《站在天堂的门口》
<p>孔子说过：“未知生，焉知死？”关于死亡，连孔子这样的圣人都避讳，当徒儿问到了关于死的问题就用反问的方式来避开。至于芸芸众生，更是竭力不说死，即使万不得已说到死也会用“去世”、“老了”、“不在了”等词语来替代。只有毛主席一向不忌讳谈论死，他老人最为著名的论断是：“中国人死都不怕，还怕困难吗？”</p><p><span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="how">how</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="life">life</span>?" <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sage">sage</span>, <span word="avoided">avoided</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disciple">disciple</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rhetorical">rhetorical</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> "<span word="dead">dead</span>", "<span word="old">old</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="gone">gone</span>". <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taboo">taboo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="is">is</span>: "<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span>?"</p><p>在我看来，谈不谈死，怕不怕死，死对每一个人都是公平的，每人都在天堂门口徘徊着。纵然你位高权重，纵然你富甲天下，纵然你学富五车，纵然无敌天下，最终还是要到天堂报到的。“力拔山兮气盖世”的项羽兵败乌江，拔剑自刎，固然可悲。他的老朋友、老对手刘邦也不过多活了十几年，多享受了一点儿荣华富贵，附带还因为废立太子的事情跟吕太后生了几场气，因为防范韩信等人叛乱而少睡了许多夜好觉，最后他躺到病榻上才悟出了人生终有一死的道理，以至于拒绝医治，一命归天。在天堂门口，除了像刘邦这样达观的皇帝外，也有很多非常怕死的，有的信佛，有的炼丹，有的吸露，还有的派出团队去东海里寻仙，结果都是徒劳无功，最终都乖乖地躺进陵墓安息去了。</p>
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