Book of commandments
Original text:
A gentleman's journey is quiet to cultivate one's morality, and frugal to cultivate one's morality. If you don't stay in the garden, you will be unclear, restless and not far away. If you study quietly, you must study. If you don't study, you won't learn widely. If you have no ambition, you can't succeed. If you are slow, you can't be energetic. If you are dangerous, you can't control your sex. Time goes by, meaning goes by, and then becomes withered, not meeting the world, and staying in a poor house sadly. What will happen?
Translation:
The character of a gentleman is to improve self-cultivation from tranquility and cultivate morality from thrift. 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 learning. Therefore, if you don't study, you won't grow up, and if you don't have ambition, you won't get results.
Indulging in laziness can't cheer you up, nor can impatience and adventure cultivate your temperament. Time flies, and the will passes 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 sit in the poor house sadly. How could they regret it at that time?
Extended data:
The writing background of the Ten Commandments;
This article was written by Zhuge Liang to his eight-year-old son, Zhuge Zhan, in the 12th year of Jian Xing in Shu Han Dynasty (234). Zhuge Liang dedicated his life to his country. 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.
Appreciation of the Book of Commandments:
The main purpose of "The Book of Commandments" is to persuade my son to study hard and be determined, and to cultivate self-cultivation should work hard from indifference and tranquility, and avoid laziness and impatience. Summarize the experience of being a man and doing research, focus on the word "quiet", and at the same time attribute the failure to the word "mania", which is in sharp contrast.
In the Commandment, Zhuge Liang taught his son to be "indifferent" and "quiet", encouraged his son to study hard and inspire himself, and made great efforts from his indifferent and quiet cultivation. He said, "If you study quietly, you have to study. If you don't learn, you won't have a wide range of talents. If you have no ambition, you have no chance to learn. "
Zhuge Liang educated his son not to be impetuous and behave absurdly. In the second half of the letter, he taught his son in a fatherly tone: if the young don't work hard, the old will be sad. This seems like a cliche, but it was taught by a loving father to his son. Every word is the truth in his heart and the summary of his life, so it is especially cherished.
Brief introduction of the author of the Ten Commandments;
Zhuge Liang (18 1-234) was a statesman and strategist in the Three Kingdoms period. The word Kongming was born in Langxie Yang Du (now Yinan, Shandong Province). In his early years, he lived in seclusion in Long Mu to avoid the chaos in Jingzhou, and was called "Wolong". Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage, and he put forward the proposal of uniting Sun Quan against Cao Cao and unifying the whole country. From then on, he became Liu Bei's main counselor. After Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, he became prime minister.
Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, and was named the marquis of Wuxiang, leading Yizhou animal husbandry and presiding over state affairs. Later, he joined the Northern Expedition, frequently went to war with Cao Wei, and finally died in Wuzhangyuan. There is Zhuge Liang's collection.
Baidu Encyclopedia-The Book of Commanders (Works by Zhuge Liang)