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Dialogue 180 Misunderstanding for long time Childhood is turning point whether to live a sewer rat human life or real human life. Buddha had known about death at 28 years old. Religious man suggested to his father, the king that gDonft make him know about death or he will not take your kingdom and leaveh. Then Buddha had never known about death till 28 years old. This story paradoxically says, To know about death shows that dual structure society of ruler and ruled is misunderstanding. To know about death shows that succession and inheritance system is misunderstanding. Buddha who had known about death at 28 years old was shocked to death and left the world. He left beautiful wife, lovely children and his country for ascetic journey to seek for the real meaning of life by knowing about death. A life for the man who knows about death but doesnft know about the meaning of dead and alive is nothing. To live a life without knowing about the meaning of dead and alive is worse than useless even if having worldly success such as beautiful wife, lovely children and the right of ruler. It was because Buddha left the world. He left the world until to know about the meaning of dead and alive. Leaving the world is a journey for those who know about death to understand that to know about death is virtue, to know about the meaning of dead and alive. Buddha had known about the meaning of dead and alive at 42 years old after leaving for ascetic journey. gDonft make him know about death or he will not take your kingdom and leaveh. This story paradoxically says, To know about death shows that dual structure society of ruler and ruled is misunderstanding. To know about death shows that succession and inheritance system is misunderstanding. Then he had known about the meaning of dead and alive. To know about death shows that the human society believing in galive is good and dead is not goodh is misunderstanding. To know about death shows that the male-oriented human society believing in gmale is good and female is not goodh is misunderstanding. To know about death shows that the human society believing in gstrong is good and weak is not goodh is misunderstanding. To know about death shows that the human society believing in gwise is good and fool is not goodh is misunderstanding. To know about death shows that the human society believing in grich is good and poor is not goodh is misunderstanding. To know about death shows that the human society believing in ghappy is good and unhappy is not goodh is misunderstanding. To know about death shows that the human society believing in gheaven is good and hell is not goodh is misunderstanding. To know about death shows that the human society believing in ggod is good and devil is not goodh is misunderstanding. To know about death shows that the human society believing in ghealthy is good and ill is not goodh is misunderstanding. To know about death shows that the human society believing in gruler is good and ruled is not goodh is misunderstanding. We general folks should have known about death at younger years old than Buddha. However, we have never known about this truth. The reason why we human beings have never stopped discrimination, unfair and wars even though we believe they are evil since the ancient times, Middle Ages, modern times and current modern times is due to misunderstanding for a long time. |