On the Origins of Honesty in China 15

Integrity comes from the spring and autumn of our country. The earliest use of honesty and faith was the Spring and Autumn Period Legalist Guan Zhong, "Guan Zi Shu Yan" said: "The first king is honest and honest."

Those who are honest are the knot of the world. Guan Zhong highlighted the importance of integrity and clearly regarded it as the foundation of the world's ethical order. Confucianism attaches great importance to the role of integrity.

Enlightenment: People cannot stand without faith, industry cannot prosper without faith, and the country is not strong without faith. From individuals, society to the country, from laws, systems to culture, strengthen the construction of creditworthiness, so that creditworthiness can take root and flourish, and will surely release tremendous energy to promote personal growth, social progress, and national strength.

There are many specific examples of China being a big country of integrity, not only in ancient times, but also in modern times.

Then some examples related in ancient times are the well-known Zengzi killing pigs.

An example of this. It is introduced to the fact that no matter what you say in front of children, you must fulfill it, that is, you must set a good example for them.

And then in ancient times, there were examples like this, which were related to some examples, and then finally got an idiom like a promise. Therefore, China is a big country with good faith, and the forces have a lot of noise, and then pass through the people.

The example of getting along can be seen in such a developmental trend.

Zengzi kills pigs.

Zengzi's original name was Zeng Shen.

It's Confucius. of students. Zeng Shen, late Spring and Autumn period Lu State.

A well-known thinker and coward, he was one of the seventy-two sages among Confucius's protégés. He is erudite and talented, and attaches great importance to self-cultivation and noble virtue.

Zengzi Pig Killing Story:

Once, his wife was going to the market on an errand, and the young children were clamoring to go.

Zeng Shen's wife did not want to take the child with her, so she said to him: "You have fun at home, and when your mother comes back, she will kill the pigs and cook meat for you to eat." ”

When the child heard this, he was very happy and stopped clamoring to go to the market.

This was originally to coax the child to talk and play, but after that, Zeng Shen's wife forgot about it.

Unexpectedly, Zeng Shen really killed a pig in the family.

When his wife saw that Zeng Shen had killed the pigs, she said, "I said that I would kill the pigs and roast the meat for him to eat when I came back from the market, so I said that I wanted the children to wait at home with peace of mind, so how can you take it seriously." ”

Zeng Shen said: "Children cannot be deceived.

Children are young and do not understand the world, so they have to learn from others, especially their parents as role models.

Today you have deceived your child and defiled his heart, and tomorrow your child will deceive you and others. Today you don't believe your words in front of your children, tomorrow your children will no longer trust you, you see how harmful this is. ”

Zeng Zi deeply understands that honesty and trustworthiness, speaking and counting are the basic principles of life, if you don't kill the pig, then the pig in the family is saved, but it leaves an indelible shadow on the heart of a pure child.