Idiom stories about Confucius, idiom stories about Confucius

1. When Confucius sent an envoy to the Qi State, just in time for the Qi State to hold a grand temple sacrifice, Confucius came to the ceremony in person and listened to the Shao music and martial arts music for three days. Because he has a soft spot for Shao music, he plays the piano and sings all day long, dances and dances, and is fascinated, even singing when he is dreaming, and thinking about it when he eats. For three months in a row, I couldn't eat meat.

2. During Confucius's travels around the world, he was about to go from Chen to Chu, and when he passed through Cai, he was attacked by a group of guerrillas from Wu, and the food was almost robbed.

Unexpectedly, the disaster did not go alone, because the doctors of Chen Cai and the two countries heard that Confucius was going to the Chu State, and they were afraid that Confucius would assist the Queen of Chu, and the Chu State would be stronger and would threaten the two countries, so they jointly mobilized people and horses to besiege Confucius and his party in the wilderness, wanting to trap them alive.

3. After Confucius and his students were trapped for a few days, because the food had been eaten, the tribe had relied on eating wild vegetables and fruits to satisfy their hunger for the past few days, so many people were dizzy and exhausted from hunger, and even fell ill on the ground and could not stand up.

But although Confucius was in danger, he still practiced reading, playing the piano and singing, and still looked like a graceful wanderer. Zilu has a straightforward personality, and when he saw this situation, he was very angry, and he felt very wronged in his heart, so he said to the teacher indignantly: "Is it true that a gentleman also has times of distress? ”

Confucius said slowly: "Even if a gentleman encounters difficulties, he can be calm, stick to the right path, and never waver; When the villain is impoverished, he can't hold his breath, and he will give up his principles and do anything wrong. ”

1. Forget to eat with anger and forget worries with happiness.

When Confucius was 62 years old, he once described himself as follows: "He is also a human being, angry and forgets to eat, happy to forget worries, and does not know that old age is about to reach Yun'er." At that time, Confucius had led his younger brother to travel around the world for 9 years, and went through hardships, not only did not get the appointment of the princes, but also almost died, but Confucius did not know the difficulties and retreated, still optimistic, insisted on his ideals, and even knew that he could not do it.

2. Be happy with poverty.

In the mind of Confucius, doing righteousness is the most important value in life, and when there is a contradiction between wealth and morality, he would rather suffer poverty than give up morality. However, his happiness in poverty cannot be regarded as not seeking wealth and wealth, but only seeking to maintain the Tao, which is not in line with historical facts.

3. Learn and never get tired of teaching.

Confucius was known for his studiousness and showed a strong interest in all kinds of knowledge, so he was versatile and knowledgeable, and was famous at the time, almost regarded as an all-knowing sage, but Confucius himself did not think so, Confucius said: "If the saint is benevolent, then how dare I?" Or never get tired of it, never tire of teaching. ”