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The source of this sentence is The Analects of Confucius Ji Shi.
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"A gentleman has three precepts: when he is young, his blood gas is undecided, and color is empty; It is also strong and bloody, and it is fighting; I am also old, my blood gas is declining, and I have to quit. "
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A gentleman should have three commandments: be alert to lust when he is young; In the prime of life, alert and aggressive; Be wary of greed when you are old.
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What this article mainly wants to tell us is that different stages of life will face different temptations and challenges, and we need to formulate corresponding commandments and rules according to different age groups to avoid falling into danger and going astray. When you are young, you should avoid being carried away by lust and pay attention to staying awake and self-disciplined; In the prime of life, we should pay attention to avoiding overreaction and impulsiveness and maintaining rationality, peace and harmony; In old age, we should avoid insatiable greed, know how to be content and keep inner peace and satisfaction.
Creation background
You may not be able to understand the meaning just by reading the article, but this must be interpreted in combination with the background at that time. Confucius lived in an era full of war and turmoil, with unstable social order and chaotic people's moral concepts. Confucius put forward the view that "a gentleman has three precepts", hoping to restrain people's behavior and maintain social harmony and stability through such norms and precepts.
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Blood gas uncertainty: refers to the immature teenagers, who are in the stage of development and growth, and are physically and mentally fragile. ?
Color refers to lust, including the desire for the opposite sex and the pursuit of beauty. ?
Fight: refers to aggression, struggle and conflict. ?
Attainment: refers to insatiable greed, the pursuit of material satisfaction, and dissatisfaction.
Enlightenment of life
In life, we may face many temptations and challenges, such as lust, conflict and greed. However, if we can take these problems seriously at different ages and accumulate experience and wisdom in the process, we can better manage and control these emotions and behaviors, thus better safeguarding our morality and personality.
My personal experience is that when we are young, we need to control our emotions and desires, especially those behaviors and decisions that may have a negative impact on our future, such as sex, drugs and gambling. As adults, we need to pay more attention to the interaction with others and the ability to deal with conflicts, while avoiding excessive pursuit of power and interests. When we are old, we need to learn to let go and be grateful, and face the challenges in life with a more tolerant and confident attitude.
Generally speaking, a gentleman has three precepts, which are a rule of life, and help us to better control our emotions and behaviors, so as to better realize our life values and goals.