2022 ·03 · 03
"Traces of Time" is a personal collection of essays compiled and printed by the Editorial Department of Baiwei Nianhua for Mr. Yu Guozhen. Mr. Yu has a high life expectancy of more than 90 years, and the content of the article is mostly on the topic of old age. One of the articles mentioned: "There was an ancient saying that 'old age and not dying are for thieves'," and it triggered a sigh of emotion.
The author also wanted to talk about some feelings about the sentence "old and not dead is for thieves", but unlike Mr. Yu, I do not think that the elderly have lost the ability to work, they should consciously restrict consumption and enjoyment, but to explore the original meaning of this sentence, find a more authoritative and sufficient basis, let the elderly pay more attention to reviewing and summarizing life lessons, and leave valuable spiritual wealth for future generations.
The Analects
The phrase "old and not dead is for thieves" comes from the Analects of the Constitution. The original text reads: "The original soil is yiqi." The Son: 'Young but not grandchild, long and unspeakable, old and not dead for thieves!' 'Knock on his shin with a rod. "The simple vernacular explanation is that Confucius rebuked a person named Yuan Yuan, saying that you have been unfriendly to people since you were a child, you do not respect the old and love the young, and when you become an adult, you have nothing to record, and when you are old, you will not die, you are simply a thief who steals life! Confucius said, and also used his crutches to beat the calf of the original soil.
It can be seen from the original text that a person should be friendly and filial in childhood, and should make a difference when he grows up, and when he is old, he should review his life experience, summarize the gains and losses of life and lessons learned, and let future generations benefit from it.
Confucius rebuked the original soil
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Some of the privately ordered books produced by Baiwei Nianhua
However, I think that the phrase "young without grandchildren, long and unspeakable, old and not dead for thieves" comes from Confucius's mouth, but it is even more shocking. Because this sentence is a more blunt and clear reminder to the elderly: it is important to record life and must be done.
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