Mencius said, "It's not a big deal to support your parents. Only dying for your parents is a real big deal."
Note that the so-called "great event" does not mean that it is more important to die for parents than to support them, but that "health preservation" is a common humanitarian thing for dutiful sons, and "death" is a major change that needs to be taken seriously and cannot be regretted. This includes Mencius' emphasis on death, that is, "be cautious in the end and pursue far."
The biggest thing in life is death. It is precisely because of the existence of death that it is so beautiful and meaningful to live. Also let me cherish the living time; Cherish the time when loved ones are alive.
This is why Mencius said, "Only death can achieve great things." Because our parents passed away, we lost our relatives and the opportunity to honor them. So cherish the good times when your parents are alive.
8. 14 The original Mencius said: "A gentleman who studies for further study is first complacent. If you are complacent, you will feel at ease; Housing is the depth of capital (2); The senior is left and right, and the gentleman wants to be complacent. "
Mencius said: "A gentleman should study deeply according to the correct method and hope to understand the truth. If you understand the truth yourself, you will firmly grasp it; Hold it firmly, and the inspiration will be profound; The inspiration is profound, so the application can be traced back to the origin anywhere, so Mr. Wang hopes to know the truth himself. "
Note (1) make: implement, implement. Pronouns refer to the degree or realm of academic achievement. 2 Capital: the meaning of saving.
8. 15 The original Mencius said, "If you are knowledgeable and detailed, you will say the opposite."
Mencius said: "Reading widely and elaborating in detail means returning to the point of simple interpretation."
Note (1) Detailed description: Detailed description.
2 Talk back about the contract, talk back about the contract: that is, talk back. The word "Shuo" comes from the previous sentence.
Methods of learning and research: first, erudition, then elaboration, and finally "making a promise". First, you need to add first and then subtract. Second, you need to "say".
Qing Jiao Xun: "Bo detailed is against the contract, but Bo detailed can solve its contract. How to solve it in detail? "For example, Picasso studied western traditional painting techniques in his early years, and later he was able to abstract cubism. If a person later imitates Picasso's painting style, he is painting a tiger and a dog.
1 Interpretation, Confucius said that "a gentleman is useless" and suggested that he should dabble in all aspects and learn more, but don't die. We should integrate what we have learned and turn it into our own. What you really learn will be integrated with yourself, and you will have confidence at your fingertips.
As my daughter and I said, whether you study knowledge in class or hobbies such as painting and table tennis, if you learn it, it's your own business and others can't take it away.
No matter how profound the knowledge is, no matter how rich the knowledge is, it must be the most concise in the end. Avenue to Jane, that should be what it means.
8. 16 The original Mencius said: "People can't serve others with kindness; Educate people with kindness and then serve the world. The world is not convinced, and the king is not there. "
Mencius said: "Nothing can exercise human obedience with goodness; Cultivate and nourish others with kindness, and then make everyone obey. There has never been anything in the world that people can be king if they are not satisfied. "
We should not only be a kind person, but also influence people around us with our kindness and educate others to do good with our virtue. If everyone can do this, the world will be a better and happier world.