Self-improvement
Zhu Guangzhi
Unremitting self-improvement is the fine tradition of the Chinese nation, the spiritual driving force for the continuation and continuation of the Chinese nation, and an important foundation for the Chinese nation to strengthen its cultural self-confidence.
Self-improvement is first seen in "Zhou Yi Qian": "Tianxingjian, a gentleman who strives for self-improvement." This means that the Heavenly Dao (i.e., all things in nature) is moving and changing vigorously and non-stop, and the gentleman rises up to imitate it, strives to be self-reliant, and never stops. If people do not have spirit, they will not stand, and if the country does not have spirit, it will not be strong. It is precisely by virtue of the spirit of self-improvement that the sons and daughters of China have created a splendid Chinese civilization.
Self-improvement, the first emphasis is on being strong and promising, and being proactive. Confucius said: "The three armies can seize the marshal, but the pifu cannot seize the will." He also pointed out in particular: "Heroes and benevolent people, there is no survival to harm benevolence, and there are killings to become benevolent." For his own pursuit of life, he "learns without getting tired, teaching people tirelessly", "angry and forgetful, happy to forget worries, not knowing that old age is coming", becoming a model of perseverance and perseverance, and the spirit of struggle. Mencius emphasized that "I am good at nurturing my mighty spirit" and advocated the "big husband" spirit of "rich and noble cannot be adulterous, poor and lowly cannot be moved, and mighty cannot be bent", which further demonstrated the spiritual energy and ideological influence of self-improvement.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Gu Yanwu had a poem: "The dragon is still raining at dusk, and the old trees are deeper in spring and more flowery." He believes that "if there is a body that is not dead for a day, there is a way that has not been heard for a day." Wang Fuzhi was bedridden in his twilight years, still able to overcome all kinds of unimaginable difficulties and write books diligently. The "Commentary on Jiang Zhai's Gongxing" says of him: "In his twilight years, he was sick with many diseases, his wrists were invincible, his fingers were invincible, and he put ink next to the bedside, and he usurped his attention with force." What they embody is the spirit of self-improvement.
Self-improvement also contains the requirement of innovation. "Zhou Yi Da Animal Gua Yan Biography": "Big animal, strong and solid, glow day by day." "The Word Of TheOry": "Rich is a great cause, the new is said to be virtuous, and the birth is easy." "Shijing Daya Wenwang": "Although zhou is an old state, its life is renewed." "University": "Every day is new, every day is new, and every day is new." "A series of inventions and creations in the history of the development of the Chinese nation can be said to be a vivid embodiment of the spirit of self-improvement in the practice of specific innovation.
Self-improvement is still the motto of the reader. The Eastern Han Dynasty philosopher Zhong Changtong 'Changyan' Yun: "(Confucius) Judas fifteen zhixue, friends teaching, self-improvement, virtue and annual progress, as for seventy, and then from the heart and not overstepping the rules." If you are not as good as the standard, you will not encourage yourself? ”
When the Tang Dynasty poet Meng Haoran described his reading situation in "Shu Huai Yi Jingyi Tonghao", he said: "Wei Xian zi Zou Lu, the family lineage is heavy Confucian style. The poetry attacked the testament and tended to the end of the court. Day and night are often self-reliant, and words are also quite workable. The Tang Dynasty poet Li Qunyu said to himself: "The boy wrote for cultivation, and the hair was quite self-reliant." Bai Juyi said: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and he never stops improving himself, so why not go far away?" ”
The Twenty-Four Histories praise many people who have the spirit of self-improvement, and the Book of Zhou and Emperor Wu of Zhou says that Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou "took over with humility and continued to improve himself." The Book of Sui and Gao Zuji commented on Emperor Wen of Sui: "Self-improvement, diligent day and night, prosperous people, and abundant treasures." Although it has not been able to achieve the ultimate rule, it is also enough to be called the good lord of modern times. The "Biography of Wang Yikang of Nanshi Pengcheng" says that Liu Yikang "has never ceased to improve himself and has no slackness." The Old Book of Tang and the Biography of Wei Siqian say: "Wei Siqian began as a prefecture and county, fought in the smoke, did not shy away from power and tycoons, and served the country and forgot his wife." Self-improvement, fortitude, faith! ”
In order to truly achieve self-improvement, we should also consciously combine it with the thick moral carrier. "The terrain is kun, and the gentleman carries things with thick virtue", which embodies the noble character of the Chinese nation with a broad mind and selfless dedication. If you want to ultimately achieve a harmonious life, ideal personality and the great cause of virtue, people must have a sense of tolerance and broad mind of virtue while exerting the spirit of self-improvement, and make the two combine, integrate and complement each other. Self-improvement, the idea of virtue and goods supports the Chinese nation to live endlessly and pass on the torch.
Father Quao's pursuit of the sun, Jingwei reclamation, Yugong moving mountains, Dayu Zhishui... These well-known sayings and allusions that are Chinese familiar reflect the spirit of self-improvement; Lei Feng, Wu Yunduo, Zhang Haidi and other advanced figures of the times have inherited, carried forward and developed the spirit of self-improvement in different ways. Self-improvement is our eternal Chinese spirit!