Therefore, people can regard the food they eat as sweet, the clothes they wear as comfortable, the environment they live in as comfortable, and they are not jealous because of their status. Such people are called simple.

this sentence comes from the theory of innocence in ancient times, which is the first article in the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic. It discusses the specific reasons why the ancients who were born naturally in ancient times and had no artificial miscellaneous could live for a hundred years, but their actions did not stop, and they did not know the way of health preservation. Secondly, it talks about the growth and development process of human life, emphasizing the important role of kidney qi, vital qi and true qi in human body. Finally, it lists real people, people, saints and sages.

the original text (excerpt)

is based on leisure and less desire, peace of mind without fear, tireless work, obedience to the spirit, each from his own desires, and all get what he wants. Therefore, it is beautiful to eat, let it serve, enjoy its vulgarity, compete with each other, and its people are so simple.

translation

Therefore, people at that time were able to be at ease with little desire, be calm and not afraid, work in a physical way without fatigue, and be calm and in tune with their true spirit. Everyone felt that their wishes were satisfied, so they could regard the food they ate as sweet, the clothes they wore as comfortable, and the environment they lived in as comfortable, and they were not envious and jealous because of their status. Such people were called simple.

Extended information:

Huangdi Neijing accepted the philosophy of China's ancient materialistic monism of qi, and regarded man as a part of the whole material world, and everything in the universe was formed by its original material "qi". Under the guidance of the concepts of "man is related to heaven and earth" and "corresponding to the sun and the moon", man and nature are closely linked.

Huangdi Neijing holds that man and nature are closely related, and the movement and change of nature have no influence on human body all the time. "Su Wen Bao Ming Quan Xing Lun" said: "Man is born with the spirit of heaven and earth, and the law of the four seasons is achieved." It means that people, like everything in the universe, are born by the qi of heaven and earth and grow according to the laws of the four seasons. Between heaven and earth, we must rely on the movement and nourishment of yin and yang in order to survive.

Huangdi Neijing denies the existence of supernatural and metamaterial gods, and recognizes that life phenomena come from the contradictory movement of life itself. It is believed that yin and yang are the beginning of everything. For the whole biological world, it is believed that everything in heaven and earth and people are the products of the intersection of yin and yang in heaven and earth. Yin and yang are eternal movements, and the basic way is to go up and down.

Huangdi Neijing regards essence as the basic substance of life and the motive force of life. In lingshu meridian, the development process of embryonic life is also described: "People begin to be born, first become refined, and then become refined and the brain is born. Bone is dry, pulse is camp, tendon is rigid, meat is wall, skin is firm and hair is long. " This understanding of the material properties of life and embryonic development is basically correct.