If you can't retreat from the original, then don't retreat from the original. Those who can let go must let go.
If you can't retreat morally, you won't retreat; Put down what should be put down intellectually.
The original text reflects not water but people, so good or bad can be learned. If you don't stumble on the mountain, but stumble on the ridge, you must guard against the delay.
If we don't take water as a mirror, but people as a mirror to reflect on ourselves, then the good and bad of many things can be understood. It is not easy to fall on high mountains, but it is easy to fall on small mounds. Therefore, the more trivial things, the more cautious.
The disaster of the original text begins with a temporary unbearable, so be careful.
No matter how big the disaster is, the cause is a temporary impatience, so we should be cautious in everything.
Whenever something happens suddenly, you must be familiar with the trial so as not to regret it. Unfortunate family troubles, we must be patient and not lose old love.
Whenever you encounter unexpected things, you must deal with them calmly after careful consideration, so as not to regret it in the future; It's a pity that there are disputes at home, so we should be patient, compromise and not lose the harmony and joy of the past.
Don't let others do everything, you must do it yourself, you can't do anything yourself. You must think widely and gather benefits, but it is difficult to do it later.
Don't depend on others for everything, you must help yourself. Don't just do everything according to your own meaning, you'd better refer to everyone's opinions and wisdom to avoid encountering insurmountable difficulties suddenly in the future.
It's not shameful to be poor, but it's shameful to be poor enough to kiss others' ass. Wealth is not glorious, and wealth helps the world.
Poverty and inferiority are not shameful, but it is shameful to flatter others because of poverty or inferiority; Wealth is not a glorious thing, but it is glorious that wealth can help others and benefit the world.
It turns out that honest people can only entrust big things, so people who are determined to live with Liu An will be jealous. Only a prudent person can achieve great success, so those who preach the Han Dynasty can wait for the emperor.
Only honest and upright people can be entrusted with important tasks, so the person who can stabilize the Han Dynasty must be Zhou Bo. Only prudent people can make great achievements, so Zhuge Liang must be the one who can revive the Han Dynasty.
Lotus flowers open in the morning and close at night. If it doesn't close, it will fall off. Those who are rich and have no intention of restraint are still learning from them. Grass is brilliant in spring, withered in winter, but it will be reborn when it is extremely withered. The same is true of the poor and ambitious.
Lotus flowers usually bloom in the morning and close at night. It withers when it doesn't close. Those who only know how to indulge but can't restrain themselves after becoming rich and expensive will probably take this as a warning. Weeds flourish in spring, wither in winter, and when they wither to the extreme, that is, when they are about to sprout again, those who are determined to be excited in poverty should also motivate themselves.
Be lenient with others, not with children and grandchildren. Salute should be heavy, but marriage is not necessary.
Be generous to others, but not too lenient to future generations. Courtesy should be considerate, but marriage does not have to be extravagant.
The original text sees people doing good, and many parties agree. Praise yourself when you meet people and remind them in many ways. This elder is also a way to treat others. Praised, encouraged, vilified and vigilant by others, this gentleman also contributed to his own cultivation.
Seeing that others have good behavior, they will do everything possible to praise and promote it; When you see other people's excessive behavior, you should remind them in many ways. This is the way respected elders treat others. When you hear others praise you, you will be more encouraged to forge ahead. When you hear others criticize you, you will pay more attention to and check your behavior. This is a gentleman's effort to cultivate his own self-cultivation.