Street theme - Shanghai. University people. Cultural garden of thoughts

Author: Ge Hongbing
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Selling greeting cards on the street, I heard that those with the phrase "May all go well with you" sell particularly well. When interacting with friends, I often hear the word "as fate dictates." Nowadays, people suddenly become highly devoted to the concept of "fate." "Fate" has become a trendy term. Is the pursuit of fate a form of submission to destiny—the mysterious ruler? Under the guise of "fate," we surrender our judgment of our lives, our futures, the presence or absence of love, and everything possible or impossible. In reality, "fate" is not a unified term; it has two distinct meanings. First, there is "m destiny," which is innate. All living beings have their destiny: the roots of plants, connected to the earth, their destiny lies in the location where their seeds fall, in the position of their bodies on the ground. Animals have feet, allowing them to roam freely on the earth, so their destiny is no longer their position on the ground but their physical abilities—the means by which they move freely. This is where animals surpass plants. Therefore, plants have only "destiny" and no "luck." You can easily snap a young tree's tender bud, and the tree will never escape. Animals, however, are different. In addition to their innate bodies ("destiny"), they have "luck" because they can move, using their agency to protect their "destiny." If "destiny" is innate, then "luck" is acquired. For humans, "destiny" is given to us by our parents without our involvement (at that point, we didn't exist, so we couldn't have an opinion on our destiny). Thus, "destiny" is also called "fated destiny." I was born in a poor mountain village, while you were born in a wealthy city. Your family is wealthy, while mine is as poor as a church mouse. I am frail and sickly, while you are strong as an ox.