben, who became a monk at the age of 65 after completing his secular responsibilities. He has many roots and thousands of disciples. So don't worry.