Shang Xian, Mozi, an excellent composition about sages, 1 said: See sage Si Qi, but not sage introspection. This sentence tells us: be a virtuous person.
However, what is a "saint"? How to be virtuous in daily life? I believe that a saint should respect his elders; A saint should pay attention to honesty; Saint; But also know how to persist.
A saint must be a person who knows how to honor his elders. If there were no parents, we would not have come to this world, so we should be grateful to our parents. Everyone should have heard the story that "incense lasts for a long time and can warm the mat". Huang Xiang, a nine-year-old child, can fan mosquito nets for his father in summer and warm his bed in winter. And we have to think about whether listening to our parents at home makes them angry. If a person doesn't even honor his parents, he won't care about the people around him. Such a person can't become a saint after all.
A saint must be an upright person. We should always keep in mind the truth that "a word spoken by a gentleman is a lost cause" and be responsible for what we have said. A woman helped Han Xin when he was down and out. Han Xin was very grateful and vowed to repay her. Later, when Han Xin became the king of Chu, he gave the woman two hundred gold as a thank you. Our famous Mrs Soong Ching Ling once promised to visit a primary school. Unfortunately, it rained heavily. Everyone thought that Mrs Soong Ching Ling would not come back. When she was ready to go back to class, she arrived in the heavy rain. It is precisely because of this quality of keeping promises that Mrs Soong Ching Ling is loved by the people of China. A person, if not honest, will be abandoned. Therefore, in our daily life, we must "keep our words" in order to become saints.
A saint must be a person who knows how to persevere. Everyone knows the truth that "a drop of water wears away a stone". The key is whether you do it or not. Before Wang Xizhi became a calligrapher, he made countless efforts. He washes pens in his own pool every day. Over time, the water in the pool is dyed black by ink. Lincoln, the former president of the United States, struggled for more than ten years before becoming president, and finally had his own glory. It can be seen that it is no accident to become a sage. Only by perseverance can you succeed.
It is easy to be a saint. As long as we start from small things and try our best from now on, no matter how much you have achieved, you are a saint.
Confucius said, "Xian, come back!" This sentence is from The Analects of Confucius, praising Yan Hui's virtue.
Virtue is a kind of moral character with lofty ideals and a road to success. It is also a compulsory moral character of kings in past dynasties. Yes, prosperity or death.
Loyalty is a virtue. Since Zhuge Liang was moved by Liu Bei's "three visits to the cottage", he has always adhered to "doing his best and dying." Starting from Battle of Red Cliffs, who was "everything is ready, only the east wind is needed" and "the grass boat borrows an arrow", he not only assisted Liu Bei in planning military and political affairs, but also assisted Liu Chan in presiding over Shu government after Liu Bei's death. He is loyal to his duties and selfless. Replaced Wei for many times, although failed, he finally died on the March, "doing his best to die" until the last moment of his life.
Zhuge Liang proved his "loyalty" with his actual behavior in his life. Yes, loyalty is a virtue of "a word spoken by a gentleman, a forgotten horse".
If loyalty is a noble virtue, then thrift is not a virtue?
The famous "rule of Wenjing" in history is because of the diligence of Wendi and Jingdi. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty is famous for his diligence and thrift in history. When he first ascended the throne, someone offered a swift horse, but he refused to accept it, and no one offered him a gift. In order to build his mausoleum, he asked not to use gold, silver, copper and other decorations, but only pottery.
They exchanged "diligence and thrift" for the happiness of the people all over the world during the period of "cultural scenery management" "Diligence and thrift" is a virtue that never forgets its roots even if it is rich.
All nouns "loyalty" and "frugality" also contain one word: persistence, persistence is the foundation of all virtues.
If you don't adhere to principles, where can you get loyalty? If there is no persistence, no waste, no luxury, where can there be thrift? The famous "Kaiyuan Shi Sheng" and "Anshi Rebellion" in history all came from one person, and he was Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. When he first acceded to the throne, coachable was diligent in political affairs, which created a much-told story of "the flourishing age of Kaiyuan". However, his later rule became unbearable, favoring Yang Guifei and being extravagant, which caused the Tang Dynasty to fall from the peak to the trough. Didn't Tang Xuanzong insist on his diligence and choose laziness, which led to the end of being reviled by the world?
Virtue is an important moral character in treating people and things, as Mencius said: "People who are not only virtuous have their hearts, everyone has them, and sages should not lose their ears." As long as we treat people with more virtue, the air around us will be better. Students, please let the flower of virtue bloom between you and me!
The ancients often used the word "xian" to praise those who were noble and talented. As American writer Emerson said, "Success belongs to the strongest and always to the smartest and most outstanding people." And those people are sages, so success belongs to "sages".
The prosperity of the dynasty can not be separated from the assistance of sages, but the decline of the dynasty can not be separated from those "pseudo-sages." A generation of "Wu" sages washed away the national humiliation with the perseverance of loyal service to the country; A generation of "wise" sages did not shy away from it for the sake of the country.
A generation of "Wu" sages washed away the national humiliation with the perseverance of loyal service to the country. It is this spirit of "sage" that makes him brave and good at fighting on the battlefield, and his name hangs for thousands of years. Young Yue Fei, a man with a heavy heart and few words, is often negative in solar terms. He learned martial arts from teachers everywhere and became famous when he joined the army for the first time. When the nomads from the army invaded the Song Dynasty, he went all out and would rather die than surrender. He washed away the national humiliation with his own "Yue Jiajun", but he was eventually victimized by the villain Qin Gui. Yue Fei became a generation of sages with his passion and heroism.
A generation of "wise" sages did not shy away from it for the sake of the country. As long as the court and the government are such sages, how can the country not prosper? Because of his outstanding literary talent, he was appointed to the post of Taichang. He wrote many times and put forward various suggestions, expressing his opinions bluntly in front of the emperor. Later, he assisted Liu Yuxin Qi to benefit the people of the world. Later, the brilliant measures were respected as "think tanks" by later generations. It is his wisdom that led to the grand occasion of the "rule of cultural scene" in the Western Han Dynasty, which is really a generation of sages.
However, no matter how wise the monarch is, he will eventually fall apart if he neglects management and does not seek progress because of the grand occasion of the country. Such people not only do not deserve to be called saints, but also lead to the decline of the prosperous dynasty. Said early set things right, use Yao Chong, Song? Z and other sages, but in the later period, they favored treacherous court officials, indulged Yang Guifei and neglected state affairs, which led to the later "Anshi Rebellion". It seems that the historical trend needs the guidance of sages, and a temporary slack will only lay a hidden danger for the future, and eventually become a sinner through the ages, bearing the stigma of national subjugation.
The deeds of sages and traitors spread all over the world, inspiring and warning people. Just as the seventy-two sages under Confucius inspired China's thought and culture; Founding leaders Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and others led the people to "stand up"; Lenin, a politician, opened up a new road of development and became a pioneer in the history of human development.
It can be seen that "sage" includes loyalty, wisdom, talent, courage, morality and many other aspects. Sages will devote their efforts to society and people, while villains will only seek benefits. As Zhuangzi said in the Warring States Period: "The villain values profit, the honest man values fame, the sage values ambition, and the sage values essence." Indeed, the heart of a saint lies in noble virtues, so success belongs to a saint.