manythingsinthisworldfindneitherananswernoraproperexplanation.forexample,whyshouldtwobecomeacoupleamongthebillionsofpeopleonearth?whydon’ttheyloveeachothereventhoughtheylivetogethereveryday,andyetoneofthemfallsinlovewithsomeoneelseatthefirstsight?whydothemembersofafamilyquarreldailybutstillstayunhappilytogether?whycan’ttheygetmarriedinspiteofthefactthattheyareaperfectmatchtoeachother?whyshouldonetoilsomuchfortheother?whyshouldthelove-infatuatedalwaysbedesertedbytheheartle?
peopleremainpuzzledinspiteoftheirgreatefforttounderstandtheendlequestions,sotheyinventedtheall-embracingword---“predestination”.inordertobemoreprecise,differentcombinationswerederivedfromit:lovepredestination,sinfulpredestination,evilpredestination,andkindpredestinationetc.,hencewehavethesayingslike:“predestinationwilldefinitelybringyoutogetherdespitethegreatdistancewhilewithoutpredestination,you’llneverknoweachothereventhoughyouarestandingfacttoface”“adistantcoupleistiedupwiththethreadofpredestination”andeventhephrasesandexpreionslike“thegodofmarriage”,“predestinationwithoutluck”,“luckwithoutpredestination”,“comingacroeachotherisakindofpredestination”,“enemiesareboundtomeetonanarrowroad”,“theyshallnotmarryeachotherunletheyarepredestinedlovers”.ifpeoplestillcannotfindanswers,theyturnto“reincarnation”forhelp.lindaiyuisalwaysintearsjustforrepayingforthewaterjiabaoyuhadgivenherwhenshewasaplantinherpreviouslifeinadreamoftheredmansions.
infact,theso-called“predestination”isoftenakindofcoincidenceorchanceencounter,evenakindofaccident.ifyoudon’tmeetthisperson,you’llsurelymeetsomeoneelse.butpeopleinsistonaddingsomecolorsofemotionsorsuperstition,thusgeneratingvariousreligiousfactions,themaintheoriesofwhicharenomorethanthatof“reincarnation”,“heavenandhell”and“theever-lastingsoul”etc.
butdoesanyoneknowanythingabouthispreviouslifeorhisafterlife?whatcouldhedoevenifheknewthem?ifhecan’tgraspthepresentlife,what’sthebenefitofcommentingonthevisionaryafterlife?givinguptodayisthesameasgivinguptomorrow,fortheyarecloselyconnected.howabsurditistoworklikethehorseorcattleinthepresentlifeinordertobeaboveothersinthenextlife.
haveyoueverseenemperorqinshihuangreincarnate?haveyoueverheardofemperorwudiofthehandynastygoingintoanotherlife?whereisnowmonkxuanzangofthetangdynasty(whatweknowisthebigwildgoosepagoda)?whereisthemonkeyking(theflowerandfruitmountaindoesexist,though)?andwherecanwefindthosegreatemperoruchasyao,shunyuandtheinfluentialphilosopherslikeconfucius,laoziandzhuangzi?
howmanyheavensdowefind?aretheyalsodividedintotheorientalandtheoccidentalworld?isgodachineseorwesterner?whichisthegreatestreligionamongbuddhism,daoism,christianity,catholicityandislamism?allreligionsadvocatedoinggooddeedsandnotkilling,butwhydotheykeepcontendingagainsteachother,evenfightingandkillingamongthemselves?istheparadisethesameoneinallreligions?there’sonlyonesuninthesky,andthereshouldbeonlyoneemperorinacountry,butdoallreligionsbelieveinthesamegod,ordotheyhavedifferentgodsoftheirown?ifallofusexpectedgod’shelp,wouldn’tgodbetoobusyandtootired?
doesgodrespectscience?ifnot,whydoesheallowcomputersandtelecommunicationstorunrampant?ifitisgodwhocreatedhumanbeings,thendoesn’thefeeloutofcontrolofwhatthehumanbeingaredoingnow(thenuclearweaponsandbio-chemicalweapons,etc.)?
wehumanbeingshaveanorigin,andisitthesamewithgod?doesgodgetmarried?isgodhereditary,orisitthesameever-lastingone?
wehaveallthosequestionsbutwhocananswerthem?.
predestinationneedsustostrivefor;friendshipneedsustomaintain;goodwillneedsustotreasureandfutureneedsustocreate.thereisnosavior,norgoddeofmercywhooncesavedpeopleinthepastbutcannotdoanythingtohelpthepeopleatthepresent.theworldisdevelopingtoofast.
peoplehavetoworktogetherandaociatewitheachother.talkingaboutpredestination,it’sjustakindofexplanationaboutwhathashappened,andi’mafraidnobodycanpredictitbeforehand.fromancienttimestillthe1980’s,oncegettingmarried,thecouplehadtosticktoeachotherfortheirwholelife.canwesayitisbecauseoftheirlife-longpredestination?itisjustbecauseofthemarriagesystem.inthewesterncountries,life-longmarriageisrare.canwesayitisbecausetheirpredestinationmakesitso?itisactuallytheresultofhumannature.thecoloroflovecouldbeattachedtopredestination,butnotthecolorofsuperstition.
predestinationisalovelywordwhichweshouldtreasureandrespect.inthepresentworld,weshouldalwaysfollowthewin-winormulti-winpolicy,insteadofbeingsingle-handed.inordertoachievesucce,wemustgainmaupportinsteadofindulginginself-admiration.wemightaswellcallthecommunication,thecooperation,thecommonconcernsandthecommonaspirationsofhumanbeings“predestination”.
