Throughout the ages, many people have been unable to cope with the huge temptation, and their reputation has been ruined, and there will be no good end. Li Si, who was in the position of prime minister in Qin Dynasty, was tempted by power, formed a clique with Zhao Gao for personal gain, and was finally beheaded in Xianyang because of his excessive power. Li Yu, Queen, half of our men in the front line were killed, but the other half are still alive. Beautiful girls are still dancing and singing for them in the camp. They are addicted to wine and beauty all day, poetry and poetry, getting drunk and dreaming of death, which eventually ruined his country and a disobedience. Wu Sangui couldn't resist the temptation of beauty and led the Qing soldiers into the customs. "There were three butchers in Yangzhou on the 10th day of Jiaqing" is so tragic, but Wu Sangui's anger of winning the championship has attracted many reviles from later generations. Wang Jingwei, known as the biggest traitor in China, was lured by power and betrayed his country for glory. It can be seen that the temptation is big enough to destroy the country and the nation, which is really sad, regrettable and alarming!
Throughout the long history, there are many people who can refuse temptation and are not moved by it. Zhuangzi, a cold-eyed person, refused the temptation when the King of Chu wanted to hire him as an open country with "one person below and ten thousand people above". Instead, the tortoise of the State of Chu is compared to "it is better to live than to hide in a temple" and "it is more expensive to die". Li Bai, a poet, doesn't value "bells and drums are jade" and refuses to "spoil the eyebrows and serve the dignitaries". He roamed the world and left many masterpieces and immortal poems to future generations.
The ancients can also regard dignitaries as dirt and gold and silver as dirt. How to face the temptation and refuse it today?
Laozi once advocated that "there is no Shang Xian, so that the people do not dispute; Expensive and rare goods, so that people do not steal; If you can't see what you want, the people won't be confused, so you can "empty your heart, strengthen your stomach, weaken your will and strengthen your bones", make the people "ignorant and have no desire" and eliminate the temptation by inaction. This practice is unrealistic in today's society. The key to a person's indifference to temptation lies in himself, in his personal quality and in his moral cultivation. Marie Curie conquered the whole world with noble personality and lofty scientific pursuit, and all kinds of temptations were almost pervasive in front of her, because medals became her daughter's toys. Known as "no matter where you put it, it is worth five teachers", Qian Xuesen resisted all kinds of temptations, abandoned the generous treatment of the United States and resolutely returned to China, making great contributions to the country, which was admired by future generations.
"I am good at cultivating my noble spirit", which has been recited by scholars throughout the ages. As long as we can hold on to things that don't belong to us, seek illegitimate interests, constantly improve our personal quality, strengthen moral cultivation, cultivate "noble spirit", establish lofty ideals, and stick to noble sentiments, temptation will surely die out in front of us and lose its power.
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This paper takes "how to refuse temptation" as the basic idea of the article, demonstrates it from both positive and negative aspects, and powerfully expounds the harm that temptation brings to people and the function of refusing temptation to people, with a clear and prominent view. The article is rich in materials, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, handy and easy to use.