Whole sentence: if an old friend is rude, he will not be born, if he is rude, he will not be born, and if he is rude, he will be uneasy.
Interpretation: Therefore, people can't survive if they are rude, things can't be rude, and countries can't be rude.
Say what is good and the specific ways to achieve it. This paper points out that it is recognized as good to improve moral character through self-cultivation, which must be completed under the restriction of ceremony, even if the specific method of self-cultivation is inseparable from ceremony and teacher.
Extended data 1, original text
The level of goodness is the rule of qi and health after Peng Zu, and the self-cultivation after Yao and Yu is equally famous. We should keep pace with the times, help the poor and be polite and trustworthy. Where blood, will and care are used, it will be cured with ceremony, and it will be chaotic if it is not used; Eating, drinking, wearing, living and moving, from ceremony to festival, you will get sick if you don't obey the ceremony; Appearance, attitude, advance and retreat, tendency, courtesy is elegant, rudeness is conservative, unconventional and mediocre. If an old friend is rude, there will be no life, if something is rude, there will be nothing, and if the country is rude, it will be uneasy. "Poetry" says: "Courtesy is measured, and laughter pays off." This is also called.
Good ancestors call it teaching, and good people call it obedience; Bad ancestors are called flattery, and bad others are called flattery. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hurting a good man is called slander, and hurting a good man is called a thief. Right, right, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, stealing goods is called stealing, hiding is called cheating, easy to say is called birthday, fun is uncertain, and abandoning righteousness is called thief. Listen more and learn more, listen less and learn more. It is more common to say idle things, but it is less common to say ugly things. It's hard to get in, but easy to forget. Less is the rule, more is chaos.
The art of treating qi and nourishing the heart: strong blood will soften and reconcile; The deeper you know, the better; Courage is supplemented by smooth roads; Give convenience, then stop; Narrow and small, broad outline; Humility, procrastination and greed, and then resist it with wisdom; When the masses disperse, they are teachers and friends; If you ignore and abandon it, it will be a disaster; Foolish wealth ends in embarrassment, then it is combined with rites and music and used for it. Any technique of treating qi and nourishing the heart needs no teacher, and it is not good to get god. Husband refers to the art of treating qi and nourishing the heart.
Step 2 explain
The first paragraph: narrates people's attitude towards good and evil, and points out that only when a gentleman is a mentor to his relatives and friends can he succeed.
The second paragraph: talk about what is good and the specific methods to achieve it. This paper points out that it is recognized as good to improve moral character through self-cultivation, which must be completed under the restriction of ceremony, even if the specific method of self-cultivation is inseparable from ceremony and teacher.
The third paragraph: talking about the significance of good moral cultivation. It is pointed out that good moral cultivation can make people despise wealth and power, and such people can run rampant all over the world and turn the corner.
The fourth paragraph: It is not easy to cultivate one's morality. No matter a saint, a gentleman or a scholar, to achieve perfection, we must never stop. Knowing the true meaning of statutes is the basis of self-cultivation, and acting according to statutes can reflect the charm of self-cultivation
The fifth paragraph: The article emphasizes the important role of courtesy and teacher in self-cultivation and points out that a gentleman's good moral character can inspire the world and do things that ordinary people can't do under any circumstances. Xunzi believes that a gentleman is a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune, far-sighted, cherishes his reputation and dares to devote himself to his ideals.
Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Xunzi cultivate one's morality