Socrates was generous

Socrates is a famous philosopher in ancient Greece, he is not only highly learned, but also friendly to people, the following story reflects Socrates' philosophy of knowing people.

There was a man named East Grady who was often critical of Socrates' knowledge and always liked to laugh at Socrates' flat nose. Plato, a pupil of Socrates, was indignant about this and told the teacher that East Glady did not respect the teacher and was not very good. Who knew that Socrates smiled and said slowly, "But I think he is very cute." Plato asked curiously, "How can you think that?" Socrates said: "He was very filial and took very good care of his mother every day; He also has great respect for the teacher and never behaves disrespectfully to the teacher; He is very sincere with his friends, often pointing out the shortcomings of others in person and helping others to correct them; He was very kind to children, and I often saw him playing games with them: he was extremely sympathetic to the poor, and once I saw him find the last copper plate on his body and throw it into a beggar's hat..."

"But he doesn't have that much respect for you!" Plato interrupted the teacher, "Child, here's the problem," Socrates stood up, patted Plato on the shoulder, and said seriously: "If a man looks at others from his own standpoint, he often sees people wrong, so I look at people, never look at him how he treats me, but how he treats others." ”

We have to sigh for Socrates' big heart. This is like the "Augmentation of the Sages": "Dwelling in their relatives, da looking at what they do; the rich see what they do not do, and the poor see what they do not take." ”

The meaning of this sentence is: to see how a person's conduct is, it is necessary to see what kind of person he was close to before he succeeded, and who he recommended after success; Look at what kind of things he does when he is rich, and what he does not pursue when he is poor. If a person is usually close to a wise person; Be able to be meritocratic when you are eminent; When wealth is possessed, it is not used to satisfy selfish desires, but often to help the poor; When you are poor, you can still clean yourself and do not violate your conscience. Then such a person can be regarded as a decent gentleman, and it is worth our friendship.