Re-reading Journey to the West (II): The Consequences of Flouting the Rules

　　Ever since Sun Monkey arrived at the East Sea Dragon Palace and armor, the Dragon Kings had a grudge against him, so they decided to kill people with a knife. It seems that whether it is the human world or the immortal world, the little trick of killing people with a knife is simply the same. In addition, after Sun Monkey was brought to the nether realm by black and white impermanence, he made a big fuss and forcibly sold his name. So that all monkeys and the like achieved immortality and never died again.

　　The above content is from the third time of "Journey to the West", "All the Seas and Thousands of Mountains Are Arched, Nine Shadows and Ten Categories Are Removed". The content is that because of these two incidents, the Dragon King of the East Sea and the King of Qin Guang, who had been sent to the Jade Emperor, told them fiercely, and the Jade Emperor said to them: The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea and the King of Qin Guang both went to the Jade Emperor to make a fierce accusation. It is no wonder that the orderly and senior Heavenly Court can make a stone monkey three hundred years ago break the rules. Sun Monkey was captured by the Heavenly Soldier Heavenly General because he had broken the rules of the Celestial Realm.

　　There are three forms of rules: explicit rules, unspoken rules, and meta-rules. Explicit rules are rules that are clearly stipulated, and there are limitations that need to be continuously improved; unspoken rules are rules without explicit provisions, and conventions are unlimited, which can make up for the shortcomings of explicit rules; meta-rules are rules that solve problems through violent competition, mixed good and evil, and are not moral. With a little analysis, we can see that Sun Monkey is destroying both explicit and unspoken rules - it is simply a naked provocation to the authority of the Heavenly Court!

　　Coincidentally, the recently rumoured tiger cannibalism incident at Beijing's Badaling Wildlife Park is a typical example of disregard for rules.

　　The woman who got out of the car, she was an adult who had gone through graduate school, and it was impossible for her to be unaware of the danger that opening the car door and getting out of the car in such a place could bring to herself and to the people in the car. Moreover, the park is full of warning signs "no window opening, no getting off", so why should she ignore these common sense and despise those warnings? Whatever the reason, it shouldn't be so willful. Not to mention her own serious injuries, she also killed her mother tragically - all because of her willfulness and disregard for rules.

　　Therefore, in life, we should not try to take shortcuts in everything, no matter where we are, we must abide by order and rules. Because order and rules can often prevent everyone from being hurt.