Confucius said in the Analects: "A gentleman is not strong if he is not heavy. Learning is not solid. Lord is faithful. A man without friends is worse than himself. Don't change it after it. " It means that a gentleman has no dignity without solemnity; Learning can make people not blocked; Give priority to faithfulness and don't make friends with people who are different from you; If you make a mistake, don't be afraid to correct it and avoid seeing a doctor.
Confucius put forward the moral qualities that a gentleman should possess, which mainly include solemnity, earnest study, careful making friends, and the ability to change after getting by. As a gentleman with ideal personality, he should give people a solemn, generous, dignified and deep image from the outside, which makes people feel stable, reliable and trustworthy. He attaches importance to learning, is not self-enclosed, is good at learning from each other's strong points and keeps making progress. Be willing to make friends, especially close friends and friends who forget the past year. Moreover, mistakes must be corrected. A gentleman with noble personality, if he goes too far, don't be afraid to change, that is, the correct attitude towards mistakes and mistakes. It can be said that this thought of Confucius shines with the brilliance of truth. Reflecting the perfect character of Confucius' ideal is of great practical significance for studying and understanding Confucius' thought and building a harmonious society.
So ... how does one cultivate oneself? Mencius put forward the positive health-preserving concept of "loving life without demanding". His "wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent" has become a famous saying of people with lofty ideals for thousands of years. Xia Zi, a student of Confucius, thinks that whether a person has knowledge mainly depends on his cultural knowledge, but on whether he can practice traditional ethics such as filial piety, loyalty and faithfulness. As long as the latter points are achieved, even if he says he has never studied, he is already a man with moral cultivation.
Dante, an ancient celebrity, said: "Morality can often fill the defects of wisdom, but wisdom can never fill the defects of morality." Beethoven said, "it is virtue that makes people happy, not money." A person's integrity can turn negative into positive, opposition into unity, hostility into goodwill, and resistance into help. These are geometric growth, which will inevitably create a good environment and atmosphere for your work and life. On the contrary, a person's virtue deviation, word of mouth will be bad. Even being scolded everywhere makes you uneasy and restless, which not only affects your study, life and making friends, but also is harmful to your physical and mental health. This is the truth of Ceng Zi's "moral cultivation".
Shi Tianji, a health expert in Qing Dynasty, thought that "good health care should focus on morality" and put forward the "six hearts" of Chang Jing, Chang Ming, Chang Le, Chang Ci, Chang Le and Chang An. As the key to moral cultivation, we should be self-respecting, loyal and honest, studious, correct when we know our mistakes, and be ready to help others. Always keep a noble and steady attitude, you can be virtuous and prolong your life.