Zixia is a famous disciple of Confucius and one of the ten philosophers of Confucius. Zixia is a well-educated and pragmatic person, in modern terms, Zixia is both a scholar and a doer. Wang Yangming advocates "the unity of knowledge and action". Zixia is such a person.
Zi Xia said: "Virtuous and virtuous are easy to color, parents can do their best, things are gentle, they can be their bodies, and friends are made with their words." Although I have not learned, I will say that I have learned. The first "virtuous" is a verb, meaning respect. The second "virtuous" is a noun that refers to a virtuous person. Xianxian, that is, respecting the virtuous. Easy, the meaning of change. Change color, change attitude, respectful color on the face. Zixia said: "A person can respect the virtuous and change his attitude. Serve one's parents and do one's best, serve the monarch (or the country or the leader) and give one's life, associate with friends, speak honestly and keep promises. This kind of person, even if he himself says that he has not learned anything, I must say that he has already learned. Zixia told us: First, "do things to your parents"; second, "do things"; and third, "make friends." These three aspects are easier said than done.
You live in a western-style house in a prosperous city, and your parents live in a thatched hut and thatched house in a remote village; you eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, and your parents eat coarse tea and light rice; you sometimes spend a lot of money every day, and how many "red envelopes" do you give to your parents during festivals and birthdays? There was a post on the Internet "I'd rather be a dog in my son's family", the treatment of parents is not as good as a pet dog of my son's family, it makes people angry and sad to read!
How many people can "bring their bodies to themselves" to the country and society? In ancient times, there were Zhuge Liang who were more than Ganqu Yuan, and now there are Sun Wen, Zhu De, and Zhou Enlai, who have done their best and died after death, and they are the only ones who can truly "bring their bodies to themselves." Today, people worth tens of millions or hundreds of millions abound. How many people are willing to dedicate the money they can't spend to the cause of education, to the children in the poor mountainous areas, to the country, and to the society?
When you interact with friends, you must be honest. Confucius said: "If a person has no faith, he does not know what he can do." "But those who believe in everything at one time are many, and those who believe in everything in their life are few. If we can always and everywhere talk about credit, we can "win the world with integrity".
"Virtuous and virtuous" is a true gentleman! "Understanding" is not easy, and "doing" is even more difficult. "Xianxian" is for self-cultivation, and "easy color" is for change. The so-called "sincerity in the middle and form in the outside", self-cultivation and respect, it is difficult to make it easy, improve oneself, and benefit others.