Be born at hardship, die at peace and happiness
Selected from Mencius
original text
Shunfa is in mu, Fu Shuo is in banlou, glue fish is in salt, Guan Yi is a scholar, Sun Shuai is in the sea, and Baili is in the city.
Therefore, when the sky falls, people must first suffer their minds, their bones and muscles, starve their bodies, empty their bodies, and mess around. Therefore, patience has benefited them a lot.
People are unchangeable, and then they can change; Trapped in the heart, balanced in consideration, and then made; Color label, sound hair, and then metaphor. A country, if there are no ministers and wise men who can assist the king, will often be in danger of the collapse of its neighboring countries and the misfortunes from abroad.
In this way, you will know that sorrow is enough to make people live and pleasure is enough to make people die.
Translated text
Shun was appointed from the field and promoted from the work of building walls, glue was promoted from the work of selling fish and salt, Guan Yiwu was promoted from prison officials, Sun Shuaio was promoted from the seaside to the court, and Prissy was promoted from the street to the stage.
Therefore, God is about to place a great responsibility on such a person. First of all, we should make his heart ache, make his bones and muscles tired, make him hungry, make his skin thin, make him down and out, and make what he does turn upside down and never be happy. Through these, we can alert his heart, strengthen his character and increase his talents that he does not have.
People often make mistakes before they can correct them; Inner difficulties, blocked thinking, and then you can make a difference; All this is shown on the face, expressed in words, and then understood. A country, if there is no minister who insists on laws, no sage who assists the monarch, and if there is no invasion by hostile countries and foreign enemies abroad, it will often go to extinction.
This shows that sadness and pain can make people live, while ease and enjoyment make people haggard and die.