The meaning of seeking for others and not being loyal to the middle

The meaning of "to seek for others and not to be faithful" is and.

Does this mean that you are doing your best to do things for others?

Basic Character Meaning: And (pinyin: ér) is a Chinese character (commonly used character) that is a general standard of Chinese language. This character was first seen in the Shang Dynasty oracle bone inscriptions, and the ancient characters resemble the beard on the chin and cheeks of a person. The original meaning refers to the hair on the beard or cheeks.

And "in ancient texts, it was often borrowed as a pronoun, and later it was pretended to be a personal pronoun to indicate the second person." Sometimes it is also used as a conjunction to connect two words or phrases to indicate various relationships such as juxtaposition, continuation, hypothesis, and transition.

Zeng Zi said: My day and three provinces and my body - seeking for others but not being loyal? The "province" here mainly refers to "introspection", reflecting on one's own words and deeds, and reflecting on one's own thoughts and values.

It can be said that "my day, three provinces, and my body" is the basic kung fu of Confucianism to learn as a person, and it is also the specific connotation of "cultivating oneself and securing others" advocated by Confucianism.

People must learn to introspect, so that they can progress. Fan Zhongyan, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, often put forward solemn advice on the unreasonable places of the government at that time, which influenced many intellectuals at that time and formed an atmosphere of advocating high wind and bright festivals.

Fan Zhongyan himself once said that every day before going to bed, he must calculate what he did that day, whether he is worthy of the income he received that day, if he is worthy, he can sleep peacefully, if he is sorry for the salary he receives, he will not sleep well all night, and he must make up for the missing part the next day to feel at ease. He is a model of self-reflection, and later generations respectfully call him Fan Wenzhenggong.

The "for" of "seeking for others and not being faithful" means to do, to do, to do things.

Source: Confucius's Analects in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Excerpt from the original text: My day and three provinces and my body: seeking for others but not being loyal? Making friends and not believing them? Are you used to it?

Translation: I ask myself many times a day: Do you do your best to do things for others? Are you honest in your dealings with friends? Do you often review what the teacher taught?

Confucianism attaches great importance to the moral cultivation of the individual in order to shape the ideal personality. In contemporary society, we should always reflect on ourselves, and think about whether we are doing our best for others today before going to bed every day; whether you have lied to your family or others; whether you have done one or more good deeds; Whether today's study task has been completed, etc., or set a goal for yourself and give yourself a certain punishment for not doing it.

However, the inflection word is equivalent to "yet" and "but" in modern Chinese

Literally, do you give advice to others but don't do your best?

The general translation is to give advice to others and do your best?