When Mencius was young, he once came home from school and his mother was weaving. (seeing him come back) He asked, "How are you studying?" Mencius (casually) replied: "The same as in the past." Meng Mu (annoyed by his indifference) cut the fabric with scissors. Mencius was very afraid. He asked his mother, "Why are you so angry?" Meng Mu said, "You neglected your studies, just like I cut this cloth. Virtuous people study to establish a reputation, and ask questions to increase their knowledge. So you can be safe at ordinary times and avoid disasters when you do things. If you neglect your studies now, you will inevitably do rough work, and disaster is inevitable. What's the difference between this and weaving for a living? Her husband and son give up halfway, how can they have clothes to wear and not be short of food for a long time? If a woman loses the skills she relies on to survive, if a man slackens his cultivation, he will either become a thief or be captured and enslaved. " Mencius was shocked after hearing this. Since then, he studied hard from morning till night, taking Zisi as his teacher, and finally became a world-famous scholar. Kind people think that Meng Mu knows the rules of motherhood.

2. Meng Mu moved three times.

Once, Meng Mu saw Monk fighting with his neighbor's children. Meng Mu thought the environment here was bad, so he moved away.

This time she moved her family to a remote place. One day, Mencius saw a funeral procession in mourning and cried and carried the coffin to the cemetery. Several lean boys dug up the grave with hoes and buried the coffin. He thought it was fun, so he imitated their movements, dug up the ground with branches, and seriously buried a twig as a dead man. It was not until Meng Mu found him that he was taken home.

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Meng Mu moved for the third time. This time, there is a school next door, and a teacher with a gray beard is teaching a group of students, big and small. The teacher shakes his head and leads the students to learn every day. The slow voice seemed to be singing, and the naughty monk shook his head and began to read. Meng Mu thought that his son liked studying and was very happy, so he sent Mencius to school.

But one day, Monk played truant. Meng Mu was heartbroken when he found out. When Monk came back from playing enough, Meng Mu called him to his side and said, "You play truant and don't study, just like cut cloth, you can't knit;" If you can't weave, you will have no clothes to wear; If you don't study hard, you will never become a talent. " As he spoke, he grabbed the scissors and, with a bang, cut off all the cloth to be woven on the loom.

Monk was stunned. This time, Monk was really shaken. He thought hard for a long time, finally understood the truth, and then concentrated on reading. Because of his genius, he later learned from Confucius' grandson Zi Si and finally became the main representative of Confucianism.

3. Meng Mu Ring

Mencius was reciting poems when he was young, and his mother was weaving. Mencius suddenly stopped endorsing. After a while, I continued to recite. Mencius' mother knew that he had forgotten the contents of the book because he was distracted, so she called him and asked, "Why don't you recite it?" Mencius replied, "I forgot some places in the book, but I remembered them later." Meng Mu picked up a knife and cut the cloth, saying, "This cloth has been cut. Can you attach it again? " After that (this) incident, Mencius no longer forgot the contents of the book because of distraction.

4. Kill dolphins without bullying children

Meng Mu also attaches great importance to the growth of children's character, and her story of "killing dolphins without bullying children" has amazed future generations. Once, the neighbor was sharpening his knife and preparing to kill pigs. Mencius was curious and ran to ask his mother, "What are the neighbors doing?" "Kill the pig." "Why kill pigs?" Meng Mu smiled and said casually, "For you." Just finished this sentence, Meng Mu regretted it, thinking that the pig was not killed for the children. Why should I lie to him? Isn't this teaching him to lie? In order to make up for this mistake, Meng Mu really bought his neighbor's pork for Mencius to teach his children to be a man, "keep your word and keep your word."

5. Be polite in everything.

After Mencius got married, he didn't like his wife and thought she was too arrogant. One day, it was very hot, and my wife came home from working in the fields. When she entered the room, she took off her clothes and enjoyed the cool. It happened that Mencius suddenly pushed the door in. Mencius was very angry when he saw his wife naked in the room enjoying the cool air. He thought his wife was dissolute and rude, and immediately thought of divorcing her. When Meng Mu learned this, he severely reprimanded Mencius and said, "You should knock at the door and ask if there is anyone in the room before you can go in. You pushed the door in without knocking. This is your first faux pas, not your wife's fault. " . After listening to his mother's words, Mencius deeply felt that he was too reckless and ashamed that he had not applied what he had learned to his life. Since then, he has completely removed his bad feelings and made up with his wife. Meng Mu taught Mencius the truth that "everything should be courtesy first" with family trivia, and his insight was admirable.

6. Persuade your son to travel far away

Meng Mu worked hard for his family all his life. Although Mencius has grown up, he has never relaxed his education and supervision. In Qi State, Mencius expounded his political views to Qi Xuanwang many times. Although Qi Xuanwang rewarded Mencius with an annual salary of 100,000 points, he refused to actively publicize his political views. He really wanted to go to Song State, which was willing to adopt his political views, but he was worried that his mother was too old to be taken care of.

Knowing his son's worries, Meng Mu said to his son, "So, when you are young, you should follow your parents;" When you get married, you must follow your husband; Husband is dead, you should follow your son and be polite. I am an adult now, and I am old! Ziyi, I am polite. " Meng Mu's words swept away Mencius' worries and hesitation. Mencius traveled around the world with his family and was welcomed by all countries. His political ideas were successfully implemented in many vassal countries.

At this time, Meng Mu, who devoted her life to her son, was filled with the joy of a mother's success when she saw her son's success with her own eyes. On the way back to their hometown, people and officials along the way rushed to pay homage at the roadside to express their respect and grief for this great mother.

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