what is the most primitive desire in human nature? My answer is only three words: longevity, food and sex.
The so-called "longevity" means living for a long time, for a hundred years, a thousand years, or even ten thousand years. "Endless longevity" is the ideal age that people pursue. Qin Shihuang, Han Wudi and later many feudal emperors all pursued immortality, and alchemy came into being. However, contrary to expectations, those emperors who pursued longevity deviated from the laws of nature and got the opposite result. Contemporary human beings have never given up their obsession and pursuit of this ideal goal, and many scientists are exploring and studying the mystery of immortality, hoping to solve this mystery and find the best way to live forever.
The so-called "food" refers to the food to be eaten, ranging from the simplest foods to all kinds of delicacies, including simple ordinary foods, all kinds of exquisite foods, and what people pursue is green, that is, green and healthy ingredients that have not been polluted by bad air, bad soil and bad water sources to meet the needs of vision, taste and digestion and absorption systems. The pursuit of food is not only the need of life, longevity, but also the need of vision and taste, not only the enjoyment of material, but also the enjoyment of spirit. No one can be tempted by a dish with beautiful color, flavor and shape. This is the reason for the emergence of several major cuisines in China. No matter the ancient emperors, dignitaries, literati and gentlemen, or the common people, they all pursue delicious food. As a result, countless famous chefs and gourmets have emerged. In today's world, there are also famous chefs from all over the world who take part in all kinds of artificial food competitions, which are often seen in China CCTV. At the same time, China on the Bite of the Tongue, produced by CCTV, has a high audience rating and is famous all over the world.
the so-called "color" is the pursuit of the wonderful opposite sex. It is human nature that men pursue beautiful women and women pursue beautiful and strong men. There were four beauties in ancient China, such as Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, The Story Of Diu Sim and Yang Yuhuan. There are also four handsome men, such as Song Yu, Pan An, Wei Jie icon and Warrior Lanling (Gao Changgong). They are all lovers pursued by the opposite sex crazily. It is the goal pursued by the ancients to be sensual and sensual, and the "color" among them is of course beauty. For this "color", Fu Cha, the king of Wu, not only lost his country, but also lost his life; Xiongnu Khan gave up the intrusion on the border area of Dahan dynasty for the sake of "color"; Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu lost their lives for this "color"; Because of this "color", Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty fled to Bashu and eventually lost his country. Of course, in the history of China, there are many great men who are crazy about "color", which can be found in historical books such as Biography of Zuo Biao and Historical Records of Shi Biao. I want to emphasize in particular that two of a kind's lust is the best, the most in line with heaven and humanity, and the most in line with human ethics. All sexual intercourse between men and women affected by politics, power and money is ugly. The combination of men and women not only has the function of reproduction, but also has physical and spiritual needs. Only when both men and women love each other, can they achieve the perfect blending of spirit and body during sex. However, how many adults can reach this level in human history?
Taoism pursues longevity, while Confucianism believes that "food and color" are human nature and the most primitive needs for human survival and reproduction. I think the combination of the three is the most primitive and important connotation of human desire.
There are other desires in human nature, such as the desire for power and the desire for money, which are all derived from these three desires and only play a maintenance role, or can be said to expand and enrich the connotation of these three core desires, that's all.