What will happen to people who often do good deeds?

There is a small story in "Han Feizi·Shuo Lin Shang" which is quite intriguing. The story tells that Yang Zi passed by an inn in the eastern part of the Song Dynasty. The owner of the inn had two concubines. The ugly one was valued and the beautiful one was despised. Yang Zi asked about the reason, and the hotel owner's answer was revealing. The original words were: "Do virtuous things and get rid of the heart of self-virtue, and you will never be beautiful!" It means: do virtuous things and get rid of what you think is virtuous. Ideas will be praised by people wherever they go. This sentence also indirectly answers Yang Zi’s question: A beautiful person thinks she is beautiful, but I don’t think she is beautiful; an ugly person thinks she is ugly, but I don’t think she is ugly.

It can be seen that practicing virtuous behavior reflects the noble morality of people, and being able to get rid of the heart of self-virtue is even more valuable.

We often see people like this around us. He often tells others that I saw an old man begging on the road yesterday. He was very pitiful. He didn’t want to reach out to me, but I still ran up to him. , took the initiative to give him 10 yuan. When he said this, his face was full of compassion, which was really awe-inspiring.

If you think about it carefully, his charity itself is worthy of promotion. We have often seen beggars on the street, unkempt and unkempt, kneeling on the cold ground with a small pot full of stains in front of them. There were a few coins scattered here and there. But most of the people who passed by raised their heads and walked away, treating it as air, as if they were not surprised. Seeing this scene, one will inevitably feel that the world is declining and people's hearts are not as old as they used to be.

Of course, the responsibility cannot be passed on to passers-by, because nowadays there are many people pretending to be beggars to cheat food and drink, and some beggars have even opened companies and use them when begging. QR code. If in this situation, you still don’t distinguish between authenticity and overflowing with love, then it might become a joke.

So, when you are unable to identify the authenticity of the beggar, it is understandable to choose to ignore it.

Go back and talk about the key points. Being charitable should be a virtue, but it can easily become a tool. You may be doing good out of conscience, but you may be eager to find someone to talk to afterwards. To put it nicely, it is to convey positive energy to society, but the real intention is inevitably to promote yourself, gain recognition from others, and label yourself as morally noble. label in order to gain some popularity capital on the road to career development or promotion.

To put it this way, it is definitely not to judge a gentleman’s heart with a villain’s heart. In reality, many gentlemen wear the hat of being good and show off their righteous deeds in large and small activities to maximize their own interests. For example, Chen Guangbiao, the "China's top philanthropist" who has been somewhat silent recently, some people bluntly said that he is a performance artist, and others wrote articles exposing his fake life. "Is it the first to do good or the first to deceive?" It is thought-provoking.

Apart from the view that "celebrities have many rights and wrongs", as far as the act of righteousness itself is concerned, there is nothing wrong. Being able to worry about people's difficulties also shows the pattern and realm of people. However, if it is for doing good deeds, deceiving the world and stealing fame. , using it as a tool for profit-seeking should be another matter.

It cannot be denied that some people do good deeds, purely and simply, just to tell people the cause and effect principle of good intentions being rewarded. This is a simple virtue that will make people feel warm. We also have reason to raise our hands. Especially in times of crisis, being able to put aside distracting thoughts and lend a helping hand is an interpretation of nobility, and being able to move forward silently and lose the heart of self-worth is even more admirable.

In a meeting a few days ago, a certain principal broke some news, which made us feel very sad. A female teacher in the school has been working continuously for five consecutive years. Even though her own financial conditions are very tight, she actually uses part of her salary to support the education of a child in a mountainous area. When the principal said this, he was both moved and slightly annoyed. I was moved because of this teacher's righteous deed; I was angry because such a major incident that could showcase the school's achievements in teachers' moral construction was discovered only five years later. As the head of a school, I was naturally ashamed.

After the incident was unearthed, a series of big actions followed, including recommendations to various media, commendation meetings and symposiums, and the title of school love ambassador. Finally, the teacher was applauded with flowers. Being pushed to the reporting stage and the podium, although this was not her original intention, she could not avoid it.

In her acceptance speech, there was a touching sentence: I just want to do something for this child. I don’t want to be a role model, but this puts a burden on me. The simple words show that his heart is as white as a piece of paper, without any decorations or flaws.

She is truly virtuous, but it is so difficult to get rid of her self-virtuous heart. This difficulty does not come from herself, but from the environment. Because you are already under the spotlight at the pinnacle of morality, people have opened their eyes wide, and all eyes are turned to you. There is admiration, but also cold looks.

In fact, after practicing virtuous behavior, getting rid of the desire to be virtuous is also a kind of protection for yourself.

Once a virtuous act is exposed, even if you want to be virtuous, you may have no choice but to resist in front of the powerful media.

In the face of public opinion, whether you can stick to your self-righteousness and maintain your purity may only depend on your own strong heart.