A little story about Zi Yue The gentleman is not a weapon

Zi said: "A gentleman is not a weapon. (Analects 6, 1 for Politics).

Yu Dan said that the gentleman does not exist as a container in this world. The vessel is the vessel of the vessel. That is to say, a true gentleman, do not make yourself a container too early.

I'm a bottle, or I'm a cup, I'm a microphone, or I'm a train. Once you say that I am what I am, it means that you can no longer be anything else. The important thing about a gentleman is not what he does, but the motivation behind what he does.

The so-called gentleman does not refer to the life of a gentleman, he is fluid, changing, and improving, and he can meet the fortune of the times.

Regarding the understanding of "the gentleman is not a weapon" in the "Analects", He Yan quoted Bao Xian as saying: "The instrument is used by each week, and as for the gentleman, he does everything." Liu Baonan's "Analects of Justice" cloud:

Shi Ju Xing also. The gentleman's way is omnipotent, so the "Rite 6 1 Xueji" says that "the road is not a tool", and Zheng Note says that "the way of a sage is not as good as a tool to a thing". If so, it seems.

Confucius is known for his erudition and lack of fame, that is, he includes this note. "Xueji" also says: "Those who observe this can have aspirations."

Zhuyun: 'Words are based on learning, then its virtue is all in the people, and it is not successful in the vulgar. In this case, learning is the foundation of cultivating virtue.

The gentleman's virtue is up, the art is down, the line is the first, the thing is done, so the knowledge is the root, then by the Ming Mingde and the people, from the sincerity and righteousness of the self-cultivation and the governance of the country and the world, the measures are correct, the practice is done, and the resumption of service is in a talent and an art? ”

Whether the gentleman is not a weapon, or "the avenue is not a weapon", it is said that "a gentleman is a gentleman, and he is born from the beginning". The ultimate purpose of learning is not to acquire the exquisiteness of a talent and a skill, but to integrate the "Tao" in order to achieve the effect of "its virtue in the people and in the vulgar".

I once read a book written by a reformer in the fifteenth century, in which he told a little story about his youth that changed his life:

He said that one day he passed by a huge construction site under the scorching sun, and everyone was sweating to move bricks.

He went and asked the first man, "What are you doing?"

The man told him very angrily, you can't see, I'm not doing hard labor - moving bricks?

He asked the second person the question. This person's attitude was much calmer than the first person, he first put the bricks in his hand together, looked at it and said, I'm building a wall.

Then he went to ask a third person. There was always a peaceful glow on the man's face, he put down the brick in his hand, raised his head and wiped his sweat, and said to this person proudly, Are you asking me? I'm building a church.

Chinese mainland is now every year by ** TV station, the largest ** to do a selection called "moving China", that is, it will promote the actions of some ordinary people in China throughout the year, and finally there is a 28-member promotion committee in the country, everyone to select, after the election, these evaluation members will select 10 people who have moved China in the year. Then at their final award ceremony, each person will have a sealed cup, covered with a curtain, and there will be four words on it when opened, which is a evaluation word given to them by this promotion committee.

So this year, there is one person who is very impressed by me, an ordinary aunt in her sixties in rural China. Since she married into this village, she has taken the initiative to support all the lonely and widowed elderly people in this village. Her family is also very poor, she told people that anyway, you will eat Wotou in our family, and you will also drink porridge in our family, and you will eat whatever I eat, but I will definitely support you until you are old.

So some people she raised for 8 years, some people she raised for 13 years, and some people raised for a longer time, they must have been sent to the end. Her own four children grew up believing that these grandparents were their family. So when my mother was busy, they went to wash the feet and cut the nails of the elderly from the age of age, and they did it all the time.

That's such a woman, she did it all her life, and she kept it old. In fact, I wrote this person's last recommendation, and when I wrote the recommendation, I said that if a rich person does such a thing, it is called charity, but a poor person can do such a thing, and she is a sage. She can't use a lot of material things to complete the salvation, but she can use her heart to let these old people have to be raised for a thousand years.

Actually, what is it? This is the old man and the old man.

Isn't that enough? So in the end, her cup lifted up four words, called warm market. She used her heart to warm a lot of desolate streets. Actually, what is a benevolent person? Just such an illiterate rural woman, in my opinion, she is a sage.

"A gentleman is not a weapon" tells us that whether it is a scholar or a politician, he should be erudite and have a wide range of talents, so that he will not be like a utensil, which can only be used for a limited purpose. In terms of quantitativeness, "a gentleman is not a weapon" requires us that a gentleman's bearing should be like a river and a sea, and not a utensil with a capacity limit.

As far as the nature of the determination of annihilation is concerned, "a gentleman is not a weapon" enlightens us that no matter when and where we treat people and things, we should not be stereotyped like utensils, but should take appropriate actions at the right time and place for the right person and the right thing. Based on this, I think that "gentlemen do not have instruments" will bring us more enlightenment.

A gentleman is a person with an ideal personality in the mind of Confucius, an extraordinary man, and he should take on the heavy responsibility of governing the country and securing the country. Internally, it can properly handle all kinds of government affairs; Externally, it can deal with the Quartet and live up to the king's life.

Therefore, Confucius said that a gentleman should be knowledgeable and have many talents, not just one aspect. As a result, he can see the big picture, lead the big picture, and become a qualified leader. This kind of thinking still has merit today.

Zi said: "A gentleman is not a weapon. ”

This quote comes from the Analects, which means that a gentleman should not be limited to a specific function like an object, but should have a variety of interests and skills.

The gentleman mentioned here is not a good person "gentleman" in our usual sense, we can understand him as a "person".

Especially in contemporary society, "gentlemen do not apparatus" should become everyone's survival consensus.

As long as we observe carefully, it is not difficult to find that people who specialize in one subject and know more than one subject often have a better life, while those who only know one subject have no changes in their field, but once there is an accident, it is very likely that survival will become a problem.

The most typical example is the high-speed toll collector, a job that basically does not have any technical content, and the position has not changed, which is like holding an iron rice bowl.

However, this kind of position is extremely dangerous, especially in the near future, after the full popularization of 5G, the interconnection of all things is truly realized, and the post of high-speed toll collector may be canceled throughout the country.

If it is canceled, what will happen to the little brothers and sisters who have no skills?

For example, if a model who eats youth rice, if he is old, old and decrepit and not good at talking, what should he do?

For example, a sales clerk who also relies on eating youth rice, and when he is old and can't run, what will he do?

Although we often say that we do a line, dedicate ourselves to a line, and love a line, people must have a long-term vision, in addition to walking with their heads down, they must also look up and look forward, if they can't see clearly, then find a telescope.

Also, don't give up your hobbies just because of study, work, and family, in today's era of big information, any hobby can be eaten as a meal if you play it to the extreme.

I remember watching a children's talent show, when a mother danced with her child, and after the show, the host asked the mother: "Why do you dance so well?" Did you practice it from a young age? ”

Bao Ma's is still fresh in my memory: "I practiced every day after I enrolled my child in a dance class. Although I have been very fond of dancing since I was a child, my family was poor at that time and I couldn't afford to learn, so I didn't expect to have a chance after becoming a mother. ”

After the show, the mother was hired by a local dance school as the principal dance teacher.

This mother is lucky, she finally turned the hobby she hid in her heart into a career.

Stick to your hobby, and maybe one day it will help you a lot.

For example, the author of "The Legend of Mortal Cultivation of Immortals" forgets words, which is a typical representative of writing as a hobby, then turned a hobby into a profession, and finally became a god of online writing.

In addition to the literal meaning, I think there is another meaning, we can't see ourselves as a tool to earn a living, but should always remind ourselves - I am a person, a living person.

A gentleman is not a weapon, be a comprehensive self!