[Interpretation] People who love others will always love and respect others, and others will always respect him. How you treat others, others will often treat you in the same way. If you want to be loved, you must love others. H: often.

original text

Mencius said, "A gentleman is different from others because of his intention. A gentleman is considerate with benevolence. He is very polite. Benevolent people love others, while courteous people respect others. Those who love others will always love others; People who respect others will always respect others. If someone is here and he is disobedient to me, the gentleman will contradict himself: I will be unkind and rude, and this matter is over. " Since it is benevolence and righteousness, it is politeness, and its disobedience is because a gentleman will contradict himself: I will be unfaithful. Since he is a loyal minister, his crossing should be like this. The gentleman said,' This is also stupid. So, why don't you choose four kids and the beast? What's wrong with animals and rivers? Therefore, a gentleman has a lifelong worry, not once. But there are worries: shun, people also; Me too. Shun is a worldly law (6), which can be passed on to future generations. I'm not a countryman, but I can worry. What is there to worry about? Just like Shun. If a gentleman suffers, he dies. There is no benevolence and inaction, and there is no indecent assault. If you suffer once, a gentleman will not suffer. "

To annotate ...

1 deviant: outrageous and rude. (2) This thing: refers to the "rebellious" attitude mentioned above. Yi Xi: Why not? 3 by: Pass Jude. The word "you" in the following "I am a fellow villager" also means "you". 4 choice: difference. 5 difficult: strange. (6) law: model.

translate

Mencius said: "A gentleman is different from ordinary people in that he has different thoughts in his mind. The idea in a gentleman's heart is benevolence and courtesy. Good people love others, and humble people respect others. People who love others often love others; People who respect others often respect them. Suppose someone here is rude to me, that gentleman will ask himself: I must be heartless and rude, otherwise how could he treat me like this? If asking yourself is kind and polite, but that person is still rude, then the gentleman must ask himself again: I must be unfaithful, right? If self-doubt is loyal and this person is still arrogant, then this gentleman will say,' This person is just a madman. "What's the difference between such people and animals? What are animals to blame? Therefore, a gentleman has a lifelong worry, and there is no disaster once. For example, there is such a worry: Shun is a human being and I am also a human being; Shun is a model of the world, and his reputation is passed down to the afterlife, while I am just an ordinary person. This is something to worry about. Worried? Just like Shun. As for the gentleman, there is nothing else to worry about. It's not that you don't do well-meaning things, nor that you don't do impolite things. Even if there is a night of disaster, the gentleman will not feel particularly uncomfortable. "

meaning

If you treat others with love, people will repay you with love; You respect others, and others will respect you!