Where does not suffering from widowhood, but suffering from inequality, not suffering from poverty,

Qiu also heard that those who have a country and a family do not suffer from widowhood but inequality, and do not suffer from poverty but suffer from anxiety. There is no poverty, no widowhood, and no inclination. If the husband is so, so people from afar are not satisfied, then they will repair Wende. If it comes, it will be safe. ”

Background. If the Ji clan preempts it, it will inevitably cause social turmoil and it will be "uneasy". Then, Confucius criticized Ran You and Ji Lu, "Far away people are not satisfied and cannot come, the state is divided and cannot be defended, and it is wrong to plot to fight in the state".

At the end of the article, the sentence "I am afraid of Ji Sun's worries, not in the blink but within the Xiao wall", shows Confucius's high degree of political sensitivity and political insight. Confucius had already seen through the ultimate goal of Ji's crusade against Lu was actually to weaken the strength of the Lu State, and even usurp the power of the Lu State.

Translation. I have heard that for princes and doctors, they do not worry about poverty, but about unequal wealth; Don't worry about a small population, but worry about instability. Since wealth is equalized, there is no such thing as poverty; If everyone is in harmony, you will not feel that there are few people; When it is settled, there is no danger of overturning.

Because of this, if those who are far away are not submitted, they are invited with kindness, righteousness, courtesy, and pleasure. It's already here, let them live in peace.

The Analects of Ji, Chapter 16.

It reflects Confucius's anti-war thoughts. He did not advocate solving international and domestic problems through military means, but hoped to solve them by means of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, and happiness, which was Confucius's consistent thought. Confucius proposed that "we should not suffer from widowhood but inequality, and we should not suffer from poverty but suffer from anxiety".

Zhu Xi's interpretation of this sentence is: "Even, each has its own point; Ann means that the upper and lower are safe. This kind of thinking has a great impact on future generations, and even becomes people's social psychology.

Today, there is a negative side to this kind of thinking, but it still has an aspect of adapting to modern society, and the stability of modern society actually depends on a certain average, and if the gap between the rich and the poor is too wide, society may fall apart. Moreover, "not suffering from a small number but suffering from inequality" is also in line with the socialist idea of fairness and justice.

Reference: Encyclopedia.

I am not afraid that there is not much wealth, but I am afraid of uneven distribution; If you are not afraid of poverty, you are afraid of instability. Unfair distribution is a major factor in instability.

I am not worried about the lack of distribution, but about the unfairness and justice of the distribution, and I am not worried about people living in poverty, but about the instability of life.

Not afraid of less, but afraid of less and uneven! What does it mean not to be anxious about poverty, but to be afraid of instability!

We are not worried about the lack of distribution, but about the unfairness and justice of the distribution, and we are not worried about the people living in poverty, but about the instability of life.

1. Source. From the Analects of Ji.

2. Original text. Do not suffer from widowhood but suffer from inequality, do not suffer from poverty but suffer from anxiety.

There is no poverty, no widowhood, and no inclination.

3. Interpretation. We are not worried about the lack of distribution, but about the unfairness and justice of the distribution, and we are not worried about the people living in poverty, but about the instability of life. If the distribution of goods is fair and reasonable, there will be no poverty; If there is harmony between the top and bottom, there is no need to worry about the lack of people; When the society is stable, there is no danger of the country overturning.

Here, "not suffering from widowhood but suffering from inequality, not suffering from poverty but suffering from insecurity" is wrong in ancient times, and should be "not suffering from poverty but suffering from inequality, not suffering from widowhood but suffering from anxiety", because "poverty" and "balance" refer to wealth, and "widowhood" and "security" refer to population, as evidenced by the following "neither poverty" and "no widowhood".

Translation: People are not worried about poverty, but about the unequal distribution of wealth, and people are not worried about sparse population, but about social instability.

From the Analects.

Ji's "does not suffer from widowhood but suffers from inequality, and does not suffer from poverty but suffers from anxiety.

Meaning: Not worried about the less, but worried about the uneven distribution, not worried about the people living in poverty, but worried about the instability of life.