1.12 There is a son who says: "The use of etiquette is precious." The way of the first kings is beautiful, and the small is big. Something is not good, knowing and harmonizing, not with etiquette, nor is it feasible. ”
Lao Tzu said, "The whole world knows that beauty is beautiful, and evil has been made; Everyone knows that what is good is good, and what is not good is good. Lao Tzu was a wise man who knew human nature well, and had a clear critical attitude toward human nature in order to make superficial remarks for profit. Knowing and reconciling is for a peace situation, hiding a lot of problems. There is only the form of "and", without the essence of harmony, that is falsification. It is not the work of a gentleman. Harmony for the sake of peace is the breeding ground for hypocrites.
Etiquette is used, and is expensive. Use, function. What is manifested in practice is a state of "and".
The way of the first kings is beautiful, and the small is big. The Way of the First King. Yao Shunyu, Tang, and King Wu of Wen, King Zhou, all represent the way of the first king.
Si, take the "and" mentioned above.
The way of the first king, the inheritance of "three years without change from the father's way", from generation to generation.
Si is beautiful, is and is beautiful.
Small and big, no matter how big or small, follow this path.
Something is not good, knowing and harmonizing, not with etiquette, nor is it feasible.
There are times when this "and" does not work.
When does it not work? It is for the sake of harmony and harmony. This is a kind of superficial work, and the face and the heart are not in harmony. Looking at each other is safe, looking at politeness and harmony, but it can't be done to be affectionate and polite, either it is not sincere, or it is too much, it is not real and it is not true.
And, is a natural mutual echo. Mutual respect, mutual understanding, mutual growth – like a thorough encounter.
And, does not mean that there is no competition, but that this competition is positive and in a suitable degree.
Harmony, the place of happiness is born also. It is an interrelationship, and this relationship presents a state of harmony.
Salute the Lord, this is the state of a person's heart, but it is not enough to have respect, two people get along, mutual respect, but not necessarily can do the state of harmony, which requires two people to adjust themselves, big adjustment plus very subtle adjustment, this is the work of getting along.
Three-stage structure ——
The first paragraph: the use of etiquette and the value of the value
The second paragraph: The way of the first king is beautiful, and the small is big
The third paragraph: If something is not done, it is not possible to know harmony, and it is not feasible to be polite
This three-paragraph demarcation, the argument, one positive and one negative, this is the classical way of speech - the "and" way.
Opening - Learning and Getting Used to It, the "And" Here
A gentleman has nine thoughts--seeing Siming, Listening to Si Cong, Se Siwen, Maung Sigong, Yan Sizhong, Thinking respectfully, Doubting questions, Thinking difficulties, and seeing Si Yi.
The Nine Virtues of a Gentleman - wide and chestnut, soft and standing, willing and respectful, chaotic and respectful, disturbed and resolute, straight and gentle, simple and incorruptible, rigid and plugged, strong and righteous, Zhangyu youchang, auspicious.
This "and" character, which leads to the Middle Way, is the combination of rigidity and softness, and the combination of yin and yang. Also body use as well.
And, by all that is meant is music.
Liturgy is a general body and inseparable.
If there is no pleasure in etiquette, etiquette is easy to become rigid, rigid, and even become dogma, become a shackle that binds human nature, and becomes a tool for the ruler to enslave people.
If there is pleasure and rudeness, then the development of this music has several directions.
One direction is the direction of pure music, which is a direction of professional development.
Happiness is the sum of heaven and man, the sum of the unity of heaven and man.
This is the direction of Taoism, the Tao is natural, and it is done along the way, and this is harmony.
We can feel it in the words of this chapter of The Son. The division of learning, from the Taoist to the fangshu. Confucius's learning is the way of benevolence—humanity, which is not divorced from humanity.