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When Confucius traveled eastward, he saw two children arguing and asked them why. A child said, "I think the sun is close to the sky at sunrise and far from the sky at noon." . "Another child thinks that when the sun rises, it is far from the sun, and it is closer to people at noon. A son said, "When the sun rises, it is as big as a hood, and at noon, it is like a dish. Isn't this small for people far away and big for people near? Another child said, "The sun gets cold as soon as it comes out, and it is as hot as putting your hand into hot water at noon. Is this the reason why you feel hot when you are near and cool when you are far away?" " ? " Hearing this, Confucius could not judge who was right or wrong. The two children smiled and said, "Who is Zhihu?"
The article "Two Children Debate on Japan" is selected from Liezi, which is said to have been written by Lieyukou, a native of Zheng during the Warring States Period. The article makes it impossible for Confucius to judge who is right or wrong by arguing with two children, which shows that if we look at the problem from different angles, there will be different results, and there is no absolute right or wrong, so even Confucius can't judge. This paper expounds Confucius' attitude of seeking truth from facts, that is, "what is known is known, and what is unknown is unknown", thus embodying Confucius' modest and sincere attitude towards education and learning.
This story can be understood in three parts. Write the argument between Confucius and Lu Yu first, and point out the time, place, characters and reasons of the story. Two children put forward two completely different views on how far the sun is from the earth at different times. Then write about two children who use the intuition (vision and touch) that people can experience in their daily lives to clarify their views in order to refute each other's views.
Finally, I wrote that the argument between Confucius and the two children was inconclusive, which led them to "laugh". The full text is only a hundred words, but it can give people a lot of inspiration. It is the characteristic of language expression to express characters and unfold stories through dialogue description, which shows the innocence and loveliness of two children and Confucius' scientific attitude of being modest and seeking truth from facts.