Predestination.doc

演讲稿 predestination manythingsinthisworldfindneitherananswernoraproperexplanation.forexample,whyshouldtwobeeacoupleamongthebillionsofpeopleonearth?whydonttheyloveeachothereventhoughtheylivetogethereveryday,andyetoneofthemfallsinlovewithsomeoneelseatthefirstsight?whydothemembersofafamilyquarreldailybutstillstayunhappilytogether?whycanttheygetmarriedinspiteofthefactthattheyareaperfectmatchtoeachother?whyshouldonetoilsomuchfortheother?whyshouldthelove-infatuatedalwaysbedesertedbytheheartless?.peopleremainpuzzledinspiteoftheirgreatefforttounderstandtheendlessquestions,sotheyinventedtheall-embracingword-“predestination”.inordertobemoreprecise,differentbinationswerederivedfromit:lovepredestination,sinfulpredestination,evilpredestination,andkindpredestinationetc.,hencewehavethesayingslike:“predestinationwilldefinitelybringyoutogetherdespitethegreatdistancewhilewithoutpredestination,youllneverknoweachothereventhoughyouarestandingfacttoface”“adistantcoupleistiedupwiththethreadofpredestination”andeventhephrasesandexpressionslike“thegodofmarriage”,“predestinationwithoutluck”,“luckwithoutpredestination”,“comingacrosseachotherisakindofpredestination”,“enemiesareboundtomeetonanarrowroad”,“theyshallnotmarryeachotherunlesstheyarepredestinedlovers”.ifpeoplestillcannotfindanswers,theyturnto“reincarnation”forhelp.lindaiyuisalwaysintearsjustforrepayingforthewaterjiabaoyuhadgivenherwhenshewasaplantinherpreviouslifeinadreamoftheredmansions.infact,theso-called“predestination”isoftenakindofcoincidenceorchanceencounter,evenakindofaccident.ifyoudontmeetthisperson,youllsurelymeetsomeoneelse.butpeopleinsistonaddingsomecolorsofemotionsorsuperstition,thusgeneratingvariousreligiousfactions,themaintheoriesofwhicharenomorethanthatof“reincarnation”,“heavenandhell”and“theever-lastingsoul”etc.butdoesanyoneknowanythingabouthispreviouslifeorhisafterlife?whatcouldhedoevenifheknewthem?ifhecantgraspthepresentlife,whatsthebenefitofmentingonthevisionaryafterlife?givinguptodayisthesameasgivinguptomorrow,fortheyarecloselyconnected.howabsurditistoworklikethehorseorcattleinthepresentlifeinordertobeaboveothersinthenextlife.haveyoueverseenemperorqinshihuangreincarnate?haveyoueverheardofemperorwudiofthehandynastygoingintoanotherlife?whereisnowmonkxuanzangofthetangdynasty(whatweknowisthebigwildgoosepagoda)?whereisthemonkeyking(theflowerandfruitmountaindoesexist,though)?andwherecanwefindthosegreatemperorssuchasyao,shunyuandtheinfluentialphilosopherslikeconfucius,laoziandzhuangzi?howmanyheavensdowefind?aretheyalsodividedintotheorientalandtheoccidentalworld?isgodachineseorwesterner?whichisthegreatestreligionamongbuddhism,daoism,christianity,catholicityandislamism?allreligionsadvocatedoinggooddeedsandnotkilling,butwhydotheykeepcontendingagainsteachother,evenfightingandkillingamongthemselves?istheparadisethesameoneinallreligions?theresonlyonesuninthesky,andthereshouldbeonlyoneemperorinacountry,butdoallreligionsbelieveinthesamegod,ordotheyhavedifferentgodsoftheirown?ifallofusexpectedgodshelp,wouldntgodbetoobusyandtootired?doesgodrespectscience?ifnot,whydoesheallowputersandtelemunicationstorunrampant?ifitisgodwhocreatedhumanbeings,thendoesnthefeeloutofcontrolofwhatthehumanbeingaredoingnow(thenuclearweaponsandbio-chemicalweapons,etc.)?wehumanbeingshaveanorigin,andisitthesamewithgod?doesgodgetmarried?isgodhereditary,orisitthesameever-lastingone?wehaveallthosequestionsbutwhocananswerthem?.predestinationneedsustostrivefor;friendshipneedsustomaintain;goodwillneedsustotreasureandfutureneedsustocreate.thereisnosavior,norgoddessofmercywhooncesavedpeopleinthepastbutcannotdoanythingtohelpthepeopleatthepresent.theworldisdevelopingtoofast.peoplehavetoworktogetherandassociatewitheachother.talkingaboutpredestination,itsjustakindofexplanationaboutwhathashappened,andimafraidnobodycanpredictitbeforehand.fromancienttimestillthe1980s,oncegettingmarried,thecouplehadtosticktoeachotherfortheirwholelife.canwesayitisbecauseoftheirlife-longpredestination?itisjustbecauseofthemarriagesystem.inthewesterncountries,life-longmarriageisrare.canwesayitisbecausetheirpredestinationmakesitso?itisactuallytheresultofhumannature.thecoloroflovecouldbeattachedtopredestination,butnotthecolorofsuperstition.predestinationisalovelywordwhichweshouldtreasureandrespect.inthepresentworld,weshouldalwaysfollowthewin-winormulti-winpolicy,insteadofbeings