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Analects of Yan Yuan

original:

Qi Jinggong asked the government of Confucius. Confucius to Yue. Junjun. Courtiers. Father. Sub-son. Gong Yue. Zenya. Faith is not a king. Subjects. Father is not father. Son not son. Although there are millet. I have to eat everything.

Translation:

Qi Jinggong asked Confucius: "What should the ideal political and social order look like?" ”

Confucius replied, "A king should be like a king, a courtier should be like a courtier, a father should be like a father, and a son should be like a son." ”

"Well said," Qi Jinggong said after listening, "to tell you the truth, if those who are kings are not like kings, those who are courtiers are not like courtiers, those who are fathers are not like fathers, and those who are sons are not like sons, even if the country is rich, how can I have a good life?" ”

postscript:

Kings, subjects, fathers, sons. In just eight words, different roles should bear different responsibilities.

The Analects of Ji Shi and Ji Shi Will Cut Down the Qi, also says: "Chen Li is listed, and he cannot stop." It means that if you have the ability, if you don't have the ability, you will stand on the side.

Mencius also said in the "Dedication to the Chapter and Sentence • Ninth": "The poor are good at their own, and the reach is to help the world", which means that people should "do" at different stages and in different environments.

If, every individual, can do "the king, the courtier, the father, the son" and "Chen Li is listed, can not stop", I believe that there will be no "a cup of tea, a pack of cigarettes, a newspaper to read for half a day", there will be no "you have to prove that your mother is your mother", there will be no "one really dare to send, one really dare to lead", there will be no "cloud is this feeling"...