Since we were students, we have been learning ancient Chinese, also known as ancient Chinese.
Ancient sages wrote countless famous articles with wisdom and ink, and after a thousand years, the ideas and wisdom in these ancient texts still shine brightly. Some of these wisdoms and truths are enough to benefit people for a lifetime.
Today, Tang Songjun introduced 6 classic ancient texts, read them, and benefited people for a lifetime.
"Two Children's Debate Day"
Confucius traveled east, saw two children arguing, and asked why.
"I go near when the sun rises, and when the sun is far away." ”
One child rises far at the beginning of the day, and the middle of the day is near.
Yi'er said: "The beginning of the day is as big as a car cover, and the middle of the day is like a plate, is this not for the far away small and the near one is big?" ”
Yi'er said: "The sun is cool at the beginning of the day, and it is like exploring the soup in the middle of the day, is this not hot for the near and cool for the far?" ”
Confucius could not decide either.
The two children laughed and said, "Who knows how much you know?" ”
Respect for everyone, such as children. Respect all reasonable arguments, even if it is a child who utters them.
The two children were discussing the distance of the sun, Confucius was a wise man, in the face of the discussion of the two children, he did not despise, after listening carefully, he thought that what they said was very reasonable, so he did not easily judge who was right and who was wrong.
Respect comes from inner cultivation, and our judgment comes from whether the discussion is correct, not from "watching people get off the plate". We should respect all statements that make sense, even if it is a child who says it.
"Yan Zi Makes Chu"
Yan Zi will make Chu. When the King of Chu heard this, he said, "Baby Yan, qi's habitual speaker is also." Now that I want to humiliate him, why should I? "For his coming, please bind one person, and go through the king, and the king knows: 'What is the one who is also?'" "Qi people also." Wang Yue: "Why sit?" He said, "Sit thief." ’”
Yan Zizhi, the king of Chu gave Yan Zi wine, wine, and the official two tied one person to the king. Wang Yue: "The one who binds the bound is also the one who is bound?" Right: "Qi ren also, sit thief." Wang Shiyan said, "Qi people are good at stealing? Yan Zi avoided the table and said: "Baby smell, orange born in Huainan is orange, born in Huaibei is orange, the leaf disciple is similar, in fact, the taste is different." So what? Soil and water are also different. Now the people's livelihood is longer than Qi and does not steal, and when you enter Chu, you steal, and if you have no Water and Soil, the people will be good at stealing? Wang Xiao said, "The saint is not with Xi Ye, and the widow is sick instead." ”
If a man desires to humiliate others, he will humiliate himself.
Yan Zi was a Native of Qi, short in stature and eloquent. When he sent an envoy to the Chu state, the king of Chu humiliated Yanzi several times, but Yanzi cleverly fought back, and the king of Chu ended up humiliating himself.
In a person's life, there are always some people who consume the shortcomings and embarrassments of others in order to achieve the purpose of humiliating others and maintain or reflect their sense of superiority. Unbeknownst to you, when you humiliate others, you embody the flaws and ugliness of your own personality.
As the saying goes: those who respect others, people always respect them. A philosopher once said: I think others respect me because I am excellent. Slowly I understood that others respect me because others are very good.
"The Fool Moves the Mountain" (excerpt)
Ha Qu Zhi laughed and stopped: "Even so, Ru Zhi is not favorable!" With the residual strength of the years, it was impossible to destroy the hair of the mountain, and it was like earth and stone? Beishan Yugong sighed for a long time: "The solidity of Ru's heart is impenetrable, and it was not as good as a widow's wife and weak son." Although in my death, there are sons and sons; the sons give birth to grandchildren, and the suns give birth to sons; the sons have sons, and the sons and grandchildren are infinitely poor, and the mountains do not increase, so why is it bitter and not peaceful? "Hequ Zhisu died in response.
All the great projects are done step by step. As long as there is faith and perseverance, the goal will be achieved.
Yu Gong wanted to move the mountain, but was ridiculed by his neighbors for his whimsy, and Yu Gong said, My descendants have insisted on doing this for all generations, and they will definitely achieve their goal.
All the whimsical dreams that have been ridiculed will come true after countless efforts, just like the champion of the third season of the "Chinese Poetry Conference": the takeaway brother Lei Haiwei.
Hard work + persistence, in order to achieve success.
"Buried Room"
Don Liu Yuxi
The mountain is not high, and the immortal is named.
The water is not deep, there are dragons and spirits.
Si is the Burrow, but Wu Dexin.
The moss marks are green on the upper level, and the grass color is green.
There is a great deal of laughter and laughter, and there is no white ding.
You can tune the piano and read the Golden Scripture.
There is no silk bamboo messy ear, no case of labor shape.
Nanyang Zhuge Lu, Western Shu zi Yunting,
Confucius Ziyun: What is ugly?
The Burrow is not ugly, but comes from the extensive knowledge and friends made in the heart, rather than the luxurious appearance and decoration.
When Liu Yuxi wrote this ancient text, it was when Yongzhen's reform failed and he was relegated to Anhui and Zhou as a general judgement, and the local Zhixian county deliberately embarrassed him and gave him a hut that could only accommodate a bed, a table, and a chair.
At any time, it is the state of mind that changes people, not the environment. What is gratifying is not the size of the room, but the knowledge or not. If we also have Liu Yuxi's optimism and understanding, then, living in any difficult environment, we can be like him: the burrow is not ugly.
"Field Horse Racing"
Qi envoys such as Liang, Sun Zhen with the prisoner Yin view, said Qi envoys. Qi made it strange and stole it. Qi treated Tian with kindness and hospitality. Ji Shu and Qi Zhu Gongzi rushed to shoot again. Sun Tzu saw that his horses were not far apart, and the horses had upper, middle and lower generations. Therefore, Sun Tzu said to Tian Jie: "The brother of the king shoots hard, and the subject can make the king victorious." "Tian Ji believed in it, and shot thousands of gold with the king and the princes. And the prodigy, Sun Tzu said: "Now take the king's lower donkey and the other's upper donkey, take the king's upper donkey and the other's middle donkey, take the king's middle donkey and the other's lower donkey." "After three generations of Chi, Tian Ji won again without a victory, and he won Wang Qianjin." Therefore, he avoided entering his grandson Yu Wei Wang. King Wei asked about the art of war, so he thought he was a teacher.
When the problem or thing enters the dead beard at the same time, you may wish to think from another angle, maybe it will be dark.
The Qi general Tian Ji and King Qi Wei raced horses, and the horses of both sides were divided into superior horses, medium horses, and inferior horses, and the same horse races, and Tian Ji's horses were always inferior to those of King Qi Wei. Sun Zhi gave Tian Ji an idea: use a superior horse to align the king's middle horse, use a medium horse to align the king's inferior horse, and use an inferior horse to align the king's superior horse. Tian Ji did win the game.
Tian Ji has been unable to defeat the King of Qi Wei, very depressed, seemingly unsolvable problems, as long as we change our thinking, maybe it will be willow and dark.
At any time, don't give up lightly, when you enter a dead end, you may wish to change your thinking, maybe the problem will be solved.
"The Teacher Says"
The ancient scholar must have a teacher. Teachers, so preaching is also karmic to solve puzzles. Whoever is not born to know can be confused? If you are confused and do not follow the teacher, you will be confused and will not be solved in the end. Before I was born, my hearers also preceded me, and I learned from them; after I was born, I also heard the Tao before me, and I learned from them. My master Daoye, fu Yong knows that his years were born in my lifetime? Therefore, there is no nobility, no low, no long, no less, and the existence of the Teacher where the Tao exists.
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The impermanence of the saints. Confucius teacher Tan Zi, Cang Hong, Shi Xiang, Lao Nie. The disciples of Tan Zi are inferior to Confucius. Confucius said, "If you are a threesome, you will have my teacher." Therefore, the disciple does not have to be inferior to the teacher, and the teacher does not have to be wise to the disciple. There is a succession of hearings, there are specializations in the art, and so on.
Learning is at the top of the ladder. Moreover, students are not necessarily inferior to teachers, teachers are not necessarily more capable than students, and the truths heard are early and late, and each has his own expertise in learning and skills.
When learning, don't be arrogant because students are better than themselves, learning early and late, there are gaps is normal, only by maintaining a heart that is always eager to learn, can we continue to make progress.
In life, you will encounter all kinds of people or things, in the face of new things, maintain a learning heart; in the face of difficulties, maintain an open mind; at any time, respect others, whether it is words and deeds, or personality; when things are difficult, another way to solve... In this way, we will become a person of noble personality.
This is the philosophy that these ancient words, after a thousand years, brought to modern people, have you learned?