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"Mencius Teng Wen Gongxia • Waiting for the Coming Year"

original:

Dai Yingzhi. Tithe. Go to Seki city march. Now I failed. Please take it lightly. Wait for the coming year and then already. HO. Mencius. There are people who are holding the chickens of their neighbors every day. Or tell it. The way of the non-gentleman. say. Please lose it. A chicken in the moon. Wait for the coming year and then already. If you know its unrighteousness. Sly is gone. What to do next year.

Translation:

Dai Yingzhi, the doctor of the Song Dynasty, said to Mencius: "It is difficult to restore the ancient methods, reduce the agricultural tax to one-tenth, and reduce the customs duties of the city. You can only change the tax rate lighter first, and then change it completely in the next year, what do you think? ”

Mencius did not give a positive answer, but told him the following story:

"Someone has a bad problem and always steals a chicken from someone else the next day. Later, someone warned him: 'Such a bad thing as stealing chickens cannot be done by people with good character and rules.' When he heard this, he said, "I am willing to change it, first by stealing a chicken every month, and then I will make a complete correction in the coming year." ’

"Since you know you should change it, then change it quickly, why wait until the next year?"

postscript:

Take advantage of the time to be old, take advantage of the sunshine, do what you like, and love the person you love! Because, in the future, it is not long.