"Forgive the people and forgive the people" is a saying that is familiar to the Chinese people. It comes from a seven-time poem, the full text of the poem is: Rotten Ke Zhen Trick Magic, a game has been several springs. Out of the hole is invincible, and to spare and spare.
The last sentence of the poem has been widely circulated in the folk. But the previous sentence "invincible from the hole" is too big. It is not in line with the philosophy of the Chinese people, nor does it conform to the lessons of the predecessors, so ordinary people cannot easily take it out and say it, otherwise it is easy to be ridiculed!
First, the story behind the colloquialism
"Forgive the people and spare the people", it is said that it is from the Song Dynasty Yu Wenbao's "Spit Jade Collection". However, ancient books are difficult to see, and there is no way to know what is written in the book, only to refer to the Song Dynasty Yao Kuan's "Xixi Cong Language" to understand the background of the creation of this poem.
So, what kind of thing does the aforementioned ancient poem tell? Yao Kuan said, I once heard that there was a Taoist monk during the Eastern Han Dynasty, who was particularly good at playing chess. Every time you play chess with someone else, you must first let someone have a son. Later, Taoist monks died in other places. Before dying, he asked an old man from the same village to move his grave back to his hometown after a few years.
The story tells of a man named Wang Qiang who was chopping wood in the mountains and overheard the noise of several children. The hostage ran over and found them playing chess. Because he ate a jujube from the boy, the hostage did not know hunger and tiredness, and watched for a long time. The boy reminds him, "You should go home." When I finished, I was gone. The hostage looked again, and the handle of the axe he had placed under the tree had rotted. Since then, people have used "rotten Ke" to represent the feelings of the passage of time. Since the allusion to "Rotten Ke" is related to Go, in this poem, "Rotten Ke" also refers to the Divine Chess Score.
"Rotten Ke Zhen Zhi Miao", that is, the Taoist priest got a copy of the Immortal Chess Book that can be passed through. "A game has had several degrees of spring" refers to the fact that Taoists once spent years on a game of chess in order to study this chess game.
"Invincible from the hole" is that the Taoist has been invincible since he came out of the "cave house", because he has studied and eaten the mysteries in this "Immortal Chess Book", and has been invincible ever since. "Forgive the people and spare the people", which means: Since you have obtained the immortal spell and are invincible when you play chess, why do you have to kill others? Therefore, when a Taoist priest plays chess, he always lets others have a hand first.
The reason why the Taoist priest has the act of giving up chess shows that what he cares about is not the victory or defeat of a game of chess. He lived in seclusion in a cave house and spent years studying a chess book, simply because of his love for the process of playing chess. Winning the chess game, although happy. But always let others lose, others will be unhappy. Harming others and harming oneself is not the pursuit of Taoists as human beings.
Second, the philosophy of Chinese life
The ancients often said: Words must not be said, and things must not be done. A person can always be strong, but he cannot be strong all the time. When you are proud, you will receive it when you see it. Don't be overwhelmed and attract the envy of others, and don't believe you look at Han Gaozu's Lady Qi. When Han Gaozu was there, she was so beautiful. As Liu Bang's little wife, if you had made a little money and taken your son to a remote feudal state, you might still be able to continue to be "Empress Wang". However, she was not, she also wanted to mobilize Gao Zu and depose Liu Ying's position as crown prince. As a result, as soon as Gao Zu died, she was made a "human" by Lü Hou.
Ming Xizong's wet mother Keshi was so majestic when she was "Lady Fengsheng". Empress Xizong did not agree with her wishes, so she ordered the empress to be locked in the middle of the palace wall, and almost starved to death. But she also didn't want to think about it, where had the emperor's "wet mother" in charge of the harem? What are you doing with a foreign surname? Therefore, as soon as Xizong died, Keshi was ordered by the new emperor to be beaten to death with a random stick.
These people are all because they don't know how to "spare people." When I was alive, I did things to the extreme, leaving no way back for myself. As the saying goes: Jun Mo dances, Jun does not see the jade ring flying swallows are dust. Yang Yuhuan was Xuanzong's favorite concubine, but when he arrived at Ma Songpo, it was not yet the three-foot white Aya who died for the king. Zhao Feiyan was the empress of the HanCheng Emperor, and finally changed the dynasty and was directly reduced to a commoner. Therefore, the ups and downs of life cannot be predicted in advance.
The so-called blessings and misfortunes lie down, and misfortunes and blessings depend on them. At the moment you look at yourself invincible, that's only temporary. To know the truth of "the stronger is the stronger". If you dare to get carried away and turn the corner of the wall, you will be hit with a stick. The success or failure of a person's life of wealth and wealth sometimes has to talk about a little luck. The person you belittled and suppressed today, ten or twenty years from now, may also come and go and take over you. If you are now unwilling to forgive and therefore offend him, it is difficult to say that he will not retaliate against you in the future. Therefore, not knowing how to "spare others" is an unwise act.
When a person is proud, he should give up, otherwise he should be careful of happiness and sorrow. Li Yuanba was the younger brother of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, and legend has it that he was born with divine power, a pair of large iron hammers to play with the gods, and was even more brave and invincible. One day, Li Yuanba heard thunder in the sky, and his headache attacked, so his anger rose from his heart, and evil turned to the side of his guts, and he actually threw up his big hammer and wanted to fight the heavens, but he was killed by thunder.
Yingdang was the monarch of the Qin state during the Warring States period, he was also born with divine power, grew tall and strong, liked to fight, and liked to show off his martial arts to others by lifting his head. As a result, he ran to compete with Hercules and died of exhaustion. Both of them were too confident in their divine powers, especially Yingdang, and I was afraid that they really thought they were invincible, and as a result, they were beaten in the face and lost their lives.
Returning to the Taoist priest in the previous article, he boasted that he was "invincible from the hole." There are some people in the world who are so confident; there are also some people who are born with a love of winning and losing, and these are no problem. The problem is that you want to think about it, but you have to think quietly about this, don't go around saying: Lao Tzu is the first in the world! Then, like the Russian Hercules, he pounded his chest with his fist, and then stretched out his index finger to shake Huo Yuanjia and said: Chinese, no! That way, you won't end well.
epilogue
The last sentence of the phrase "forgive the people and spare the people" is so arrogant that only the Taoist in the poem can say, because he is a "god", and he says that he is "invincible", just stating a fact. And ordinary people must not say, said is to go with themselves, said to find trouble for themselves. You should still keep a low profile and beware of happiness and sorrow.