Liang Dong’s Life Interview——Cai Zhizhong

"Life·Awakened" Series

The four-character motto on the door of the Delphi Temple: "Know yourself."

"The Tao Te Ching" says: "He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise."

Every moment, we are experiencing dependent origination and destruction, and the reincarnation of life and death.

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Only when you know yourself can you live your life.

I have forgotten how many times I have watched this interview video, but every time I am still interested in it. I always want to get inspiration from it and gain some practical tips for action.

Mr. Cai Zhizhong is a Catholic. He said that he was influenced by the environment since childhood. People around him had their own direction in life and had their own things to do. So he started to think about himself when he was bored and empty. Finally, he decided to start learning to draw comics at the age of 3 and a half.

Life is actually very simple. It means knowing what bargaining chips you have, cultivating your "roots" well, setting goals from the beginning, focusing on nothing, keeping your mind in one place, being in one place, and nothing extra. Interference, and strive to achieve perfection.

These are all vividly reflected in the life of Mr. Cai Zhizhong.

He talked about how he once sat in a chair for 48 hours straight, drawing comics the rest of the time except for going to the toilet.

When he first started drawing cartoons, he was not able to fully understand Zhuangzi and Tao Te Ching, so he set the goal of drawing only what he could understand and like, and which could arouse readers' interest. Enough.

Then why are most people unable to determine what they really want to do throughout their lives?

This requires an opportunity for awakening.

Only when a person can truly block the interference from the outside world, let go of other people's evaluation of you, and not care about the gains and losses of fame, wealth, power, and nobility, and not pursue it means that he will not be possessed, can he calm down. , only then can you let yourself go, only then can you truly realize that your life is actually very short, and only then can you really do what you really want to do.

Steve Jobs also said: "Please follow your inner guidance and do what you really want to do. If today was the last day of your life, would you still do what you are doing now? If so Then do it.”

If a person wants to truly live his life, he must first know himself. Instead, you need to calm yourself down, let go of everything, listen to your heart, read your body, and walk your own path.

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Never underestimate your potential and stay alert to people, things and things that hinder your progress.

Watching Mr. Cai Zhizhong’s life experience will be incredible.

From a cartoonist to a bridge champion to a collector of bronze Buddha statues, from drawing "Zhuangzi" and "Laozi" to drawing comics of "Quantum Physics", no matter how you look at it, it is cross-border and cross-field. It makes people think deeply about how a person does it?

Einstein said: "The most incredible thing is that human beings can use their brains to understand the universe."

Human potential is unlimited. At present, human beings have limited understanding of their own potential. The understanding is still at a very superficial stage.

Therefore, you must maintain doubts and thinking, do not be bound by traditional concepts, let alone "blindly" believe in famous quotes, and you must even dare to question your parents, teachers and authority.

But the point is not the doubt itself, but the ability to think independently and prove it through your own actions.

The process itself is living out yourself.

Never underestimate your potential, and never be bound by dogma and rules. You can also be a creator.

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Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism culture in the eyes of Mr. Cai Zhizhong.

Confucianism: studies the relationship between people and advocates making oneself better through life efforts and being able to contribute to mankind and society.

Taoism: studies the relationship between man and nature, advocates walking in accordance with the "Tao", and living oneself through inaction and doing everything.

Zen Buddhism (Buddhism): studies the relationship between people and the heart, and teaches people to live in the present. Living 100% in the present can transcend the boundaries of time, space and space.

Because every current point is a time of dependent origination, cessation and reincarnation, and life is a collection of these points.

In Mr. Cai Zhizhong, we can see the combination of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Like Confucianism, he pursues his ideals in life and makes a difference, like Taoism, he lives his life in peace and quiet, and like Zen Buddhism, he can keep his mind in one place and make a difference. Live in the present moment and do everything to perfection.

A cultural concept and a destiny of life.

When he fully immerses himself in a certain culture or role, it is easy for him to live out the role he plays.

Life is actually very simple. Only when you know yourself can you truly live your life.

Just as Mr. Li Bo said before, "When we know the starting point and the end point, the most important thing in the process is to cultivate the ability to unite knowledge and action."

Ending with perfection .