Confucius caught birds when he saw them. Confucius asked him, "Only big birds can't catch them. Why? "

The bird catcher said, "big birds are easily frightened, so it is difficult to catch them." Birds are greedy, so they are easy to catch. " If the bird follows the big bird, it can't be caught; But if the big bird follows the small bird, it can be caught. "

Confucius turned to his disciples and said, "Big birds that are easily frightened can stay away from disasters, while birds that like gluttony tend to forget disasters. This is their in our nature. " . Follow different people, there will be different fortunes.

Therefore, people with moral cultivation should carefully choose the people they follow, save their lives with the help of the consideration of the elderly, and imitate the stupidity and recklessness of young people, which will lead to dangerous death.

Main idea of the article: This is Confucius' education for students with appropriate opportunities, telling them to listen to the teacher's teachings with an open mind and learn from the teacher with an open mind. ? This paper explains the truth that "it's too scary to do harm" and "overeating is easy to get" from the mouth of a bird catcher. Confucius warned his disciples that "following is bliss" and "a gentleman should be cautious", which can be described as a warning.

Extended data

Founding year: undetermined, earlier than the Han Dynasty, later lost, and reorganized in the Three Kingdoms.

Source of works: Confucius' family language

Author: {Three Kingdoms Wei} Wang Su

original text

Confucius saw a sparrow, and all he got was a yellow-billed sparrow. The master asked him, "Why can't big birds be alone?" Luo Zhe said, "Big birds are good at being frightened and rare, and yellow mouths are greedy and easy to get. The yellow mouth comes from the big sparrow, which is not allowed; Big birds can also be obtained from the yellow mouth. " Confucius said to his disciples, "Being good scares away harm, but taking advantage of eating and forgetting troubles is a blessing or a curse. Therefore, a gentleman is cautious, and his concern for the elderly has a whole body ranking. With the dissatisfaction of young people, there is a danger of failure. "