How to treat Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi's thought that "saints never die, thieves never stop"?

Saints never die, thieves never stop! "This shocking statement comes from Zhuangzi's" A laundry list of stories ". The literal meaning is very clear: saints never die, and thieves never die. In this way, "saint" is simply synonymous with "thief". So many people can't understand. Let's talk about what a "saint" is. A saint is to set a code of conduct for the world. The phrase "being a thief in the world" sounds similar to "being a thief in the world", which may be a coincidence of God's will. In the early Ming Dynasty, a Confucian scholar named Xu Yikui wrote this sentence in a congratulatory table for Zhu Yuanzhang, which provoked Zhu Yuanzhang's great anger and said, "It sounds similar to being a thief! "Professor xu's head was cut off because of this. Confucianism leads people to become "saints", and Confucius is naturally the most qualified to be a "saint", so he was honored as a "saint" by Confucian scholars, the "first saint" by Emperor Taizong, and the "most holy" by Song Zhenzong, which means the peak of saints. Since the title of "sage" was sealed here by Confucius, what about the "sage" that appeared later? Yan Zi is called "Restoration Sage", Ceng Zi is called "Persistence Sage" and Zisi is called "Statement Sage". After Qin and Han dynasties, few people can afford the title of "saint". Those who dare to call themselves saints are Zhu in the Southern Song Dynasty and Kang Youwei in the Late Qing Dynasty. Then, the more people who set a standard for the world and become human models, the better. As far as this sentence is concerned, I have to admire Zhuangzi's profound and sharp thoughts. Second, what is human nature? The author once wrote a paper: on the private nature of human nature. There is no "good" or "evil" in human nature, only "private" Western market economics theory has a premise: people are selfish! Born in the world, as long as we have normal thinking, we are all seeking to maximize our interests. This is human nature. Because of this theory, only by implementing market economy can we stimulate people's enthusiasm and creativity in production and promote the rapid development of productive forces. The ancients in China have long recognized this characteristic of human nature, so there is an old saying: "The world is bustling, all for profit; The world is bustling for profit. "Without the encouragement of the market economic system and the deep motivation for people to pursue interests, there would be no prosperous economic achievements and material civilization of today's' vast sky, birds and flowers'. This can also explain why farmers didn't have enough to eat during the period of agricultural co-operation in the 1950s and 1960s, and city people had to use meal tickets to buy food in limited quantities. However, the "saint". It can be inferred from the goodness of human nature that all human beings have the "sage" gene, which is what Buddhists say. In this way, whether people formulate political system or economic policy, there is a premise: human nature is not selfish, "everyone can be sacred." At the beginning of life, "human nature is good" is much better than "human nature is private". Under the guidance of this beautiful word, people go into misunderstandings again and again and fall into traps without knowing it. Because they ignore the selfish nature of human beings, all policies based on this are anti-human. "Zhu Shengren" in the Southern Song Dynasty called on everyone to "destroy human desires and preserve justice", but he could not do it himself. According to a minister who reported him, "Zhu Shengren" married two nuns and became concubines. I am still confused about my daughter-in-law. Zhu Shengren was so scared that he went to the emperor for a review. In order to protect men from the temptation of women, Zhu Shengren has two great inventions that can be applied for the Nobel Prize. One is Zhu Wengong's Pocket, and the other is Zhu Wengong's Curtains. The so-called "Zhu Wengong's pocket" means that women are not allowed to expose any part of their bodies, even their heads, and they should wrap their heads with a piece of cloth. There are only two small holes left in the eye. This is a bit like what the Taliban demanded of Afghan women. I wonder if the Taliban paid royalties to Zhu Wengong's descendants. The so-called "Zhu Wengong Curtain" means asking women to hang bamboo curtains outside the room, saying that "one door is closed and the second door is closed". When guests come home, women can't just walk out of the curtains or look out. The empress and empress dowager of later generations should handle state affairs for the young emperor.