Ignorance and Faith
In the years around 2012, accidents occurred frequently in the family. My father was in a car accident, my uncles were injured in falls and bruises, and my cousins also had their own experiences. So my parents and relatives all started thinking about Feng Shui at some point.
One of the summers, my sister and her aunts at home went to a Feng Shui master in the south of the city to see Feng Shui according to their parents' wishes. It is said that the Feng Shui master there is very accurate. When they first arrived there, the master said: "There is no need to say anything, I know everything." Then the master told our family's family accurately as if he really opened his eyes. situation and the situation that occurred at that time. The master also said that our ancestors were all good people and had never done anything bad, so Feng Shui was originally very good. However, some places in the house were not laid out correctly, which destroyed Feng Shui. After the master explained the Feng Shui problems in our home and how to solve them, he sent them back. After the family returned home, they made adjustments to the layout of the home according to the master's instructions, so the family felt at ease and the matter was over.
Later, the third uncle's son never had children after getting married, and the family was worried about this matter all day long. During that period, I saw several doctors, and even went to a major hospital in Beijing, but I couldn't get what I wanted. Seeing that my uncle and aunt were looking sad every day and losing hope day by day, my cousins were getting more and more anxious, and the whole family was worried. He looks older and duller than his peers. So they went to find a Feng Shui master in the south of the city. After that, the cousin-in-law really got pregnant as the family expected, and gave birth to a pair of healthy and lively twin boys safely. The uncle's family was ecstatic about this, and therefore they believed even more deeply in Feng Shui masters and Feng Shui readings.
? People in the village are somewhat superstitious to begin with, and there are many who believe in the theory of Feng Shui. The more similar cases they hear, the further the name of the master spreads, so he went there. There is always an endless stream of people looking for Feng Shui masters in the south of the city, including other relatives at home.
? Later, for some unknown reason, two aunts went there again. That time the master seemed to be more powerful. According to the aunts after they came back, someone buried things in our ancestral graves that damaged Feng Shui. Due to our age and Due to my experience, I didn’t know what they were talking about at the time. But according to the master's calculation, the time when the thing was buried was the year when frequent accidents happened to the family. Although nothing major happened in the following years, in general, every family's life was not satisfactory, so the master was like before He also taught them how to crack it and sent them back. Life as a whole for our family did seem to become calmer and more stable after that time.
On the surface, it seems that the entire family is living a better life thanks to the master's guidance, but things are not that simple. Some time after the child was born, because the cost was too high, my cousin came to work as a forklift driver in a small southern town where our family lived. He had skills and experience, and the boss there also liked him very much and hoped that he could I kept working there, so I was offered a very high salary. It turns out that my cousin is a very down-to-earth and serious young man, so this kind of job that is not too tiring for him and has high income couldn't be better. But within a few days, he insisted on going home and looking for a job in Beijing. His father originally thought that there were better jobs elsewhere and he should support it, but the reason given by his cousin was staggering. "The master said that he Don’t make southern wealth”. His parents wanted to persuade him to stay, but he believed deeply in the master and wanted to leave the south to develop in the north. His father couldn't persuade him, so he let him go back.
Last winter, our family went back to celebrate the New Year, and I met that cousin again. He is obviously a young man who is not yet thirty, but he looks like a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties. Coupled with his unkempt appearance and his love of smoking, sometimes he even looks older than his father. In the days before the Spring Festival, my cousin often came to my house, either to help with some chores or to sit and chat. But no matter when he sat down quietly with his father, he would start to talk about the Feng Shui of the master in the south of the city. Yes, we have already guessed how someone buried something in our ancestral grave, and we have even speculated who buried it. My father only echoed a few words every time, but he still told the story with great interest. Later, I heard my father say to my mother and another cousin that my cousin believed in the so-called Feng Shui master so much that he could not even judge right and wrong, reality and illusion, and would not listen to anyone's persuasion.
At that time, I was already over twenty years old, and I could already see the essence of life clearly, and I also had the ability to judge right from wrong. I feel extremely sad when I see my cousin at this age who is supposed to love life, be down-to-earth, and positive, but instead believes in some Feng Shui, some master, or some kind of destiny. I feel pity and heartache for this young man who lives like a puppet. , but there is nothing I can do.
It is hard for me to imagine how there are still people in this modern civilized society who are so ignorant and feudal. A young man who has read books and has been in the society can believe so much in Feng Shui and destiny. I agree with the concept that everyone should have faith. I am not a complete atheist. I also believe that some things "would rather be believed than believed." But no matter what faith, there should be a limit. If a person will eventually be swallowed up by faith, then why should we talk about faith.