Source: The Commandment written by Zhuge Liang said: "If you are not indifferent, you will have no ambition, and if you are not quiet, you will have no distance."
The Book of Commandments is a letter written by Zhuge Liang, a statesman in the Three Kingdoms Period, to his son Zhuge Zhan before he died. Elaborated the profound truth of self-cultivation and scholarship. As can be seen from the article, Zhuge Liang is a noble and knowledgeable father, and his inculcation and infinite expectations for his son are all in this book. Through wise, rational, concise and accurate words, the full text expresses the love of the world's fathers, which has become a famous piece of self-cultivation and determination of future students and has been selected as a Chinese textbook for compulsory education in China.
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People with moral cultivation cultivate their body and mind by inner peace, and cultivate noble character by saving money and property. You can't be clear about your ambitions without being quiet, and you can't achieve your lofty goals without excluding external interference. Learning must be calm and single-minded, and talent comes from diligent study. If you don't study, you can't grow your talents. If you don't have a clear ambition, you can't achieve something in your studies. Indulge in debauchery, passive neglect, can not promote the soul to refresh the spirit, rush to take risks, impatience, can not cultivate temperament. Time flies, and the will fades with the years. In the end, most of them are out of touch with the world and are not used by society. They can only be sadly trapped in their poor shacks. How can they regret it
works appreciation
The Ten Commandments is also a family instruction full of wisdom and a masterpiece of ancient family instructions. It can be regarded as Zhuge Liang's summary of his life, and later became a famous piece of self-cultivation and determination to get married.
This book of commandments not only expounds the ways and methods of self-cultivation, but also points out the relationship between determination and learning. It not only explains the importance of tranquility and indifference, but also points out the harm of indulgence, neglect and extreme impatience. Zhuge Liang is not only strict with his son in general principles, but also shows subtle concern for his children in some specific matters. The main purpose is to encourage his son to study hard and be firm-willed, and to cultivate self-cultivation from indifference and tranquility, and avoid laziness and impatience.
In this article, there is the power of tranquility: "quiet to cultivate one's morality", "no tranquility is far away"; Have the power of thrift: "frugality and morality"; Have detached power: "not at home, absent-minded"; Have the power of eager to learn: "if you calm down and study, you must study"; Inspirational power: "no learning and no skills, no learning and no skills"; The power of speed: "If you are slow, you will not get excited"; Strength of character: "Danger can't cure sex"; Have the power to cherish time: "Time goes with the times, meaning goes with time"; Have the power of imagination: "if you become withered, you will not meet this world, you will stay in poverty, where will you return?" ; Have simple power. There are only dozens of articles in this article, and the information conveyed is much better than a long speech.
The special features of this article are: the full text is short and pithy; The text is fresh and elegant, not carved; Reasoning is approachable and beneficial.
Creation background
This article was written in 234 AD (the 12th year of Jian Xing in Shu Han Dynasty), and it was a letter from Zhuge Liang to his eight-year-old son Zhuge Zhan. Zhuge Liang dedicated his life to the country and died. He worked day and night for the national cause of Shu and Han and neglected to educate his son personally, so he wrote this letter to warn Zhuge Zhan.
Personal views on the Ten Commandments
Zhuge Liang was praised as "the embodiment of wisdom" by later generations. His Book of Commandments is a family instruction full of wisdom, and it is a famous piece in ancient family instructions.
The article is short and pithy, expounding the profound truth of self-cultivation and scholarship, which makes people think deeply.