《道德经》就是一本生命的教科书

人人都想成功，但成功是很个性化的东西，每个人成功的标志都不一样；每个人生阶段的成功也不一样。我们先要弄清楚真正的成功是什么？才能因此找到自己的使命。其实，人生的使命不是别的，就是让自己的生命绽放，让每一分每一秒都闪闪发光，照亮自己，也温暖大家，让自己感受到真正的开心与快乐！但要达成什么样的目标，才会获得真正的开心和快乐？这是很本质的问题。

老子在《道德经》中虽然没有提到“教育”二字，但若仔细思考“故去彼取之”这五个字后，我们会发现：老子的思想始终是以教育天下、安定社会为目标的。整部《道德经》就是一本生命的教科书——书中，老子以“道”为教育宗旨；以“德”为教育内容；以“行不言之教”为教育方法；以常情大爱的精神来激励大家牵手人生、做好自己、美丽世界。当我们以此来搭建自己的思想体系时，我们所说、所做就是在完成我们这一生来到这个世界的荣耀使命了。

生，是上天赋予我们的权利；活，则要靠自己的智慧与勇气。人活一世，只有拥有崇高的使命感，我们才会善待自己、善待他人、善待自然、善待地球、善待宇宙；我们才能与人、与自然、与地球、与宇宙共生、共存、共享、共乐于和谐世界之中！我们才能自自然然地做到尊道贵德，因为我们终于知道了自己生命的真相：就是来回报父母、回报家庭、回报世界、回报万物生灵的！当我们担起这个使命时，我们就踏上了奔向生命荣耀故里的回家之路。

Everyone wants to be successful, but success is something very individual, and the signs of success are different for everyone; success is also different for each stage of life. We must first figure out what true success is. Only then can we find our mission. In fact, the mission of life is no other than to let your life bloom, to let every second shine, to brighten yourself and warm everyone else, to make yourself feel truly happy and joyful! But what kind of goal should be reached to get real happiness and joy? This is a very essential question.

Although Laozi does not mention the word 'education' in the Tao Te Ching, if we think carefully about the five words 'so reject the one and accept the other', we will find that Laozi's thought is always aimed at educating the world and stabilizing society. The entire Tao Te Ching is a textbook of life - in the book, Laozi takes 'Tao' as the purpose of education; 'virtue' as the content of education; and 'practice the teaching of the unspeakable' as the purpose of education. In the book, Laozi takes 'Tao' as the educational purpose; 'virtue' as the educational content; 'teaching without words' as the educational method; and the spirit of common love to inspire people to hold hands in life, do good to themselves and beautiful the world. When we use this to build our own thought system, what we say and do is to fulfill the glorious mission that we came to this world in this life.

To be born is the right given to us by God; to live depends on our own wisdom and courage. Only when we have a noble sense of mission can we treat ourselves, others, nature, the earth and the universe well; we can live, coexist, share and enjoy with people, nature, the earth and the universe in a harmonious world! Only then can we naturally respect the way and the virtue, because we finally know the truth of our life: we are here to pay back our parents, our families, the world, and all living things! When we take up this mission, we embark on the road home to the glorious home of life.